Protecting Children's Environmental Health

  • October is Children's Health Month

    Take time this October to learn how children are uniquely vulnerable to environmental hazards and what we can do to protect them. 

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  • Resources to Protect Children's Health

    Help to improve the health of our children with these tips and resources.

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  • Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)

    Get to know the PEHSU, a national network of experts children’s environmental health.

    Read about PEHSU

  • America's Children and the Environment (ACE)

    EPA's America's Children and the Environment brings together information from a variety of sources to provide data and trends and related information on the environment and children's health.

    See the ACE Data

Children may be more vulnerable to pollutants than adults due to differences in behavior and biology, that can lead to greater exposure and/or unique windows of susceptibility during development. Learn more about children's health, the environment, and what you can do.

Children's Health Partners and Partnerships

Latest Children's Health Updates

News about schools and children’s environmental health at EPA. 

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Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)

A network of trained children's environmental health experts.

Learn about the PEHSU

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Last updated on October 2, 2025