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Environmental Health

Puberty In Second Grade??

September 8, 2010
I had to do a double take last month when I read an article about new research in the Journal of Pediatrics showing that more than one in ten girls are starting to develop breasts by age seven, with even higher rates in some communities. [1] Seven year old girls should be able to focus on playing...
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Are You Concerned About School Food? Help Propel the Revolution!

September 7, 2010
More and more parents are expressing deep concerns about the quality of food being served in schools. And, many are still unaware that there might be anything to worry about. Healthy Child Healthy World is taking our Eat Healthy program to the next level by joining forces with Jamie Oliver's Food...

What A Dash of Community Service Can Do

September 7, 2010
We are much too involved in our own heads. There is a whole world out there waiting to be explored and by sitting in our homes and reliving the day’s drama over dinner and bad prime time tv, we aren’t experiencing what the world has to offer. Community service can help us move on and our community move forward.
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What Every Parent Should Know About Toxins

August 30, 2010
To: Everyone in the San Francisco Area Here's a huge and unprecedented opportunity to take action to stop the toxic assault that threatens our communities and our children. Here's a huge and unprecedented opportunity to take action to stop the toxic assault that threatens our communities and our...

To Vaccinate Your Child….Or Not?

August 26, 2010
This article offers an impartial introduction to the otherwise hotly-contested subject of childhood vaccinations. And it shows how vaccines fit into the whole problem of the toxic assault on our children. Donna Curless’s three children were born and spent their early years in Brick Township, a mid-...

America's Obsession with Food

August 25, 2010
Over the past decade, food has become a central theme in entertainment. Television channels and programs are dedicated solely to food preparation, popular chefs, cooking contests, or the latest fad in restaurants. With coverage like this, our standard three meals a day almost resemble an obsession...

Please Act Now to Honor the Mothers

August 24, 2010
The news may be filled with stories of crises and collapse, but through every downfall we are seeing greatness as mothers heed the call for change. As Amie Nelson says in “ How Mothers Can Change the World ,” “ The positive light among us is the growing swell of activism from women formerly in the...

Do Your Homework: Get Toxic Chemicals Out Of Your Child's School Supplies!

August 19, 2010
You strive to make your home a healthy and safe environment for your children to grow up in. But what about the 8 hours they spend in school each day? Unfortunately, many school supplies are composed of the poison plastic: polyvinyl chloride (PVC). This plastic can contain a toxic stew of...
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Lets Move! For Safer School Siting

August 12, 2010
I’m starting to feel like a broken record, but I guess that’s what happens when you really care about something. Children are a vulnerable population. They eat more food, breathe more air, and drink more liquids per pound than adults. They are also more curious exploring the world around them in...
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Preventing Toxic Contamination by Getting Local

August 10, 2010
CNN’s Dr. Gupta is hosting a series on toxic chemical contamination around the country called Toxic America . This past Saturday, Dr. Gupta’s story focused on pregnancy and toxic chemicals by following a couple who had difficulty getting pregnant only to realize some troubling information. Women...
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