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On October 28, 2021, the President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks to Children (Task Force) convened a full meeting of the Task Force Principals from across the federal government.
This event brought together cabinet level officials to reinvigorate the federal government’s commitment to protecting children from environmental health and safety risks and promoting action on children’s health.
Leaders from federal agencies including HUD, DOJ, DOT, NOAA, OMB, OSHA, USDA, CPSC and others noted their support for the interagency work of the Task Force. Three Task Force priority areas were highlighted: asthma; lead exposure and safety; and extreme weather events, emergencies, and disasters.
- The priority on children in emergencies and disasters will help to coordinate and enhance federal activities to protect children’s health and safety in the face of such events.
- Building on its interagency asthma work, the group plans to increase uptake of recently updated asthma management guideline for children and to expand support for comprehensive asthma interventions.
- The Task Force continues to make progress protecting children from lead exposures by aligning federal efforts to meet the needs of communities to reduce childhood lead exposures.
Prior to closing the meeting, the Co-chairs reiterated a request that Task Force principals designate or confirm staff to serve on the Task Force steering committee and related subcommittees.
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