Health Practitioner Resources
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends that OBGYNs should consider screening patients for exposure to environmental toxins before and during pregnancy, with counseling on how to minimize the associated reproductive and developmental health risks. ACOG states that OBGYNs do not need to be experts in environmental health to help their patients reduce exposures to toxic chemicals that may contribute to adverse health outcomes, including infertility, premature birth, miscarriage, and developmental disabilities. Read the full ACOG July 2021 opinion, Reducing Prenatal Exposure to Toxic Environmental Agents, here.
Explore a variety of top-tier resources designed to equip health professionals with tools to support patients and reduce and prevent exposures to toxic chemicals linked to disease!
Western States PEHSU
These modules are from the Pediatric Environmental Health Speciality Units (PEHSU) and eligible for CME credit. They provide guidance and resources for a variety of topics including environmental tobacco smoke, firearms among adolescents, and asthma management.
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Health professionals education
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
This free e-Book of the Environmental Health in Nursing has the latest in environmental health nursing research, education, advocacy, and practice. Updated and new chapters include the climate justice chapter, PFAS, and a chapter on climate change and children’s health.
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e-text
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Health professionals education
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
An extensive clinic-based guide for environmental healthcare response protocols from the CDC.
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Toolkit
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Health professionals education
American Public Health Association
This report from the American Public Health Association provides a snapshot on the availability and accessibility of children’s environmental health services. A national scan of department of health and department of environmental quality websites was conducted for 48 states to gain insight on the information available to the public about environmental health services for children.
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Health professionals to patients
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
This two-module training from the CDC provides an in-depth overview of the hazards of lead and information on lead program implementation.
Continuing Education Credits (CEUs) are available for completion of Modules 1 and 2.
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Website Database
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Health professionals education
American Medical Association
This webinar from the American Medical Association (AMA) aims at equipping physicians and other learners with core health equity concepts needed to support them as they continue to take action and confront health injustice.
This video with CME credit is part of the Prioritizing Equity series, where practicing physicians and leaders in health care share how they are addressing root causes of inequity during COVID-19 and beyond–by centering equity in their workspaces and dismantling racist policies and practices.
The American Medical Association designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
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Health professionals education
UCSF Earth Center
This 6-part video lecture from the UCSF Environmental Research and Translation for Health (EaRTH) center explores a range of environmental contributors to human health and disease through the lens of our most vulnerable populations and seeks to identify and advocate for systemic solutions by health professionals and community members.
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Health professionals to patients
Western States PEHSU
These materials, including videos and articles, are based off of PEHSU's clinician facing Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit (PEHT), featuring evidence-based overviews on health hazards related to air, water, food and consumer products. Sources are where harms may come from, like our food or water.
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Health professionals to patients
Western States PEHSU
This multimedia eBook A Story of Health uses fictional stories of people, their families, and communities to explore disease risk factors and prevention strategies. Set against the backdrop of a family reunion, the book demonstrates how various environments impact health throughout life. The eBook aims to maximize learning outcomes by grounding health science in relatable narratives.
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e-text
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Health professionals education
International Federation of Gynecology & Obstetrics
Factsheet containing recommendations for preventing exposure to toxic chemicals.
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Fact Sheet
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Health professionals education
Physicians for Social Responsibility and PEHSU
Combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health.
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Toolkit
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Health professionals to patients
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Exposure assessment tools including information sources, data sources, and models.
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Website Database
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Health professionals to patients
Climate Psychiatry Alliance
Multilingual heat-related Information for patients, families & professionals including factsheets, posters/handouts, social media graphics, and resources for mental health providers.
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Toolkit
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Health professionals to patients
Children's Environmental Health Network
Grade-level resources on how the environment affects human health.
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Toolkit
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Teachers, Child Care Providers, Children’s Librarians, and Parents
Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment's online sources to help protect women and families from toxic chemical exposures at home and at work.
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Fact Sheet
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Health professionals to patients
Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Short information video educating patients on why their doctors are talking about plastics, pesticides, and air pollution.
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Video
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Health professionals to patients
Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Toolkit with educational training materials, readings, online webinars, and interactive online courses for healthcare providers on environmental and occupational health.
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Toolkit
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Health professionals education
Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
Video interviewing doctors on the importance of addressing toxic chemical exposures in our environment and associated health impacts.
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Video
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Health professionals education
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Factsheets for chemical exposures and toxic substances (asbestos, assessment of chemical exposures, biomonitoring, Brownfields and Land Reuse, Safe places for early care and education, Mercury, Methane, PFAS, Phosphine, Radon, SoilSHOP, Stress and Environmental contamination, ALS, Vapor Intrusion).
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Fact Sheet
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Health professionals to patients
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Online training modules and PEHT materials for pediatric patients and their parents/guardians interested in environmental health anticipatory guidance.
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Toolkit
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Pediatric health-care providers, health educators, and other health professionals
Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments
An award-winning, open access e-textbook for nurses and other health professionals. The third edition represents the latest in environmental health nursing research, education, advocacy, and practice. Updated and new chapters include the climate justice chapter, PFAS, and a chapter on climate change and children’s health.
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e-text
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Health professionals education