Child Care Study Featured in Environmental Health Perspectives »
News article on environmental health in childcare settings profiled prominently in Env. Health Perspectives
CERCH – Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health
Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health
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Healthier Hospitals Initiative: Safer Chemical Challenge What’s the Problem with Flame Retardants? [Video] »
Most furniture, computers, mattresses, television sets and other items have flame retardants in them to ensure they meet fire safety standards. The challenge is that the fire retardants start to degrade right away.
UCSF’s CA Childcare Health Program and CERCH recognized with 2012 Innovator Award »
“This year’s honorees are reducing pesticide use in agricultural areas and in child care centers and other public places in diverse ways that range from using less toxic alternatives to creating partnerships and developing educational materials,” said DPR Director Brian Leahy.
Prenatal and Postnatal Bisphenol A Exposure and Body Mass Index in Childhood in the CHAMACOS Cohort [New Research] »
Consistent with other cross-sectional studies, higher urinary BPA concentrations at 9 years of age were associated with increased adiposity at 9 years. However, increasing BPA concentrations in mothers during pregnancy were associated with decreased BMI, body fat, and overweight/obesity among their daughters at 9 years of age.
