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Complete Lesson 1: Environmental Health 101

This lesson introduces the broad concept of environmental health and why children may be particularly at risk from environmental health hazards by focusing on the differences between adults and children. These differences will be highlighted by examining the four things that all living beings need in order to survive (air, water, food, and shelter).

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