Region 4: Children’s Environmental Health in the Southeast

EPA Region 4 (Southeast) serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and 7 Tribes.

Contacts

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

• LaShon Blakely: EPA Region 4 Children’s Environmental Health/Schools Coordinator; blakely.lashon@epa.gov or (404) 562-9136.

Southeast 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.

In Region 4, the Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit is available to answer questions from health care professionals, parents, school officials, or other community members about children's symptoms that may be related to environmental exposures.

• Service Area: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
• Email: sepehsu@emory.edu
• Phone: (404) 727-9428, or toll free at (877) 33-PEHSU or (877) 337-3478

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