The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) named Public Health Institute (PHI) as lead of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) National Program Office, with advisory support from the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides additional funding to support the PEHSU National Program Office. Over a period of three years (September 2024 to August 2027) PHI and AOEC will support a network of ten regional PEHSUs across the nation, whose vision is to create healthy environments for all children. Read more here.