Nurses and other healthcare providers are likely familiar with hearing the term “PFAS” or “forever chemicals” and that these chemicals can impact human health. There are thousands of PFAS (short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals which can be found in a variety of products most people use on a daily basis. However, most healthcare providers do not know where to find information critical to providing evidence-based care when a patient comes in with questions nor how to manage care if an exposure is identified.

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide useful information to guide clinical practice and decision making. Patients, community members or colleagues may present with questions around PFAS exposures, PFAS testing and/or results, health implications, and what actions they can take to reduce exposures. We hope this toolkit will be a valuable resource for providing guidance around these questions. If you have trouble downloading the pdf below, please reach out to cara@envirn.org. 

For those looking for additional resources, check out the many other health resources that the PFAS-EXCHANGE has for clinicians and the public. They have a short course “Non-Stick Nuisance: Medical Monitoring for PFAS – Health Education and Guidance on PFAS Exposure”, available for CME credit via Michigan State University. 

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PFAS Resource  for Patients

As a companion to the PFAS toolkit, ANHE has developed a brochure intended for patients and community members to use as a resource to learn more about PFAS, potential exposure sources, and how to talk with your healthcare provider about concerns relating to exposure. Click on the image below to download the brochure.