Environmental Health: EPA has Made Substantial Progress but Could Improve Processes for Considering Childrenäó»s Health

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By David C. Trimble (au)
Year: 2013
Pages: 77
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-4887-2

Product Code: 1457848872

Description

Scientific studies have shown that because childrenäó»s bodies are still developing, they can be more vulnerable than adults to certain environmental hazards, including air pollutants, pesticide residues on food, contaminants in drinking water, and toxic chemicals in the home. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made protecting childrenäó»s health part of its mission by establishing a policy in 1995 to ensure that the agency consistently considers children in its actions and creating the Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP) to support those efforts. In 2010, GAO found that EPA had not fully utilized OCHP and other child-focused resources to protect childrenäó»s health. This report determines (1) the extent to which EPA has implemented GAOäó»s 2010 recommendations on childrenäó»s health protection; and (2) the role, if any, that OCHP has played in ensuring that key EPA program offices consider childrenäó»s health protection in their regulatory activities. Table and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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