Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units National Program Office

The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) National Program Office (NPO) is implemented by the Public Health Institute (PHI)) through a three-year cooperative agreement with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and support from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The PEHSU NPO supports a network of ten regional PEHSUs across the nation, whose vision is to create healthy environments for all children. The PHI PEHSU NPO team facilitates and amplifies the capacity of the PEHSU network to prevent and mitigate hazardous environmental exposures during fetal development, childhood, adolescent development, and the preconception period.

Disclaimer: The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) are supported by cooperative agreement FAIN: NU61TS000356 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR) totaling $8,724,963.00, with 75% funded by CDC/ATSDR. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided the remaining support through Inter-Agency Agreement 24TSS2400078 with CDC/ATSDR. PHI supports the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units as the National Program Office. The content on this website does not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement by CDC/ATSDR, EPA, or the U.S. Government. Use of trade names that may be mentioned is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the CDC/ATSDR or EPA. The information contained on this website should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your/your child’s primary care provider. There may be variations in treatment that your provider may recommend based on individual facts and circumstances.