CERCH – Center for Environmental Research and Children's Health

Health Professionals

Welcome to the CERCH page for Health and Social Service Providers.

Educational Materials for Patients:

• Download handouts about what families can do to protect themselves from:
  • Pesticides (English) (Spanish)
  • Carbon Monoxide (English) (Spanish)
  • Allergies (English) (Spanish)
  • Lead (English) (Spanish)
  • Sun (English) (Spanish)

Study Findings from CERCH Studies:

Findings on children’s health and exposure:

• CHAMACOS Health Outcomes Study findings.
• Environmental Exposure Studies findings.
• Environmental Quality in California Child Care Study findings.
• CHAMACOS PON1 Gene/Enzyme Study findings.

Findings on reproductive health as it pertains to environmental exposures:

• The Seveso Women’s Health Study findings.
• The Age, Diet and Genetic Effects in Sperm Study (AGES) findings.
• The China Benzene Sperm Study (C-BASS) findings.

Presentations and Trainings:

• Presentation: Overview of CHAMACOS Study.
• Training for Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits.
• CERCH also offers a range of other trainings and presentations for community members and health professionals. Visit our Presentations and Trainings page.
• To request a training click here.

Click here to go directly to the Prenatal Environmental Health Kiosk, an interactive multimedia learning tool for pregnant Spanish-speaking women.

The Prenatal Kiosk:

• Visit, use, and/or share our computerized Prenatal Kiosk! The interactive touch-screen Prenatal Environmental Health Kiosk is a self-guided, computer-based multimedia tool designed for pregnant Spanish-speaking women (English coming soon). Users of all literacy levels learn about environmental exposures and related health concerns, as well as ways for families to protect themselves from exposures.

Maps of Pesticide Usage:

• Click to view maps of the Salinas Valley agricultural region’s recent pesticide usage levels. Data from the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.
  

Links

Local health centers

Natividad Medical Center

Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas

Educational resources

EPA Office of Children’s Health Protection EPA’s website for children’s environmental health

Migrant Clinicians Network

Pediatric Environmental Health Specialties Unit, Univ. of Washinton

Zero Breast Cancer materials for breast cancer education

Bay Area Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Program breast cancer research and education materials

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