About CHPAC

The Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee is a body of external researchers, academicians, health care providers, environmentalists, state and tribal government employees, and members of the public who advise EPA on regulations, research, and communications related to children's health. Members serve voluntarily and the CHPAC meets about two or three times per year to provide specific recommendations to the EPA administrator.

Authority

The legal authority for CHPAC is the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), 5 USC App 2. CHPAC acts in the public interest and supports EPA in performing its duties and responsibilities under Executive Order 13045 of April 21, 1997 (62 FR 19885; April 23, 1997). CHPAC provides advice on topics such as air and water pollution regulations, chemical safety programs, risk assessment policies, and research, which reflect the wide ranging environmental issues which affect the health of children. While most attention is paid to domestic issues, CHPAC sometimes addresses global issues such as climate change.

• For more information about CHPAC, contact Nica Louie or 202-564-7633.
• To read the current CHPAC charter, click here.
• Read the news release: May 20, 2020 - EPA Appoints New Members to Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee
• Read general information about FACA committees at EPA.

Committee Members

May 2020

Committee Chair

Deanna Scher, PhD
Minnesota Department of Health, St. Paul, MN

Committee Members

Leif Albertson, MS
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, AK

Rebecca Bratspies, JD
CUNY School of Law, Long Island City, NY

Lori Byron, MD, FAAP
St. Vincent’s Hospital, Billings, MT

José Cordero, MD, MPH
University of Georgia, Atlanta, GA

Natasha DeJarnett, PhD
National Environmental Health Association, Denver, CO

Diana Felton, MD
Hawaii Department of Health, Honolulu, HI

Julie Froelicher, MEM
The Procter & Gamble Company, Cincinnati, OH

Katie Huffling, MS, RN
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments, Mount Rainier, MD

Peter Lee, MD, MPH
General Electric Company, Boston, MA

Maureen Little, DrPH
NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, New York, NY

Linda McCauley, PhD
Emory University, Atlanta, GA

Mark Miller, MD, MPH
California Environmental Protection Agency, Chico, CA

Olga Naidenko, PhD
Environmental Working Group, Washington, DC

Ruth Ann Norton
Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, Baltimore, MD

Daniel Price, PhD
University of Houston, Houston, TX

Virginia Rauh, SCD, MSW
Columbia University, New York, NY

Perry E. Sheffield, MD, MPH
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Derek Shendell, MPH
Rutgers School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ

Veena Singla, PhD
Natural Resources Defense Council, San Francisco, CA

Alicia Smith, PhD
Freshwater Future, Toledo, OH

Shirlee Tan, PhD
Public Heath-Seattle & King County, Seattle, WA

Joyce Thread, MS
Saint Louis County Department of Public Health, Florissant, MO

Kristie Trousdale, MPH
Children’s Environmental Health Network, Washington, DC

Carmen M. Velez Vega, PhD, MSW
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR

Yolanda Whyte, MD
Taylor Health Care Group Pediatrics Hospital and Clinics, Atlanta, GA

Ke Yan, PhD, MS
Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI

Marya Zlatnik, MD, MMS
University of California, San Francisco, CA

Meeting Agendas

2020 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2019 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2018 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2017 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2016 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2015 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2014 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2013 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2012 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2011 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2010 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2009 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2008 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2007 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2006 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2005 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2004 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas
2003 Children's Health Protection Advisory Committee Meeting Agendas

