Chemicals in EVA Foam Play Mats EHCC FAQ
Play mats prevent injury and protect children from hard falls. Some of the most common play mats are soft bendable tiles that interlock like puzzle pieces. These plastic mats are often made with ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) high density foam. This type of foam is shock-absorbent and waterproof. EVA foam has generated concern because it can contain a chemical called formamide.
Heat and Health Eco-Healthy and APHA FAQ
With summers becoming increasingly hotter, protecting children from heat-related illness is especially important. Infants and young children are especially vulnerable to heat because they depend on caregivers to keep them hydrated and cool.
Radon Reduction Toolkit
Preventing and Mitigating Radon Exposure
Michigan Spotlight: PFAS Action Response Team
Michigan has the most PFAS contaminated water sites in the country and has responded rapidly and strongly with a multi-agency collaboration that is acting to protect Michigan’s drinking water.
Putting it into Practice: Persistent Organic Pollutants
This training presentation for healthcare providers helps them better understand environmental exposures and toxicology at each stage of children’s development.
Putting it into Practice:Environmental History-Taking
This training presentation for healthcare providers helps them better understand environmental exposures and toxicology at each stage of children’s development.
Putting it into Practice: Mercury, Arsenic, and Cadmium Toxicity in Children
This training presentation for healthcare providers helps them better understand environmental exposures and toxicology at each stage of children’s development.
Putting it into Practice: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and Children’s Health
This training presentation for healthcare providers helps them better understand environmental exposures and toxicology at each stage of children’s development.
Putting it into Practice:Children and Solvents
This training presentation for healthcare providers helps them better understand environmental exposures and toxicology at each stage of children’s development.
Pesticides Factsheet
Reduce pesticide exposure and protect children’s health in child care settings with this trusted resource from Eco-Healthy Child Care.