Ghosts and ghouls aren’t the only things children should be scared of during the spooky Halloween season. October is Children’s Environmental Health Month. There are many environmental hazards and toxins that kids are exposed to daily that are far scarier than ghosts and ghouls, and many are invisible to parents.
The truth is, it’s challenging to pin down exactly what factors cause an environmental health problem. Health problems related to the environment are complex and develop for a variety of reasons, including how likely a person’s genes are to develop a disease or condition (scientists call this genetic susceptibility). What we do know is that an environmental health problem is likely linked to physical, biological and even economic factors.
The UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center offers unique programs and services supporting environmental health researchers
The UC Davis Environmental Health Sciences Center (EHSC) is a multidisciplinary research center funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) whose member scientists work across the fields of engineering, medicine, veterinary medicine and agricultural, environmental and biological sciences.
Investigators are required to cite EHSC grant in all publications and presentations that result from any support received from the EHSC, including use of EHSC services (e.g., biostatistics consultations), resources (e.g., bio-repositories) or direct funding (e.g., pilot grants). We suggest using the following language:
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