Prenatal Environmental Health Education (PEHE):
The goal of the PEHE Collaboration is to improve our understanding of factors that promote and inhibit the uptake of prenatal environmental health preventive care activities across diverse prenatal care, community, occupational and environmental contexts in Canada.
Why is this needed? Prenatal exposures to common environmental toxicants such as lead, pesticides, Bisphenol A, second-hand smoke and numerous other substances in our day-to-day lives pose significant reproductive and developmental health risks. There is a recognized need to develop patient-centered educational strategies aimed at communicating these risks and promoting actions to limit exposures, before and during pregnancy.
The PEHE Project
Our interdisciplinary team is working to improve prenatal environmental health education across diverse prenatal care, community, occupational and environmental contexts in Canada. Learn about the project, the work we have done, and related news and events.
Our Team
Learn more about our interdisciplinary team of experts in the fields of prenatal and environmental health, led by Eric Crighton, Graeme Smith, and Erica Phipps.
Educational Resources
Find here educational resources on diverse topics targeted towards health practitioners, new or soon-to-be parents, and anyone else interested in taking action to reduce environmental exposures.
Our Partners
The PEHE Collaboration brings together key national organizations and experts in clinical care, environmental health and health communication, to improve prenatal environmental health education and to advocate for policy change.
