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EPA’s mission is to protect human health and the environment, including protecting children’s health. Keep informed about EPA’s research on product safety, indoor air quality, food safety, and more. Learn how you can keep yourself and your family healthy and safe.

 

Staying Healthy and Safe

  • Coronavirus (COVID-19)
  • Choosing safer products
  • Drinking Water Consumer Confidence Reports
  • Sun Safety
 

Air Quality and Health

  • Air Quality Where You Live
  • Heart Health and Air Quality

Cancer

  • EPA Efforts to Reduce Exposure to Carcinogens and Prevent Cancer

Children's Health

  • Children's Health Protection 
  • Clean School Bus Program
  • EPA's Children's Health Policy and Plan
  • Healthy School Environments
  • Healthy Child Care 

Indoor Air and Your Health

  • Asthma
  • Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
  • Indoor Air Quality in your Home
  • Wood Burning Stoves and Appliances

Pesticides Health and Safety

  • Citizen's Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety
  • Pesticides and Food: Healthy, Sensible Food Practices

Science and Research

  • Endocrine Disruption
  • ExpoBox: A Toolbox for Exposure Assessors
  • Health and Environmental Research Online (HERO)
  • Health Research
    • Science Inventory Products about Health Research
  • Health Research Grants
  • Human Health Risk Assessment
  • Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)

Health Effects of Pollutants

  • Asbestos Effects
  • Dioxin Effects
  • Hazardous Air Pollutant Effects
  • Lead Effects
  • Mercury Effects
  • Mold Effects
  • Ozone Effects
  • Radiation Effects
  • Radon Effects

About EPA

  • Health and Environmental Risk Assessment Program
  • Center for Computational Toxicology and Exposure (CCTE)
  • Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment (CPHEA)

Frequent Questions

  • Health & Safety FAQs

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Last updated on February 12, 2025
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