Microplastics: Erosion of Convenience By Jessica Mauricio Price, MS, Eco-Healthy Child Care® October 2024 Walking through my local “Have-Everything Mart,” I try to take stock of the number of …

  Oh Me Oh My Melamine: Tips to Reduce Chemical Leaching from Plastic Plates By Jessica Mauricio Price, MS, Eco-Healthy Child Care® October 2024 Melamine is a man-made chemical used …

Protecting Children and Child Care Providers from Lead in Water Hazards By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® January 2024 In November 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed …

Eco-Healthy + State Child Care Quality Programs By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® November 2023 Eco-Healthy Child Care® (EHCC) has been working with states to increase environmental health …

 Childhood Cancer & the Environment By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® September 2022 September is childhood cancer awareness month. Childhood cancer is the number one cause of death …

Maternal Health and the Environment By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® March 2022 Celebrate women this month–take action to reduce harmful environmental exposures! Numerous environmental chemicals can harm …

Get the Lead Out of Children’s Food By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® February 2022 Getting the lead out of food, especially foods specifically intended for children will …

Mercury in Fluorescent Lighting: Consumer Action By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® December 2021 Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, yet is still used in all fluorescent lighting. There …

New California Laws Make Food Packaging & Children’s Products Safer By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® November 2021 In October, California enacted several laws that will ban the …

Emergency Preparedness & Child Care By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® September 2021 The COVID-19 pandemic placed a spotlight on the child care community and the need for …

Water Quality in Child Care By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® August 2021 August is National Water Quality Month. Do you know about the quality of your water …

Climate Change and Childhood Lead Poisoning  By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® Scientists agree that our climate is changing and that humans are responsible. Climate change is more …

Good Health Depends on a Safe and Healthy Home By Kathy Attar, Engagement Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® June is Healthy Homes month! Good health depends on having homes that are …

Eliminating a Brain Damaging Pesticide is a Win for Children’s Health May 2021 In late April, a federal court ordered the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take actions that will …

Quality Child Care and Environmental Health The COVID-19 pandemic has placed a heightened focus in child care settings on maintaining safe and effective cleaning, disinfecting and ventilation practices. This is …

EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule: Requirements for Schools and Child Care CEHN raises awareness on the harmful effects to children from lead exposure, and we do our best to provide …

Moving the Child Care Field Forward-Updated Environmental Health Standards By Kathy Attar, Engagement Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® BIG NEWS!!! The Association for Early Learning Leaders (AELL) has recently released updated …

An Ounce of Prevention  By Kathy Attar, Engagement Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® As a parent, or caregiver, when you buy products for your children, you expect them to be safe. …