Resource Library

Children’s Environmental Health Resource Library

ASPIRE Children’s Environmental Health Center

Welcome to the Children's Environmental Health Resource Library!

Here, you'll find a wealth of trusted information and resources dedicated to protecting children's health from environmental hazards.

Whether you're a parent, caregiver, educator, or healthcare professional, this library offers valuable tools and knowledge to help you create a safe and healthy environment for the children in your life.

Explore our diverse collection of resources

  • Fact sheet

    This fact sheet from AirNow explains how schools, organizations, and communities can use a color-coded flag system based on the U.S. EPA’s Air Quality Index (AQI) to communicate daily air quality levels, helping people take actions to protect their health during periods of poor air quality.

  • Fact sheet

    This checklist from the American National Red Cross offers individuals and families essential steps for preparing for a wildfire, including the importance of staying informed, creating defensible space around your home, developing an evacuation plan, assembling a "go-kits" and "stay-at-home" kit, and reducing wildfire smoke exposure.

  • Website

    This website from American Red Cross provides essential information and resources to keep your family and home safe during a wildfire, including tips for preparing your home and family for a wildfire, what to do during a wildfire, and how to stay safe after a wildfire.

  • Website

    This website from AirNow offers step-by-step advice on planning ahead for wildfire smoke events, including knowing who is at increased risk for more severe health effects from wildfire smoke, creating a clean room, and monitoring air quality.

  • Fact sheet

    This activity sheet from the Keep Oregon Green Association guides homeowners on how to safely burn backyard debris like brush, tree limbs, leaves, and other plant materials to prevent wildfires.

  • Report

    This multi-stakeholder workgroup report offers parents/caregivers, health practitioners, educators, and policymakers evidence-based strategies to protect children's health from wildfire smoke exposure, including best practices for protecting indoor air quality in school settings.

  • Report

    This multi-stakeholder workgroup report offers summaries of the presentations and discussions that took place during the Children’s Health and Wildfire Smoke Workshop. The workshop helped develop best practices to protect children's health from wildfire smoke, especially in a school setting.

  • Webinar

    This webinar series from Oregon State University Extension Service provides a collection of webinars focused on wildfire preparedness, community resilience, home hardening, landscape management, and evacuation readiness for Oregon residents.

  • Journal article

    This review article summarizes the current knowledge and knowledge gaps in the health effects of wildfire smoke in children, as well as public health tools for protecting children from wildfire smoke, including low-cost sensor data, respirators, and managing exposures in school environments.

  • Website

    This website from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers resources for improving environmental health in schools and childcare centers, addressing issues like indoor air quality, mold, and pollutant exposure, and providing guidance for preparing schools as clean air and cooling centers during climate events.

  • Fact sheet

    This fact sheet from the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) offers guidance for caregivers and teachers on supporting children's emotional recovery after a wildfire, focusing on strategies to rebuild safety, manage anxiety, and recognize signs of trauma.

  • Website

    This website from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) explains how wildfire smoke affects health, especially for vulnerable groups like children, pregnant people, responders, and those with respiratory issues, and provides resources for learning how to be ready for a wildfire.