Children's Environmental Health Network

Beware toxic chemicals in kids' Halloween costumes! Designed to be worn once, some costumes contain harmful substances like lead, cadmium and BPA.

Join the CEHN Team! Applications are open for our Spring 2025 Internship Programs until October 31st. https://lnkd.in/eYX2CwKt

As we close out Children’s Health Month, we welcome this post from US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, Michael S. Regan, on the Agency’s commitment to, and progress on, protecting children’s health. https://lnkd.in/eeDYtrnt #ChildrensHealthMonth #ProtectKidsHealth

Join the conversation! HUD’s Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes has requested that Congress allow them to award 80% of lead hazard reduction funds via a formula, a proposal that has both pros and cons. The National Safe and Healthy Housing Coalition is providing a platform for discussion of HUD’s proposal: TODAY: October 24th from 3-4:30 p.m. ET October 29th from 12-1:30 p.m. ET If you are a current or former grantee, home repair program, housing non-profit, or anyone interested in learning more, we strongly encourage you to attend! Contribute your thoughts about about the size, number, and logistics of the grant and share your story. Register: October 24 Session: https://lnkd.in/eUe8m-C2 October 29 Session: https://lnkd.in/eT3TEuXS

🗓️ October 20-26 is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (NLPPW)! 🏠 This year marks the 25th anniversary of NLPPW, and we’re proud to raise awareness about the risks of childhood lead exposure. The theme for 2024 is “Bright futures begin lead-free”, aligning with the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to a lead-free future for all children. Here’s how YOU can take action: ✔️ Get your child tested for lead at 12 and 24 months ✔️ Encourage lead testing in child care facilities and schools (paint & water) ✔️ Explore the Lead Safe Toolkit for helpful resources ✔️ Connect with your local Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units - PEHSU (National Program Office) for guidance on state programs and lead testing resources ✔️ Join virtual events throughout the week, like webinars with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Us Dept Hud or the #NLPPWchat with National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH) here on LinkedIn Today at 3 pm ET! Let’s work together to prevent lead exposure and safeguard children’s health! 🌐 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gwBea6Y #LeadFree #NLPPW2024 #ChildrensHealth #HealthyHomes

You are invited to join the October National Environmental Network meeting for "A Conversation with Southern Voices from the Climate Frontlines" tomorrow, October 23 at 4 pm ET/ 3 pm CT/ 3 pm MT/ 1 pm PT. Speakers include Chauncey O'Dell (President, Statewide Organizing for Community eMpowerment) from Tennessee and Savi Horne, Esq (Executive Director, North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers Land Loss Prevention Project) in North Carolina. It will be moderated by NEN Steering Committee member Colette Pichon Battle, Esq. (Partner of Vision and Initiatives, Taproot Earth) from Louisiana. Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be offered. Please register to attend this meeting to hear from advocates at the climate frontlines focusing on climate justice, disaster, recovery, and planning. We look forward to seeing you there! https://lnkd.in/ezina4rV

Congratulations again to the 2024 Child Health Advocate and NOW Youth Leadership Awardees! Thank you for all you do to protect kids' health on Children's Environmental Health Day and all year long. We had such a fabulous time celebrating this incredible cadre of child health champions. Thank you to our friends, Partners, colleagues, and sponsors who made the party possible!

Welcome, Amanda! Amanda is CEHN’s Eco-Healthy Child Care intern for this fall. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Health degree at the George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health. Amanda has an extensive background in public health, having served as a health educator at the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Division of Addiction Psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Amanda has also previously worked for both the Maryland Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the field of emergency preparedness and response.

Thirty-six million workers in America are at high risk of illness, injury, and even death due to climate change-related unsafe extreme heat conditions in their workplace. This is unacceptable, and the Biden administration has proposed new protections for workers that would require employers to protect workers from hazardous heat. The heat protection for workers standard must be completed as soon as possible. While the summer months may be behind us, the heat is still on workers in America. Tell OSHA to protect our climate 🌎, our health 🩺 & our workers 👷: https://lnkd.in/e8PzpPgZ #ActOnClimate #OSHAExtremeHeat

Thank you to the many, many advocates, organizations, offices, businesses, classes, communities, families, and child health champions who celebrated Children's Environmental Health Day with us! We're excited to hear about all the ways your actions have created ripples of positive change, and we look forward to continuing our work together to build a healthier, more equitable future for all children!