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NEEF Receives EPA's 2006 Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award
Washington, DC, April 21, 2006 - The National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) is a recipient of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s 2006 Children’s Environmental Health Excellence Award for outstanding commitment to protecting children from environmental health risks.
Leyla Erk McCurdy, NEETF’s Senior Director for the Health & Environment Program accepted the award at a special ceremony held on April 20, 2006, in Washington, D.C. NEEF received the Excellence Award for its accomplishments in Integrating Environmental Health into Pediatric Health Care.
NEEF’s Health Care Provider Initiative is a long-term program that takes a strategic approach to incorporating environmental
health into health professionals' education and practice in order to improve health care and public health, with a special emphasis on protecting children and other populations disproportionately affected by environmental pollutants.
By convening experts, developing national agendas and forming strategic partnerships, NEEF creates tools and organizes trainings for health professionals, and facilitates the integration of environmental health into pediatric health care. NEEF’s tools for health professionals include Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers, Pesticide Competency and Practice Skills Guidelines for Medical and Nursing Schools, and Pediatric Environmental History Screening Materials.
We would like to t ake this opportunity to extend our gratitude for the ongoing support provided by our partners, advisors and funders, who have made it possible for NEEF to undertake these initiatives to improve the health and lives of children.
Visit NEEF's Health & Environment Program to find resources for health practitioners. For more information about the Children’s Environmental Health Excellence Award, visit the U.S. EPA's awards site.
The National Environmental Education Foundation is a private non-profit organization dedicated to bringing objective and scientifically sound environmental education to America. The Foundation was authorized in 1990 by the U.S. Congress and is governed by a volunteer board of environmental, health, education, and business leaders.