Description of Collaborative Activity: |
The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency co-chair the Task Force, which is focused on coordinating Federal actions in this area, and which comprises representatives of 17 federal departments and White House offices. The Task Force currently focuses on priority areas including climate change, asthma disparities, healthy homes, chemical exposures, and lead. NIEHS staff co-chair the climate change, chemical exposures, and lead subcommittees. The Task Force released an inventory of federal activities to reduce children's lead exposure in October 2016: https://ptfceh.niehs.nih.gov/features/assets/files/key_federal_programs_to_reduce_childhood_lead_exposures_and_eliminate_associated_health_impactspresidents_508.pdf |
Type of Collaborative Activity: |
Committee, Advisory Group, or Work Group
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NIH Participating Institutes/Centers/Office of the Director: |
NCI, NHLBI, NIAID, NICHD, NIEHS |
