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Occupational Reproductive Health
Consultations
For consultation on non-acute environmental or occupational exposure concerns in children, pregnant women, or adults with reproductive health concerns:
Call us at 1-877-KID-CHEM or 1-877-543-2436 or contact us at pehsu@uw.edu
Calls are answered by UW MedCon and forwarded to NW PEHSU. A Northwest PEHSU team member will respond usually within 1 to 4 business days, depending on the number and nature of calls received.
For immediate assistance with concerns about suspected exposure or acute poisoning, contact the Poison Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Upcoming virtual webinar
Work and Reproductive Health: What Employers Need to Know, Thursday, January 13, 2022, 1:00-2:00PM PT
Nancy Beaudet, MS, CIH (NW PEHSU Co-Director; Exposure Scientist, Field Research and Consultation Group; School of Public Health, University of Washington) will offer training to employers, staffing agencies, and labor representatives on workplace reproductive hazards. The webinar will offer training and tools to help employers develop a reproductive health program as part of their accident prevention program.
Registration for this lecture is complimentary!
To register, visit osha.washington.edu or contact the Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety Continuing Education Programs at ce@uw.edu or 206-685-3089.
Continuing education for the activity has been approved.
More information here.
PEHSU Mission
Improve reproductive and children’s health by leading the integration of environmental health into clinical care and public health while supporting communities to address historical injustices and ongoing environmental racism and address the existential threat of climate change.
Northwest PEHSU (Region X). Seattle, WA indicated by the star on the map above.
The Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) are supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)and funded (in part) by the cooperative agreement FAIN: NU61TS000296 with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC/ATSDR). The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) supports the PEHSUs by providing partial funding to CDC/ATSDR through Inter-Agency Agreement number DW-75-95877701. The content on this website has not been formally disseminated by CDC/ATSDR or the EPA and should not be construed to represent any agency determination or policy. Use of trade names that may be mentioned is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the CDC/ATSDR or EPA.