{"id":302,"date":"2008-03-11T07:21:56","date_gmt":"2008-03-11T11:21:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=302"},"modified":"2008-03-18T10:20:45","modified_gmt":"2008-03-18T14:20:45","slug":"epa-releases-childrens-study-authorized-by-1997-executive-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2008\/03\/epa-releases-childrens-study-authorized-by-1997-executive-order\/","title":{"rendered":"EPA Releases Children’s Study Authorized by 1997 Executive Order"},"content":{"rendered":"

(Beyond Pesticides<\/em>, March 11, 2008) A Decade of Children’s Health Research: Highlights from EPA’s Science to Achieve Results Program<\/em><\/a>, a ten-year Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) study released March 10, 2008, summarizes important research findings found from $127 million invested in research grants on children\u2019s environmental health in response to an executive order issued in 1997. Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children From Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks<\/em>, requires federal agencies to place a high priority on assessing risks to children. EPA, through its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program, issued more than 60 research grants in response to this order, which in turn, produced more than 1000 scientific journal articles.<\/font><\/p>\n

“Understanding potential environmental health risks to children is important to EPA,” said George Gray, assistant administrator of EPA’s Office of Research and Development. “This research will help us assess and address environmental factors that may affect some of the most vulnerable members of our society.”<\/font><\/p>\n

The report summarizes research from the STAR children’s health program over the past 10 years, highlighting scientific findings in epidemiology, exposure science, genetics, community-based participatory research, interventions, statistics and methods.
\nSome of the major findings of this research include:<\/font><\/p>\n