In 1998, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry funded the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics to develop Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) to help address clinical problems of pediatric environmental health; train the next generation of leaders in environmental pediatrics; and to educate health providers about the impact of environmental hazards on children. From the initial PEHSUs in Boston/Cambridge, New York City, and Seattle, the program has expanded under joint EPA/ATSDR sponsorship to currently include units in Atlanta, Chicago, San Francisco, and Irvine. Data from the PEHSU at Children's Hospital Boston/Cambridge will be presented that includes an overview of the types of calls/evaluations as well as information concerning educational initiatives such as a pediatric environmental history teaching module, "cross-training" of environmental and occupational medicine and pediatric toxicology fellows, and outreach to practicing pediatricians.
Learning Objectives: 1. Describe the framework for assessment of pediatric environmental exposures. 2. Discuss the key points in taking an exposure history in the pediatric population. 3. Develop an approach to incorporate prevention, treatment, and management strategies for children's environmental exposures
Keywords: Children's Health, Environmental Exposures
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: Disclosure: The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit involving Cambridge Hospital, Harvard School of Public Health and the Children's Hospital is funded through a subcontract with the AOEC (a non-profit 501c3 organization)
I have a significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.
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