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"Practical information to help build the best possible future for your child." —from the foreword by Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP, author of What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
As a parent, you know your most important job is protecting your child. But, you may not know as much about the numerous environmental hazards your child encounters every day. In a sea of "natural" products and questionable online experts, where can you find information you can trust? Protecting Your Child's Health offers clear guidance on assessing and preventing the risks where your children live, learn, and play. Written by experts at the American Academy of Pediatrics, this practical Q&A guide offers evidence-based answers to questions about food and water safety, air pollution, radiation, pesticides, and more, helping you keep your children safe from the day-to-day environmental dangers in your home, school, and community.
"Practical information to help build the best possible future for your child." —from the foreword by Mona Hanna-Attisha, MD, MPH, FAAP, author of What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
As a parent, you know your most important job is protecting your...
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Ruth A. Etzel, MD, PhD, FAAP, is a pediatrician, an environmental epidemiologist, and a preventive medicine specialist who previously led the World Health Organization activities to protect children from environmental hazards. She is the editor of Pediatric Environmental Health, the American Academy of Pediatrics handbook for pediatricians. Sophie J. Balk, MD, FAAP, is a general pediatrician at The Children's Hospital at Montefiore and a professor of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY. She is the associate editor of Pediatric Environmental Health.
Ruth A. Etzel, MD, PhD, FAAP, is a pediatrician, an environmental epidemiologist, and a preventive medicine specialist who previously led the World Health Organization activities to protect children from environmental hazards. She is the editor of Pediatric Environmental Health, the American Acad...
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