Overview
The stories below highlight practical approaches and solutions that our states have used to protect children from harmful environmental exposures. These stories illustrate the importance of safe siting policies and intra-agency collaborations to protect children where they learn, and play.
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Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) contacted the MDPH Choose Safe Places Pro...
A school in Montana was at risk of potential hazardous exposures. Montana (CSPECE) program shared in...
Missouri Screening Children for Lead Exposure
To provide information regarding potentially harmful Mercury levels at a childcare center in New Jer...
Content Source
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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Published: November 12, 2024
Updated: June 27, 2024
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