Region 7: Children’s Environmental Health in Midwest States

EPA Region 7 (Midwest) serves Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and 9 Tribal Nations.

Contacts

For questions or requests regarding technical assistance, training, or outreach on children’s environmental health, healthy schools, or environmental education topics, please contact:

Brandy Reed: EPA Region 7 Children’s Environmental Health and Schools Coordinator; reed.brandy@epa.gov or (913) 551-7321.

Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit

EPA and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) jointly support the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs), which is a network of experts in pediatric environmental health located throughout North America. PEHSUs were created to ensure that health professionals and communities have access to specialized medical knowledge and resources for children faced with a health risk due to a natural or human-made environmental hazard.

The Mid-America Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (MAPEHSU) is available to answer questions from healthcare professionals, parents, school officials, or other community members about children's symptoms that may be related to environmental exposures.

Service Area: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
Email: mapehsu@cmh.edu
Phone: (913) 588-6638, or toll-free at 1 (800) 421-9916

Major Environmental Health Concerns

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These are the most common environmental health concerns for children in Region 7.

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