{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5800","number":"5800","name":"Kathy Taylor Yokel","organization":"","posted":"2026-10-28T04:00Z","received":"2026-10-19T04:00Z","body":"I am submitting this comment in response to HHS’s Request for Information on Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs), Radiofrequency (RF) Radiation, and Wireless Radiation Exposure.\n\nI am responding from the perspective of an advocate and concerned member of the public.\n\nI am in shock at the seeming endless explosion of cell towers and WIFI being everywhere.  Perhaps this is why even though I am a robustly healthy person who eats organic food, exercises, drinks only water, and practices a healthy lifestyle, my head feels bad every day.  This never happened before a smart meter was put on our house.  Why are WIFI routers allowed in schools where children go every day.  Their skulls are thinner, and their brains are developing.  We should have ethernet cables in all schools, in offices, in hospitals, and homes.  Wifi comes with a lot of hazards and HHS needs to look into this.  Please don't trust any research from the organizations that are creating the EMF and EMR hazards.\n\nI support HHS taking an active role in examining the potential health and environmental effects of wireless radiation. Questions about human health should be addressed by federal agencies with appropriate expertise in medicine, biology, epidemiology, and public health, and the experiences of individuals and families who report being affected should be considered alongside the scientific evidence.\n\nI urge HHS to carefully evaluate these experiences and the scientific evidence, identify gaps in current research, give particular attention to children and other potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank you for providing individuals and families with an opportunity to be heard.","attachments":[],"attachment_inventory":true,"withheld":false,"source":"https://www.regulations.gov/comment/HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5800","tags":["child-development","exposure-places","research-evidence"],"source_hash":"f34237d1d128f73b5b864fa502823d0354eaa2cc4f883d54203f9147b26957a8","slug":"child-development-comment-5800","classification":{"id":"HHS-OASH-2026-0397-5800","body_sha256":"342d6ed8e191d9575feb217f280271efd2c304f75c97d3bafab67f00bae52185","status":"ai_reviewed","primary_topic":"smart-meters","topics":[{"id":"smart-meters","evidence":"bad every day.  This never happened before a smart meter was put on our house.  Why are WIFI routers allowed in schools w"},{"id":"neurological","evidence":"ly water, and practices a healthy lifestyle, my head feels bad every day.  This never happened before a smart meter was put on "},{"id":"children","evidence":" our house.  Why are WIFI routers allowed in schools where children go every day.  Their skulls are thinner, and their brains are de"},{"id":"wifi","evidence":"a smart meter was put on our house.  Why are WIFI routers allowed in schools where children go every day.  Their skulls ar"},{"id":"optical","evidence":"their brains are developing.  We should have ethernet cables in all schools, in offices, in hospitals, and homes.  Wifi comes"},{"id":"research","evidence":"ther potentially vulnerable populations, and establish appropriate federal research priorities regarding wireless radiation and public health.\n\nThank you for p"}],"summary":"Reports head discomfort after smart-meter installation, raises concern about school Wi-Fi, and advocates Ethernet and independent health research.","reviewed_at":"2026-10-28T16:50:58Z","review_method":"Full comment-text review with exact source evidence; attachments not reviewed","review_source_sha256":"ad6a9fc6666676daff7b2c963d3984e4fa9481af12fde9ab7121bb3a56cf4b9b","source_url":"https://rfsafe.net/hhs-comments/data/catalog.json","scope":"Original comment body; attachments excluded"},"forum_topics":["smart-meters","neurological","children","wifi","optical","research"],"primary_topic":"smart-meters","forum_title":"Reports head discomfort after smart-meter installation, raises concern about school Wi-Fi, and advocates …"}