Comment Letters

Name	Year	CHPAC Chair
EPA Response: CHPAC letter about risk communication (PDF)(3 pp, 226 K)	2020	Deanna Scher
CHPAC February 18 2020 Letter to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler about Recommendations for improving EPA risk communication for children’s health risks (PDF)(12 pp, 305 K)	2020	Deanna Scher
EPA Response: Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers 2017 Impact Report, April 2018	2018	Barbara Morrissey
Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research Centers 2017 Impact Report, December 2017	2017	Barbara Morrissey
Highest Priorities for Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention, March 2017	2017	Barbara Morrissey
EPA Response: Highest Priorities for Childhood Lead Exposure Prevention, May 2017	2017	Barbara Morrissey
Protecting Children’s Health under Amended TSCA, March 2017	2017	Barbara Morrissey
EPA Response: Protecting Children’s Health under Amended TSCA, July 2017	2017	Barbara Morrissey
Agricultural Worker Protection Standards: CHPAC Recommendations for Outreach to Protect Children, December 2016	2016	Barbara Morrissey
EPA Response: Agricultural Worker Protection Standards	2016	Barbara Morrissey
Cyanotoxin Drinking Water Health Advisories, January 2016	2016	Sheela Sathyanarayana
Climate Change on Human Health, October 2015	2015	Sheela Sathyanarayana
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Lead (Pb), January 2015	2015	Sheela Sathyanarayana
Promoting Children’s Health, August 2014	2014	Sheela Sathyanarayana
EPA Response: Promoting Children’s Health	2014	Sheela Sathyanarayana
Fish Advisory Recommendations, December 2014	2014	Sheela Sathyanarayana
To: Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee Regarding Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), May 2014	2014	Sheela Sathyanarayana
Prenatal Exposure Messages, December 2013	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
EPA Response: Prenatal Exposure Messages	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
Importance of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) for Children, November 2013	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
EPA Response: Importance of Social Determinants of Health (SDoH) for Children	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
EPA Leadership in Children’s Environmental Health, August 2013	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides: A Missed Opportunity, August 2013	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
EPA Response: Human Health Benchmarks for Pesticides: A Missed Opportunity	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
Childhood Lead (Pb) Poisoning Prevention, February 2013	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
EPA Response: Childhood Lead (Pb) Poisoning Prevention	2013	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS), September 2012	2012	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
EPA Response: Regarding National Ambient Air Quality Proposed Standards	2012	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
Childhood Lead (Pb) Poisoning Prevention, March 2012	2012	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
EPA Response: Childhood Lead (Pb) Poisoning Prevention	2012	Pamela Shubat; Sheela Sathyanarayana
Office of Research and Development (ORD) Research Strategies Supporting Sustainability, December 2011	2011	Pamela Shubat
EPA Response: Office of Research and Development (ORD) Research Strategies Supporting Sustainability	2011	Pamela Shubat
Prenatal Exposures and Children’s Environmental Health, November 2011	2011	Pamela Shubat
EPA Response: Prenatal Exposures and Children’s Environmental Health	2011	Pamela Shubat
Indoor Environments and Children’s Health Protection, November 2011	2011	Pamela Shubat
EPA Response: Indoor Environments and Children’s Health Protection	2011	Pamela Shubat
Asthma Disparities and the Living and Learning Environments, March 2011	2011	Pamela Shubat
CHPAC Report: Asthma Disparities and the Living and Learning Environments	2011	Pamela Shubat
EPA Response: Asthma Disparities and the Living and Learning Environments	2011	Pamela Shubat
Criteria for Identifying Chemicals of Concern for Children, March 2011	2011	Pamela Shubat
EPA Response: Criteria for Identifying Chemicals of Concern for Children	2011	Pamela Shubat
EPA Discussion of the National Research Council (NRC) Report Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment, October 2010	2010	Pamela Shubat
EPA Response: EPA Discussion of the National Research Council (NRC) Report on Science and Decisions: Advancing Risk Assessment	2010	Pamela Shubat
EPA School Siting Guidelines, April 2010	2010	Pamela Shubat
CHPAC Report: School Siting Guidelines	2010	Pamela Shubat
EPA Response: EPA School Siting Guidelines	2010	Pamela Shubat
EPA's America's Children and the Environment (ACE) Report, September 2009	2009	Melanie Marty
CHPAC Report: America's Children and the Environment (ACE) Report, Third Edition	2009	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: EPA's America's Children and the Environment (ACE) Report	2009	Melanie Marty
Recommendations for Agency Actions Related to Children's Health, April 2009	2009	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Recommendations for Agency Actions Related to Children's Health	2009	Melanie Marty
Chemicals Assessment and Management Program and Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program, December 2008	2008	Melanie Marty
Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Regulating Greenhouse Gases, November 2008	2008	Melanie Marty
Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate, November 2008 (From EPA OW)	2008	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate (From EPA Administrator)	2008	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Preliminary Regulatory Determination on Perchlorate	2008	Melanie Marty
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU), August 2008	2008	Melanie Marty
Proposed Rulemaking for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Lead (Pb), June 2008	2008	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Proposed Rulemaking for the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Lead (Pb)	2008	Melanie Marty
National Water Program Strategy: Response to Climate Change, June 2008	2008	Melanie Marty
Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Lead (Pb), January 2008	2008	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Lead	2008	Melanie Marty
