The resources below cover a variety of environmental health topics that may impact reproductive and child health and are for healthcare professionals, parents and caregivers, and public health professionals.
PEHSU Resources
Cleaning and Safer Disinfecting Comic Strips for Families
The comic strips are intended to provide information on protecting yourself and your family from germs, when and how to safely and effectively clean and disinfect surfaces, and how to choose safer disinfectants. They are also available as a coloring book!
EPA Smoke-Ready Toolbox for Wildfires
This resource guide includes pertinent publications, factsheets, and healthcare provider trainings about wildfire smoke and air quality issues that may impact children's health.
Western States PEHSU Wildfire Webpage
This webpage has a variety of resources for families and clinicians about wildfires and air quality data and associated health effects.
Is the air safe to play?
This NW PEHSU infographic offers practical activity guidance during times of poor air quality.
El humo y la salud de su familia
This infographic offers simple guidance on how to protect your family's health when the outdoor air quality is poor, like during wildfire events.
Smoke & Your Family's Health
This infographic offers simple guidance on how to protect your family's health when the outdoor air quality is poor, like during wildfire events.
How to build a box fan filter for cleaner indoor air
This simple infographic offers valuable guidance on how to build a low-cost indoor air filter to improve indoor air quality.
WA DOH Wildfire Smoke Toolkit
This WA DOH webpage offers technical guidance and risk communication resources for public health, air quality, and other officials to use during a wildfire smoke response.
Occupational and Environmental Reproductive Health Questionnaire
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Occupational and Environmental Health Databases, Telephone Services, and other Resources
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Reproductive Hazard Identification Checklist
This checklist is to be completed by the employer for each job assignment in the workplace. In the case of temporary workers, the checklist should be completed by the host employer, or collaboratively with the staffing agency, and included in the agency contract prior to placement of employees in…
Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Factsheet for Healthcare Workers
Working in healthcare poses many health and safety risks to workers, including those caused by long hours on one’s feet, heavy lifting, repetitive motion, exposure to hazardous chemicals and pharmaceuticals, and infectious diseases. Many of these hazards create an even greater risk to workers who…
Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: A Factsheet for Workers
All workers have a right to a safe and healthy workplace—even during their childbearing years. This fact sheet is designed to help you recognize those hazards and protect yourself and your children from them.
Reproductive Hazards in the Workplace: Job Hazard Analysis Form
This form should be completed by the employer for each job at the facility and should be shared with employees and temporary staffing agency representatives.
Protecting Workers from Occupational Reproductive Hazards: A Guide for Employers and Staffing Agencies
This guide is designed to provide employers, including both staffing agencies and host employers, information, and guidelines to assess harmful workplace exposures that can affect the reproductive health of employees. The goal is to help you protect the reproductive health of your employees while…