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Is It Time to View Environmental Decisions Through the Lens of Children's Health?
by Irena Buka
Medical science is identifying risks to the health, growth, and development of children from exposure to pollutants through the air they breathe, the water they drink, and the food they eat. The author of this article considers how environmental decisions that focus on the potential impact of exposures on children's health will help steer a precautionary path that will better enable sustainable development in North America and worldwide.
Air Pollution and Children's Health
by Alvaro Osornio-Vargas
There is no doubt that air quality standards have been instrumental in improving air quality in many cities around the world. However, the author of this article believes that we need to further refine our methodologies and understanding of exposures to complex mixtures to advance the regulation and control of air pollution that affects a large section of the world’s population—children—and has major health implications for future generations.
Intergovernmental Collaboration on Children's Health and the Environment
by Jennifer Maxwell
An insider's look at Canada's interjurisdictional collaboration on issues relating to children’s health and the environment through the creation of the Committee on Health and Environment.
Editor's Note: The articles are based on presentations given at A&WMA’s Chemicals, Health, and the Environment International Specialty Conference held October 30–November 1, 2006, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Proceedings of this conference are available from A&WMA’s Online Library. | 
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