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Welcome to the UCSF Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit Website.

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WholeFamilyMedicine blog by family practitioner Avril Swan discusses Nooshin Razani (UCSF PEHSU Program Director for Nature and Environment) and her work getting physicians to provide "Park Prescriptions" to encourage outdoor activity in nature.


Lead and ADHDPrescriptions: Looking Closer at ADHD and Lead
Mission Local, a bilingual online local news and blog site for the San Francisco Mission District, uses print, multimedia and video to deliver information that offers diverse residents a way to connect and stay informed. A new article highlights the work of UCSF PEHSU staff Molly Burke and Mark Miller.


The Integrated Pest Management Toolkit for Early Care and Education Programs
Practical information about using integrated pest management (IPM) to prevent and manage pest problems in early care and education programs.

These materials were developed by the University of California (UC), San Francisco School of Nursing's California Childcare Health Program, UC Berkeley's Center for Children's Environmental Health Research, UC Statewide IPM Program and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation.


Pediatric ToolkitPediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
This resource features a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health.

The Greater Boston (GBPSR) and San Francisco Bay Area chapters of Physicians for Social Responsibility, in partnership with the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit at the University of California, San Francisco, and a team of pediatricians from around the country, developed the Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit.

find more educational resouces for parents and pediatric healthcare providers here

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