Conference Recordings and Materials, July 2012.
Descriptions and links to recordings and presentation materials from recent conferences on children's environmental health are now available on the Presentations webpage.

Practice Prevention Column Updates and Translations, March 2011.
Updates to columns on mold, pesticides and the Top 10 Things You Can Do are now available on our Practice Prevention page. Several columns have also been translated into Spanish.

New program: Eco-Healthy Child Care, October 2010.
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) launched its national Eco-Healthy Child Care program (EHCC), which encourages healthier child-care settings by training child-care providers to protect children and staff from harmful chemical exposures – from bisphenol-A in plastic food containers, PVC in toys, and formaldehyde in commonly used furniture to lead and mercury – with free or low-cost alternatives that are easy to implement.

Children First Conference, October 1, 2010.
Promoting Ecological Health for the Whole Child, held at the University of San Francisco. This one-day symposium highlighted a range of interacting factors that influence child health and development, including nutrition, education, socio-economic status, exposures to toxic chemicals, and access to preventive health care. Presentations and recordings will be posted soon. See the symposium page.

BP Oil Spill: Keeping Kids Safe! August 2010. The Healthy Schools Network has published this two-page flyer for parents regarding the effects of the Gulf oil spill on children. See the flyer. 

New Practice Prevention Column on PFCs, April 2010.
A new column on perfluorochemicals, including PFOA / C8, is now available on our Practice Prevention page. Written to make the science and current knowledge accessible to parents and others, this succinct fact sheet summarizes health hazards and methods to reduce exposures.

Other ICEH news is listed on the ICEH History page.