Welcome to UT Youth Environment And Health (UT YEAH)
The risk to children's well-being from environmental contaminants is an issue across the United States. Assessing the exposure of children to environmental hazards in facilities where they spend considerable time is of importance for the continued good health of youth in this country. In 2001, the UT Youth Environment And Health (UT YEAH) Research Group formed as a collaborative group with faculty from the UT Extension Family & Consumer Sciences, UT Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology and the UT College of Social Work. The team is concerned with youth health in relation to the natural and built environments, building facilities' management, public health policies and social/child welfare.
The research group is working to educate Tennessee schools, childcare facilities and other child-serving facilities to reduce children's exposure to environmental contaminants. Based upon community assessments and a review of literature, UT YEAH adopted as its first major project to work with schools and childcare centers to reduce children's exposure to pests, pesticides and other chemicals and other indoor air quality pollutants.
Goal
Improve the well-being of Tennessee's children by balancing and reducing risks associated with pests, pesticides, and other chemicals.
Objectives
- Increase understanding and action among local, regional, state and federal stakeholders, with a focus on schools and childcare facilities
- Expand resources for practice, policy and research in Tennessee
- Build a Tennessee-based resource database and Web site
Announcements & Events
June 10, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - The Children's Place Recalls Camouflage Pajama Sets Due to Excessive Lead -- Recall Notice Release #08-302
June 3, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Children's Jewelry Recalled By Daiso Due to Risk of Lead Exposure -- Recall Alert #08-578
May 29, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - QuinCrafts Children's Jewelry Recalled Due to Risk of Lead Exposure -- Recall Notice Release #08-294
May 27, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Batting Helmets Recalled by Rawlings Sporting Goods Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Alert #08-575
May 22, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Floppy Friends Horse Toys Recalled by Toy Investments Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Notice Release #08-285
May 22, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - American Scientific Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Notice Release #08-284
May 22, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - United Scientific Recalls Magnets Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Notice Release #08-279
May 22, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Sure Grip Paint Brushes Recalled by Early Childhood Resources Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Notice Release #08-283
May 22, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Disney Store Recalls Tinker Bell Wands Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Notice Release #08-282
May 22, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - West Music Recalls Shaker Guiro Instruments Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Notice Release #08-280
May 22, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Disney Store Recalls Pirates of the Caribbean Sleeping Bags Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Notice Release #08-278
May 20, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Master Toys & Novelties Inc. Recalls Little Rider Toys Due to Violation of Lead Paint Standard -- Recall Notice Release #08-272
May 15, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Maple Chase Co. Recalls Carbon Monoxide and Carbon Monoxide/Smoke Combo Alarms Due to Alarm Malfunction -- Recall Notice Release #08-267
May 13, 2008 - The EPA has announced the publication of a research report, A Decade of Children's Health Research which summarizes research from the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program.
May 6, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Williamson-Termoflo Gas Boilers Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard -- Recall Alert #08-567
May 6, 2008 - US Consumer Product Safety Commission - Weil-McLain Gas Boilers Recalled Due to Carbon Monoxide Hazard -- Recall Alert #08-566
UT Extension Family & Consumer Sciences
2126 Morgan Circle
119 Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4501
Phone: (865) 974-7384
Fax: (865) 974-1068
UT Department of Entomology & Plant Pathology
2431 Joe Johnson Drive
205 Ellington Plant Sci. Bldg.
Knoxville, TN 37996-4560
Phone: (865) 974-7135
Fax: (865) 974-4744
UT College of Social Work
109 Henson Hall
Knoxville, Tennessee 37996-3333
Phone: 865-974-3351
Fax: 865-974-4803