Framework for Determining a Mutagenic Mode of Action (MOA) for Carcinogenicity, December 2007	2007	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Framework for Determining a Mutagenic Mode of Action (MOA) for Carcinogenicity	2007	Melanie Marty
Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone (O3), September 2007	2007	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Proposed NAAQS for Ozone (O3)	2007	Melanie Marty
Evaluating Existing and New Chemicals for Potential Adverse Impacts on Children, July 2007	2007	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Recommendations on Evaluating Existing and New Chemicals for Potential Adverse Impacts on Children	2007	Melanie Marty
EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers: Accomplishments and Opportunities for the Future, July 2007	2007	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: EPA/NIEHS Children's Centers: Accomplishments and Opportunities for the Future	2007	Melanie Marty
Ten Year Anniversary of the Children's Health Executive Order, April 2007	2007	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Ten Year Anniversary of the Children's Health Executive Order	2007	Melanie Marty
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone (O3): Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information, March 2007	2007	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Ozone (O3)	2007	Melanie Marty
Comments on the Policy Assessment of Scientific and Technical Information/Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards (OAQPS) Staff Paper First Draft for Lead (Pb), February 2007	2007	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: EPA's review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards NAAQS for Lead (Pb)	2007	Melanie Marty
Polybrominated Biphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), December 2006	2006	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Polybrominated Biphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)	2006	Melanie Marty
Evaluative Feedback on the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program Pilot, June 2006	2006	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Feedback on the Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program	2006	Melanie Marty
Perchlorate Preliminary Remeditation Goal (PRG) and Water Contamination, March 2006	2006	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Perchlorate Preliminary Remediation Goal (PRG) and Water Contamination	2006	Melanie Marty
Proposed National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter, March 2006	2006	Melanie Marty
Protecting Farmworker Children from Exposure to Pesticides, November 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Protecting Farmworker Children from Exposure to Pesticides	2005	Melanie Marty
Protecting Children as Part of EPA's Response to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes, November 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Protecting Children as Part of EPA's Response to the Gulf Coast Hurricanes	2005	Melanie Marty
Protections for Subjects in Human Research, November, 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
Environmental Contaminants in Fish and Shellfish, November 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: EPA and FDA Activities Related to Fish Consumption Advisories	2005	Melanie Marty
Children's Environmental Health and Climate Change, August 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Children's Environmental Health and Climate Change	2005	Melanie Marty
National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter, August 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for Particulate Matter	2005	Melanie Marty
EPA Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer Susceptibility from Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens, March 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: EPA Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer Susceptibility from Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens, March 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
Input into the Decision-Making Process on the Clean Air Mercury Rule, January 2005	2005	Melanie Marty
Coordinating EPA's programs on School Environments, December 2004	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Coordinating EPA's Programs on School Environments	2004	Melanie Marty
Children's Exposures and Health Risks due to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs), December 2004	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Children's Exposures and Health Risks due to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs)	2004	Melanie Marty
Continuing Concerns about Protecting Children from Mercury Emissions, November 2004	2004	Melanie Marty
Full Federal Funding for the National Children's Study, June 2004	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Full Federal Funding for the National Children's Study	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA and FDA Joint Fish Consumption Advisory, June 2004	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: EPA and FDA Joint Fish Consumption Advisory	2004	Melanie Marty
Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer Susceptibility from Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens, June 2004	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Supplemental Guidance for Assessing Cancer Susceptibility from Early-Life Exposure to Carcinogens	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA's Proposed Action to Reduce Mercury from Coal-Fired Power Plants, January 2004	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: EPA's steps to Reduce Emissions from the Fossil Fuel-Fired Electric Utility Sector	2004	Melanie Marty
Regulation of Mercury from Coal-Fired Power Plants, June 2004	2004	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Regulations of Mercury from Coal-Fired Power Plants	2004	Melanie Marty
Science Advisory Board (SAB) Bioethics Committee, July 2003	2003	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Science Advisory Board (SAB) Bioethics Committee	2003	Melanie Marty
Creation of a National Pesticide Incident Reporting System, March 2003	2003	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Creation of a National Pesticide Incident Reporting System	2003	Melanie Marty
