From allergies to zinc poisoning, The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has a colorful, simple parents' guide to diseases related to the environment.

CHEC's mission is to inform parents and all those concerned with the welfare of children about preventable health and development problems caused by exposures to toxic substances in homes, schools and communities and to encourage the public to take action to protect children against these toxic threats.

Young children are especially vulnerable to environmental risks in air, water or home. Read about these risks and more—and how to protect our children—in these resources from the Environmental Protection Agency.

This program is designed to help children set goals for themselves, resist pressures, learn how to resolve conflicts without violence and understand how gangs and youth violence affect the quality of their lives.