Finger Lakes Children's Environmental Health Center
provided by Finger Lakes Children's Environmental Health Center
Golisano Children's Hospital
Box 777
Rochester NY 14642
* Raises awareness on various environmental health hazards, such as physical risks and toxic substances entering the body through air, food, or water, causing adverse effects on physical, mental, and emotional health, including illnesses, injuries, mental health issues, fertility problems, congenital disabilities, and cancer.
* Aims to address the impact of environmental exposure on pregnant or breastfeeding mothers, affecting maternal and child health, by providing education and support to reduce exposure to contaminants for long-term well-being.
* Offers services focusing on children due to their higher susceptibility to environmental hazards, considering their developmental stage, hand-to-mouth behavior, and more time spent close to potential dangers in various settings like homes, outdoors, daycares, or schools.
Eligibility: Individuals who are considering pregnancy or who are already pregnant or breastfeeding as well as all children who are residents of area served.
Application Process: Call for information.
Required Documentation: Call for information.
Fees: Call for information.
Coverage Note: Broome, Cayuga, Chemung, Chenango, Cortland, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Tioga, Wayne, and Yates Counties.
Finger Lakes Children's Environmental Health Center, FLCEHC, is part of an NYS CEHC network focused on children's environmental health (CEH). It serves a 15-county region in New York State, aiming to prevent, diagnose, and treat environmentally related conditions for families.