EPA Sponsorship of a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Study of the Future of Toxicity Testing, March 2003	2003	Melanie Marty
Chemical Contaminants in Human Milk, April 2003	2003	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Chemical Contaminants in Human Milk	2003	Melanie Marty
EPA Aging Initiative and Permanent OCHP Director, December 2002	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Aging Initiative and Permanent OCHP Director	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA Smart Growth Initiatives, December 2002	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Smart Growth Initiatives	2002	Melanie Marty
America's Children and the Environment (ACE): A First View of Available Measures, August 2002	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: America's Children and the Environment (ACE): A First View of Available Measures	2002	Melanie Marty
CHPAC Health Outcome Approach- The Children's Health Risk Matrix: Technical Background Paper, August 2002	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: CHPAC Health Outcome Approach- The Children's Health Risk Matrix: Technical Background Paper	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA's Cumulative Risk Assessment Methods, August 2002	2002	Melanie Marty
Recommendations on EPA's Cancer Guidelines, May 2002	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Recommendations on EPA's Cancer Guidelines	2002	Melanie Marty
Improving the Indoor Environment of Schools for the Nation's Children, May 2002	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Indoor Environment of Schools for the Nation's Children	2002	Melanie Marty
Collecting, Analyzing, and Disseminating Relevant Data for Children's Environmental Health, March 2002	2002	Melanie Marty
EPA Response: Collecting, Analyzing, and Disseminating Relevant Data for Children's Environmental Health	2002	Melanie Marty
Strengthening EPA Staff for Human Reproductive and Developmental Health, March 2001	2001	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: Strengthening EPA Staff for Human Reproductive and Developmental Health	2001	Routt Reigart
Suggesting Greater Efforts to Recruit Pediatric Experts as Core Members of EPA Advisory Committees, March 2001	2001	Routt Reigart
EPA Administrator Leadership Role on Children's Environmental Health Issues, March 2001	2001	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: Administrator Leadership Role on Children's Environmental Health Issues	2001	Routt Reigart
Recommendations for Protecting Children's Health in the 21st Century, October 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: Recommendations for Protecting Children's Health in the 21st Century	2000	Routt Reigart
Children's Environmental Health Data Needs and Right-to-Know Blueprint, October 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: Children's Environmental Health Data Needs and Right-to-Know Blueprint	2000	Routt Reigart
How EPA Assesses Risks to Farmworker Children, October 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: How EPA Assesses Risks to Farmworker Children	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report Pesticides: Improvements Needed to Ensure the Safety of Farmworkers	2000	Routt Reigart
Propose Guidance on Cumulative Risk Assessment of Pesticides that Have a Common Mechanism of Toxicity, September 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
Additional CHPAC Comments on EPA's Draft Strategy for Research on Environmental Risks to Children, April 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
Revised EPA Strategic Plan, June 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: Revised EPA Strategic Plan	2000	Routt Reigart
Residential Exposure Standard Operating Principles, January 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
CHPAC Comments on EPA's Draft Strategy for Research on Environmental Risks to Children, January 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: CHPAC Comments on EPA's Draft Strategy for Research on Environmental Risks to Children	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA's Rule Writers Guidance for Considering Risks to Children, December 1999	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: EPA's Rule Writers Guidance for Considering Risks to Children	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA's Guidelines for Cancer Risk Assessment, September 1999	2000	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: EPA's Guidelines for Cancer Risk Assessment	2000	Routt Reigart
Valuing Children's Health in Economic Assessments, March 2000	2000	Routt Reigart
Children's Longitudinal Cohort Study, May 1999	1999	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: Children's Longitudinal Cohort Study	1999	Routt Reigart
Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA): Acute Dietary Exposure for Children, May 1999	1999	Routt Reigart
To: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) Regarding the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) Acute Dietary Exposure for Children, May 1999	1999	Routt Reigart
Guidelines for Cancer Risk Assessment, May 1999	1999	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: Guidelines for Cancer Risk Assessment	1999	Routt Reigart
To: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) - Six Guiding Principles for Communicating Children's Environmental Health and Safety Risks, June 1999	1999	Routt Reigart
EPA's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for Residential Exposure Assessments, February 1999	1999	Routt Reigart
EPA Response: EPA's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for Residential Exposure Assessments	1999	Routt Reigart
To: Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) - EPA's Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) for Residential Exposure Assessments, February 1999	1999	Routt Reigart
To: Office of Research and Development (ORD) - EPA Children's Health Research, January 1999	1999	Routt Reigart
Residential Lead Standards for Children's Health, December 1998	1998	Routt Reigart
EPA's responsiveness to CHPAC Recommendations, October 1998	1998	Routt Reigart
To: Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics (OPPT) - Identification of Dangerous Levels of Lead, September 1998	1998	Routt Reigart
Funding for Children's Health Research, July 1998	1998	Routt Reigart
President's Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risk to Children and the Federal Asthma Initiative, July 1998	1998	Routt Reigart