PEHSU Resources for Families and Communities

Investigating Environmental Contamination: A Guide for Communities posted on Sep 3, 2019
This guide was created by the Great Lakes Center for Children’s Environmental Health in Region 5. It is for community members who are concerned about environmental exposures in their neighborhoods. The information and resources found here will help you take steps to figure out if contamination is affecting the health of members of your community.   Created: June 2019   Click here to view this community resource guide Click here to view resource quick guide Additional fact sheets and resources  Filed under: Environmental Health - General, Air Quality, Public Health, Child Development, Pesticides, Mercury, Fish Consumption, Lead link
Pesticide Exposure Education and Prevention (Videos) posted on Mar 22, 2018
The Southwest Center for Pediatric Environmental Health (SWCPEH) is very pleased to announce the release of additional short videos (less than 5 minutes), aimed at education and prevention of pesticide exposure, have been placed on YouTube.   Pest X follows Pepin as he learns about the safe use and storage of pesticides. He also learns how important it is to follow the instructions for each pesticide in order to keep his family safe!   English Versions: Pepin's videogame: Protecting a nice family  PestX Learning from a videogame: Killing bugs can be dangerous Spanish Versions: Coming Soon!  For more information about pesticides or other environmental health concerns please contact your regional PEHSU. Filed under: Pesticides link
Mold in the Home and School posted on Jun 8, 2017
This fact sheet provides information for parents, families, and school personnel regarding mold in the home and school. It describes the potential exposures to children, health effects, testing, and recommendations for reducing exposure in the home or at school.   Published: May 2017   Click here to view this fact sheet. Filed under: Mold link
Improving Environmental Health Literacy of Young Adults (Videos) posted on May 25, 2017
The Western States PEHSU, along with partners Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Leukemia and the Environment, have developed a project “Improving Environmental Health Literacy of Young Adults”. It is intended to create awareness of the role of pre-conception and prenatal environmental influences on the development of childhood leukemia and other diseases including developmental disabilities, asthma, and reproductive health. As part of this project we have created a ten minute shadow puppet video, "Love in the Time of Toxicants", using a novel format that tells a story about a young couple learning about the risks of toxicant exposure before conception and during pregnancy. The video is posted in English and Spanish at: https://wspehsu.ucsf.edu/projects/improving-environmental-health-literacy-young-adults/ Filed under: Child Development, Public Health, Environmental Health - General link
Lead Poisoning Education and Prevention (Videos) posted on Nov 15, 2016
The Southwest Center for Pediatric Environmental Health (SWCPEH) is very pleased to announce that four 5-minute videos, aimed at education and prevention of lead poisoning, have been placed on YouTube.   The creative cartoon characters of Doctor Marie Leiner have drawn the attention of over 7,000 Spanish-language viewers in the first 24 hours. There are four videos, two in English and two in Spanish. The English titles are "The Story of Lead" and "The Mysterious Case of Lead."  English versions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Ts7ShDxOJILmC4Ce-o3H9Orv_5OcH5O Spanish versions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGZTSRKZq2U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgf3mG5lB84   Filed under: Lead link
Return of Children to Areas Impacted by Flooding or Hurricanes posted on Oct 2, 2015
This fact sheet provides information regarding the immediate and secondary health effects of floods as well as long term health consequences of flooding. The fact sheet also provides guidance for optimal health of children before returning to flood impacted areas.   Published: August 2011   Click here to view this fact sheet. link

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