Environmental Health

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health

March 18, 2019

Here’s a welcome good news story about kids’ health and the environment: In North Carolina, public health officials have been working for more than 30 years to eliminate childhood lead poisoning – and have come very close to doing so. Child blood levels have dropped dramatically population-wide...

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Vikki Crouse

Environmental Health Politics & Policy

January 4, 2019

Complete streets policies make communities and neighborhoods more livable by ensuring people can safely get where they need – to work, school, the library, grocery store, restaurants and shopping destinations. The good news is that 30 states and Washington, D.C. have adopted complete streets policies; however, only 17 of those have policies that go deeper with clear requirements for action. Thankfully, organizations across the country are working to resolve this issue. Read below to learn more about the recent successes in Milwaukee and other complete streets campaigns...

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Stephanie Vaughn

Mike Mozart of TheToyChannel and JeepersMedia on YouTube

Environmental Health Food!

September 24, 2018

After a California jury found Monsanto culpable in Dewayne Johnson’s non-Hodgkin's lymphoma last month month, lawsuits against the company swelled from 5,200 to 8,000 . People like Dewayne who were harmed by Roundup will likely see some justice in the months and years ahead, but their suffering...

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Erica Flock

Free Power Pack!

Child jumping in the air with a big smile. Text reads: "Power pack! Contains important tips on issues like water safety and access, physical education, marketing in schools, dual language learning

Environmental Health Food! MomsRising

September 19, 2018

All of our children deserve the opportunity to succeed, whether they want to be an astronaut, open a restaurant, or play third base. Children are full of possibility and potential. As parents, caregivers and adults, that gives us great hope for this world. Our children will craft and create a...

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Karen Showalter

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health Podcast

September 18, 2018

On the radio show this week we cover a long fought childcare victory, the latest in the fight to #StopKavanaugh, what climate change and storms have in common and how we can protect our planet, and tips for safety in hurricanes and weather disasters. *Special guests include: Helen Blank, National...

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Environmental Health Family Economic Security Gun Safety Immigration

August 24, 2018

Children are already back to school in many parts of the country... wow! Summer has flown by. It's a busy time of year, so we'll get right to the point: We need all hands on deck to fight the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, oppose guns in schools, demand Congress do...

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Karen Showalter

Fight Climate Change!

Environmental Health MomsRising MomsVote

August 22, 2018

“The air is literally unsafe to breathe . I've had a pounding headache for two weeks straight. My four year old has had a sore throat, constant cough, and and is wondering why he hasn't been able to play outside in a week. My one year old keeps sneezing and trying to play with the *three* new air...

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Kristin Rowe-Finkbeiner

Childcare & Early Education Environmental Health

August 14, 2018

As a pediatrician, I do everything I possibly can to keep children safe and healthy. One important part of that is counseling parents on what they can do to protect their children from dangerous products and unsafe toys. Unfortunately, there is no shortage of products that pose serious harm to...

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Lenore Jarvis, MD, MEd, FAAP

Environmental Health

August 2, 2018

I grew up in Chicago in the 1960s, near Gary, Indiana’s steel mills. Air pollution was constant in my life - it was orange, thick, and scary. In summer, the smog hung over the city, thanks to frequent thermal inversions trapping the pollution. It smelled metallic and sulfuric, and like rust. It...

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Hannah Banks

Environmental Health

April 23, 2018

There is no safe level of lead for any child, and expectant moms are also affected . Children of color, and children from low-income communities, tend to have the highest exposure levels. We know this for many reasons, including required blood-lead level testing of young children. But we also know...

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