Environmental contaminants can more adversely impact children's health because of their smaller size, rapidly changing physiology and unique exposure patterns. Environmental health indicators for children which reflect either environmental exposure exposures to children or childhood illnesses that may be related to environmental exposures provide improved means to evaluate impacts of the environment on children's health. Data has been collected on children's potential exposure to contaminants via air, water and land, where available, by county and for the years 1990 to the present, in order to assess trends space and time. The number of children living in areas where there are potentially high exposures to contaminants via air, water and land will be presented. A potential composite index reflecting exposures via all routes of exposure will be discussed.
Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this talk the participant will be able to identify whether there have been improvements in environmental exposures to children and where there are opportunities to for future improvements
Keywords: Environmental Health, Children
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: None
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.