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Children's Health Month 2007
EPA celebrates Children's Health Month each October by developing publications and activities that highlight the importance of protecting children from environmental risks. President George Bush declared October 1, 2007 Child Health Day. View a summary of EPA's 2007 Children’s Health Month activities, materials, and accomplishments.
Ten years ago, EPA established the Office of Children's Health Protection to make the health protection of children a fundamental goal of public health and environmental protection. Today, the Office of Children’s Health Protection and Environmental Education (OCHPEE) is reflecting on the progress to date and formulating a vision for the future.
The Children’s Health Month publications and activities below build on OCHPEE’s 10 years of work to protect children where they live, learn and play. To order publications for your Children's Health Month events and activities, visit our Publications page. View an English calendar or a Korean calendar (Word) (6 pp, 65K) with a children's environmental health tip for every day in October.
2007 Children's Environmental Health Report
In honor of Children’s Health Month, EPA released Children's Environmental Health: 2007 Highlights (PDF) (20 pp, 2.6MB, About PDF). The publication is the seventh in an annual series highlighting EPA work to protect children from environmental risks. This year, 2007, marked the tenth year of explicit attention to the health of children following the Executive Order of 1997, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. EPA has funded research on how the environment affects children’s health, promoted the education of health care providers, assembled data to quantify the extent of the issues, and been an international leader of children’s health issues. Children’s Environmental Health: 2007 Highlights captures all this and more. Read EPA's press release announcing the publication of the report.2007 Children’s Environmental Health Excellence Awards
The Children’s Environmental Health Excellence Awards, presented in October, recognized ongoing and sustainable dedication to, and notable leadership in, protecting children from environmental health risks at the local, regional, national, and international level. Award categories included:
- Building Health Professional Capacity
- Corporate Leader
- Promoting Healthy School Environments
- Science Achievement
2007 Children's Environmental Health Workshop: Discover, Treat, Prevent, Prepare
On October 11-12, 2007, this workshop brought together the expertise and experience of the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units of North America and the Children’s Environmental Health Centers to explore the latest research findings and their practical application in community settings. This workshop was sponsored by the US Environmental Protection Agency (Office of Research and Development and Office of Children’s Health Protection and Environmental Education), the Department of Health and Human Services (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the Centers for Disease Control and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), and the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics in recognition of 10 years of Federal effort to protect children’s environmental health as called for in Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This anniversary provided the children’s environmental health community with an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made and to formulate our vision for the future of children’s environmental health. To learn more about the workshop, contact Nigel Fields (fields.nigel@epa.gov), 202-343-9767 or Martha Berger (berger.martha@epa.gov), 202-564-2191.Webcast: Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention for Hispanic Community Leaders
On October 1, EPA offered a webcast in Spanish about the importance of decreasing children's contact with lead as part of its Distinguished Speaker Webcast Series. In celebration of Children's Health Month, this Webcast urged Hispanic Leaders to spread the word to their communities about the importance of decreasing children's contact with lead. Issues addressed included: the importance of lead poisoning prevention; the health effects and exposure routes of lead; lead poisoning prevention resources; and case studies concerning lead exposure. Learn more about the Webcast.See how EPA celebrated Children's Health Month 2006.