Health:
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yosemite.epa.gov
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Environmental Protection Agency's Children's Health Protection
Portal.
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yosemite.epa.gov
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "2008 Children's
Environmental Health Report" Describes and links to current
programs from the Environmental Protection Agency concerned with
children's health. PDF. ***
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www.who.int
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World Health Organization. Children's environmental health web
site provides access to a large number of publications, statistics,
indicators, fact sheets on children's environmental health, as well as
links to other related WHO and non-WHO sites.
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www.healthychild.org
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Healthy Child Healthy World is a not-for-profit dedicated to
educating parents and caregivers about environmental toxins that
affect children’s health.
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www.childenvironment.org
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Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center. Protecting
Children Against Environmental Threats to Health.
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www.healthyschools.org
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Healthy Schools Network, is a non profit national environmental
health organization that does research, information, education,
coalition-building, and advocacy to ensure that every child has a
healthy learning environment that is clean and in good repair.
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kidshealth.org/kid
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Kids Health. Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for
Children's Health Media, KidsHealth provides information for kids
written in age-appropriate content and tone. ***
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www.4girls.gov
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Department of Health and Human Services' Girls Health.gov
promotes healthy, positive behaviors among girls between the ages
of 10 and 16. The purpose of the site is to give girls reliable, useful
information on the health issues they will face as they become young
women, and tips on handling relationships with family and friends, at
school and at home.' Good site.
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www.nationalchildrens
study.gov
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National Children’s Study will examine the effects of
environmental influences on the health and development of 100,000
children across the United States, following them from before birth
until age 21. The goal of the Study is to improve the health and well-
being of children. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York will begin
recruiting volunteer Study participants...
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www.holisticmoms.org
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Holistic Moms Network, a non-profit support and resource
organization connecting parents who are interested in holistic
health and green living.
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www.childhealthdata.org
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Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health is a
project of the Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Ask a question or
search for info.
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Health Articles:
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www.reuters.com
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"Probiotics may prevent colds in children" Reuters July 2009. The
journal Pediatrics reports that Chinese researchers have found that
children taking Lactobacillus/Bifidobacterium had 72 percent
fewer fevers, 62 percent fewer coughs, and 59 percent fewer
runny noses...
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Health Care:
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www.familiesusa.org
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Families USA is a national nonprofit, non-partisan organization
dedicated to the achievement of high-quality, affordable health
care for all Americans.
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