Mission

The mission of the PEHSU program is to:

• Reduce environmental health threats to children,
• Improve access to expertise in pediatric environmental medicine, and,
• Strengthen public health prevention capacity.

The primary means of accomplishing this mission include education, consultation, referral, advocacy, research, and networking.

Goals and objectives

• Provide pediatric environmental health consultation through a toll-free telephone line
• Participate in multidisciplinary research studies, publish case studies, and report sentinel events to the appropriate agencies
• Advocate for environmental health policies that protect children and provide objective information to the media on controversial issues
• Network with government agencies and other professional organizations to promote children’s environmental health
• Deliver educational presentations and other materials to a wide variety of audiences