Reducing Children’s Environmental Health Risks in Schools Webinar 

Join the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children to learn why children are more susceptible at different life stages and how school environments can affect health, attendance, and learning. We’ll highlight priority school exposures—lead, mold, outdoor air pollution, indoor air quality, and natural disasters—and share federal tools and guidance you can use now to implement best practices that reduce exposure.  

Leave with clear next steps, ready‑to‑use resources, and contacts to help you advance healthier, higher‑performing schools. 

Featured Presenters 

• Becky Cook-Shyovitz, MS, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, Children’s Health Protection Division 
• Diana Degen, MSPH, U.S. EPA, Office of Air and Radiation, Indoor Environments Division, Schools Branch 
• Rachel Desrosiers, MPH, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Center for Response, Office of Community Mitigation and Recovery, Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response
• Cindy Mack, MS, U.S. EPA, Office of Water, Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water, Lead Reduction in Drinking Water in Schools and Child Care Facilities   
• Stormy Monks, PhD, MPH, Region 6 Southwest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit 
• Perri Ruckart, DrPH, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health  
• Manthan Shah, PhD, MPH, U.S. EPA, Office of Applied Science and Environmental Solutions, Children’s Health Protection Division 
• Lindsey Thompkins, PhD, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, Asthma and Air Quality Branch  

More Info on the PTF 

The President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children is an interagency group of federal scientists, programmatic and policy experts, and communication specialists. It serves as the focal point for U.S. government coordination to explore, understand, and improve children’s environmental health and safety.