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Chatham-Stephens,  \nMana Mann, Andrea Wershof Schwartz, and Philip J. Landrigan  \nI  \nn the past century, the threats to our children’s health have shifted radically. Life-threatening infectious diseases—smallpox, polio, and cholera—have been largely conquered. Babies born in the United States today are expected to live  \nKevin M. Chatham-Stephens and Mana Mann are fellows in Environmental Pediatrics with the Children’s Environmental Health Center atthe Mount Sinai Medical Center. Andrea Wershof Schwartz is a resident in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital; previously, she was a postdoctoral research fellow in Preventive Medicine at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Philip J. Landrigan is the dean for Global Health, chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine, director of the Children’s Environmental Health Center, and professor of Pediatrics at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Mount Sinai Medical Center. He also leads the New York–Northern New Jersey National Children’s Study (NCS) Center. NCS is the largest study of children’s health and the environment ever launched in the United States.  \ntwo decades longer than their ancestors did 100 years ago.  \nBut our children are growing up in a world in which environmental  \nAt school and at home, in playgroundsand public parks, children (and adults) are constantly exposed to environmental toxins, including vehicle emissions, peeling lead paint, and pesticides, as the photos above show.  \ntoxins are ubiquitous. Measurable levels of hundreds of manmade chemicals are routinely found in the bodies of all Americans, including newborns. Infants are exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls, lead, and mercury in the womb and through breast milk. Baby bottles and toys have been found to contain phthalates, bisphenol A, and lead, all toxins that have been linked to reproductive and developmental disorders.  \nAs harmful elements detected in everyday household items increase, rates of chronic disease have also risen sharply—and these conditions are now the leading causes of childhood illness and death. Air pollution and cigarette smoke contribute to asthma, the most common chronic disease of childhood, which has increased 160 percent in the past 15 years for children underage 5. Chemicals called endocrine disruptors—found in pesti-  \n22 AMERICAN EDUCATOR | WINTER 2011–2012  \ncides, herbicides, some plastics, and air and water—can interfere with the body’s hormone signaling system, potentially causing reproductive disorders, neurologic impairments, and immune dysfunction. Cancer, which kills more children under age 15 than anyother disease, is linked to solvents and pesticides. Early exposure to lead, mercury, and certain pesticides are suspected to contribute to autism, ADHD, and other developmental conditions, which affect 5 to 10 percent of babies born each year.  \nA contaminated environment takes an economic toll, costing $76 billion in medical treatment and lost productivity each year. Efforts to improve the health of our population can be successful only if they are tied to strong environmental policies.1  \nHistorically, this has paid off. In the 1970s, landmark studies on childhood lead poisoning resulted in the removal of lead from paint and gasoline, producing a 90 percent decline in lead poisoning. Children’s average intelligence subsequently rose by five to six IQ points. And in the 1990s, two major pesticides were banned after being shown to have detrimental effects on childhood development.  \nAs harmful elements detected in everyday items increase, rates of chronic disease have also risen sharply—and these conditions are now the leading causes of childhood illness and death.  \nResponsibility for developing strong environmental policies does not rest with government alone. Other organizations—including schools—also should have carefully developed policies to ensure that they provide ","cbCaisB94EjHDaqB","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaisB94EjHDaqB","pdf",1290940,"English","# Children’s Environmental Health in Schools\n## Environmental toxins and chronic disease trends\n## School responsibilities and environmental policy\n## Lead exposure and health impacts","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article focus on children’s environmental health in schools?\",\"answer\":\"Because school-age children spend many hours in school environments and their bodies process exposures differently than adults, making school hazards especially consequential for health and development.\"},{\"question\":\"Which environmental hazards are highlighted as common in the school setting?\",\"answer\":\"The article highlights lead, pesticides, mercury, arsenic, outdoor and indoor air pollution, mold, asbestos, radon, bisphenol A/phthalates, and polychlorinated biphenyls.\"},{\"question\":\"How does lead exposure specifically affect children, according to the text?\",\"answer\":\"Lead is portrayed as highly harmful for children’s developing brains, with increased risk because children may ingest lead from dust through hand-to-mouth behaviors like crawling or playing on the ground.\"}]","First, Do No Harm - Children’s Environmental Health in Schools | PDF",1792074512,25]