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For many reasons, children are likely to be more vulnerable than adults to the effects of environmental contaminants. To better understand the effects of these exposures on children's health, the Centers for Children's Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research ("Children's Centers") were established in 1998 to explore ways to reduce children's health risks from environmental factors. The program is jointly funded by EPA through the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program, and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) with additional expertise and low-cost laboratory services provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The long-range goals of the program include understanding how environmental factors affect children's health, and promoting translation of basic research findings into intervention and prevention methods to prevent adverse health outcomes. The program is designed to foster research collaborations among basic, clinical, and behavioral scientists with participation from local communities. Many factors are examined that may impact a child’s health and well-being including physiology, activities and behaviors and both chemical and non-chemical stressors.

Researchers at the Children's Centers continue to publish significant research results increasing awareness and making a difference in quality of life and our environmental impact awareness. This Webinar series is designed to share research progress and significant findings from the Childrens Centers.

Richard Callan (callan.richard@epa.gov); 703-347-8051
Nica Louie (louie.nica@epa.gov); 703-347-8125

Join us for the monthly webinar series presenting the latest research findings in children’s environmental health from the EPA/NIEHS Children’s Centers.

The mission of the Children’s Centers program is to reduce children’s health risks, protect them from environmental threats and to promote children’s health and well-being in their communities.

Environmental Health across Land, Air and Sea is the theme, and it will be woven throughout our scientific presentations and within our host venue.

The goals of the conference are to:

• showcase ongoing interdisciplinary and international research in environmental epidemiology
• emphasize emerging global environmental health issues
• refine and develop new strategies to ameliorate health impacts due to contamination of land, air and sea
• exchange novel scientific findings and methodological approaches, including a focus on characterizing the “exposome” (the combined exposures that a person receives in their lifetime) and how it relates to disease
• highlight successful environmental interventions, including how communication with the public has helped to achieve desired health outcomes
• provide a sustainable conferencing experience by incorporating new procedures and technologies
• facilitate international collaboration in environmental and epidemiological research and training.