From food Arsenic-free baby food to Zero waste packaging- there are lots of opportunities to protect kids’ health in child care kitchens!
Explore common sources of arsenic exposure, including some baby food, and find strategies to help protect children’s health.
Find practical tips for reducing children’s exposure to heavy metals in food and creating healthier mealtime routines.
Use this worksheet to assess potential lead risks in drinking water and strengthen prevention practices that support healthier child care environments. This worksheet is a part of the Lead Safe Toolkit for Child Care.
Explore common sources of plastic-related chemical exposures in the kitchen and find simple strategies for choosing safer products and creating healthier environments for children.
Discover how “forever chemicals” can enter food through packaging and learn safer practices for protecting children during meals and food preparation
What you need to know about BPA in food containers, including how this chemical can enter food and simple strategies for choosing safer alternatives.
Support healthier child care environments by replacing Styrofoam products with safer options that reduce children’s exposure to potentially harmful chemicals.
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| Certification | HEPA Filter |
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EHCC is the only national program working for over 17 years to deliver technical assistance, training, and resources to child care professionals on reducing environmental hazards within child care settings. The EHCC program’s goal is to identify common toxicants found within and around child care facilities (Head Start, Early Head Start, family child care, and center-based facilities) and reduce or all together prevent adverse health effects from exposures.
