Pacific Southwest, Region 9
Serving: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, Pacific Islands, Tribal Nations
Children's Health
National Information
Regional Information
CONTACT US
Regional Children's Environmental Health Contacts::
Kathleen Stewart
(Stewart.Kathleen@epa.gov)
(415) 947-4119
Jorine Campopiano
(Campopiano.Jorine@epa.gov)
(213) 244-1808
Jacquelyn Hayes
(Hayes.Jacquelyn@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3259
Questions about Lead?
Marjorie Xavier
(Xavier.Marjorie@epa.gov)
(415) 947-4164
Questions about Mercury?
Olof Hansen
(Hansen.Olof@epa.gov)
(415) 972-3328
Questions about Indoor Air Quality & Asthma?
Monique Nivolan
(Nivolan.Monique@epa.gov)
(415) 947-4195
Questions about Environmental Education?
Sharon Jang
(Jang.Sharon@epa.gov)
(415) 972-4252
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About Children’s Environmental Health
Children are often more heavily exposed to toxics in the environment. Pound for pound, children breathe more air, drink more water, and eat more food than adults. Their behavior patterns, such as playing close to the ground and hand-to-mouth activity, increase their exposure to potential toxics. In addition, they may be more vulnerable to environmental hazards because their systems are still developing, often making them less able than adults to metabolize, detoxify, and excrete toxics. Environmental risks to children include asthma-exacerbating air pollution, lead-based paint in older homes, treatment-resistant microbes in drinking water, and persistent chemicals that may cause cancer or induce reproductive or developmental changes. Learn More.
Children’s Environmental Health in the Pacific Southwest
EPA's Pacific Southwest Office has a number of programs to address children’s environmental health issues. These include programs for reducing exposure of children to lead, environmental asthma triggers, pesticides, and mercury. We also have programs for helping schools create healthy and green learning and teaching environments. Explore these programs or contact the Children's Environmental Health Coordinators for more information.
We are able to help connect interested individuals, schools, agencies, organizations, programs, and business with local partners to help further children’s environmental health at the community-level. If you would like help connecting with partners in your community around children’s environmental health issues, contact us!
Partner With Us!
We are interested in updating a public list of children’s health partners in the Pacific Southwest. Contact us to be included.
Featured Stories
"Don't Trash La Frontera" Campaign: EPA Helps School Children Fight Illegal Dumping Along Yuma/Sonora Border With a population that has grown about 57 percent since 2000 reaching 250,000 inhabitants and with only one designated landfill in San Luis Rio Colorado, the region has seen the nearby
Sonoran Desert become an illegal dumping ground.
Innovative Partnership Program Helps Schools Remove Dangerous Mercury Devices. East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) was recognized by EPA for its innovative pilot program to help local schools and colleges remove dangerous mercury thermometers and similar devices from school buildings.
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