Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)
The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) were created in 1998 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and has had longstanding 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 Public Health Institute serves as the PEHSU National Program Office (NPO) with advisory support from the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC). AOEC’s very own board member and previous board president, Dr. Kathleen Fagan, has served as co-PI for the NPO with Mike Sage from PHI. Dr. Fagan notes that “the PEHSU program is the single most important pediatric and reproductive environmental health resource for clinicians, nurses, community health workers, and the public. The collection of expertise and knowledge is unparalleled.
A list of regional PEHSUs are below for guidance and support for ongoing concerns about the environments you and your family live and work in.
PEHSU Regional Contacts
Region 1: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
View Region 1's ProfileCall Toll Free: (888) CHILD14 or (888) 244-5314
Email: Region1pehsu@childrens.harvard.edu
Website: http://www.childrenshospital.org/pehsu
Region 2: New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands
View Region 2's ProfileCall: (866) 265-6201
Email: PEHSU@mssm.edu
Website: http://www.childrenshospital.org/pehsu
Region 3: Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington DC, West Virginia
View Region 3's ProfileCall: (833) 362-2243
Email: macche@villanova.edu
Website: https://www.villanova.edu/university/nursing/faculty-and-research/centers/macche.html
Region 4: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee
View Region 4's ProfileCall Toll Free: (877) 33PEHSU or (877) 337-3478
Email: sepehsu@emory.edu
Website: https://www.villanova.edu/university/nursing/faculty-and-research/centers/macche.html
Region 5: Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin
View Region 5's ProfileCall Toll Free: (877) 33PEHSU or (877) 337-3478
Email: ChildrensEnviro@uic.edu
Website: https://childrensenviro.uic.edu
Region 6: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas
View Region 6's ProfileCall Toll Free: (888) 901-5665
Email: swcpeh@ttuhsc.edu
Website: https://swcpeh.org
Region 7: Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska
View Region 7's ProfileCall Toll Free: (800) 421-9916
Email: efriedman@cmh.edu
Region 8: Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming
View Region 8's ProfileCall Toll Free: (877) 800-5554
Email: rmpehsu@dhha.org
Website: https://www.denverhealth.org/services/community-health/pediatric-environmental-health-specialty-unit
Region 9: Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands, and Tribal Nations
View Region 9's ProfileCall Toll Free: 866-UC-PEHSU or (866) 827-3478
Email: pehsu@ucsf.edu
Website: https://wspehsu.ucsf.edu
Region 10: Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, Washington
View Region 10's ProfileCall: 206-221-8671
Email: pehsu@uw.edu
Website: https://pehsu.deohs.washington.edu