Environmental Issues: Health and Children
Learn about environmental issues that affect children and children's health.
Toxic Toys: Chemicals in Toys Endanger Children
Chemicals typically used to make plastics soft and flexible have been cited as making toys and other children's products toxic and creating serious health problems for kids. A growing number of governments have banned the chemicals that create toxic toys.
Chemicals typically used to make plastics soft and flexible have been cited as making toys and other children's products toxic and creating serious health problems for kids. A growing number of governments have banned the chemicals that create toxic toys.
School Lunches: How to Make Cafeteria Food More Healthy and Eco-Friendly
To improve the health of U.S. schoolchildren, cafeteria food has become the target in programs designed to improve school lunches, making school lunches and cafeteria food healthier and more eco-friendly.
To improve the health of U.S. schoolchildren, cafeteria food has become the target in programs designed to improve school lunches, making school lunches and cafeteria food healthier and more eco-friendly.
Some U.S. Families Get a Head Start on Protecting Children from Secondhand Smoke
Head Start children and their families may experience better health and fewer asthma attacks because of a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is educating Head Start families about the health risks children face from secondhand smoke and other environmental factors.
Head Start children and their families may experience better health and fewer asthma attacks because of a partnership between the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is educating Head Start families about the health risks children face from secondhand smoke and other environmental factors.
Autism -- Can Vaccines Cause Autism in Children
Is it true that toxins in some common childhood vaccines cause autism? Should parents consider not vaccinating their children to avoid the possibility of autism? Learn the facts.
Is it true that toxins in some common childhood vaccines cause autism? Should parents consider not vaccinating their children to avoid the possibility of autism? Learn the facts.
What Causes Child Mortality and What Can be Done to Prevent It?
The child mortality statistics are staggering. In the world’s poorest countries, over 30,000 children under age five die each day. Learn about the current efforts to reduce child mortality, and what still needs to be done to prevent child mortality.
The child mortality statistics are staggering. In the world’s poorest countries, over 30,000 children under age five die each day. Learn about the current efforts to reduce child mortality, and what still needs to be done to prevent child mortality.