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I Will Fight Until I Melt (Whanga Pillugaghlleqaqa Kenlanga Ughullemnun):
12-minute film featuring an interview with Yupik elder Annie Alowa (1924-1999) from the village of Savoonga on St. Lawrence Island. A former health aide, Annie worked to raise awareness and action about the environmental and health effects of a military site built on her island at Northeast Cape. After the military site was built in 1952, Annie observed that her people began to suffer from unusual numbers of miscarriages, cancers, diseases and death. Annie died of cancer in February 1999. She attributed her cancer, as well as the cancers of others who live on Saint Lawrence Island, to the military poisoning of Northeast Cape.
Human Rights for St. Lawrence Island (4:57):
The Yupik people of St. Lawrence Island have been harmed and displaced by contamination from former military bases. The military disposed of massive quantities of toxic waste on their Island that continues to adversely affect the health and well-being of the people. Annie Alowa, a respected elder, raised concerns about adverse health effects. The people of the Island are working to hold the military and chemical industry accountable for violations of human rights. They ask for cooperation in community-based research and advocacy efforts to protect lands, water, and the health of present and future generations.
Alaska Collaborative on Health & the Environment (CHE-AK) Call Recordings
February 15, 2012
Coal's Assault on Human Health (mp3)
Presenter: Dr. Alan Lockwood author of Coal's Assault on Human Health
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January 11, 2012
Science and Action to Protect Public Health: How Health Care Professionals are Changing Chemicals Policy (mp3)
Presenter: Martha Arguello, Executive Director of Physicians for Social Responsiblity - Los Angeles
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December 14, 2011
The Role of Environmental Chemicals in the Development of Diabetes and Obesity with Dr. Blumberg and Dr. Carpenter (mp3)
Presenters:
Bruce Blumberg, PhD, Professor in Developmental and Cell Biology, and Pharmaceutical Sciences at University of California, Irvine
David Carpenter, M.D., Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, University of Alabany's School of Public Health
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November 30, 2011
Breathe Free: Protecting Community Health from Toxic Coal Dust with Dr. Hendryx (mp3)
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October 26, 2011
Chemical Contaminants in Traditional Foods from St. Lawrence Island: Findings from a New Study and Update on International Actions to Eliminate POPs with Dr. Carpenter, Pamela Miller and Viola Waghiyi (mp3)
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September 29, 2011
The Role of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) in Decisions that Affect Communities: A Case Study of Proposed Coal Mining in the Matanuska Valley (mp3)
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August 24, 2011
Toxic Chemicals that Disrupt Hormones: Impacts on Fish and People (mp3)
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August 1, 2011
Coal Mining in Alaska: Hazards to Human Health and the Environment (mp3)
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June 1, 2011
State of Evidence: The Connection Between Breast Cancer and the Environment (mp3)
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May 25, 2011
International Actions to Eliminate the World’s Most Dangerous Chemicals: Update from the Stockholm Convention (mp3)
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April 6, 2011
Protecting the Health of Alaskans and Our Future Generations through State Chemicals Policy Reform(mp3)
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March 16, 2011
Green Chemistry and Safer Alternatives to Toxic Flame Retardants: Achieving Protective Policies without Compromising Fire Safety (mp3)
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February 23rd, 2011
Mercury Pollution in Alaska: Sources of Contamination, Health Effects, and Global Actions (mp3)
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January 26, 2011
Health Hazards of Toxic Flame Retardants in Everyday Products: Current Scientific Evidence and the Need for Protective Public Health Policies (mp3)
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December 15, 2010
Bisphenol A (BPA): What it does, where it's found, and what we can do to reduce our exposure (mp3)
November 24, 2010
Climate Change and Contaminants: Implications and Potential Impacts (mp3)
October 27, 2010
International Actions to Eliminate the World's Most Dangerous Chemicals: Recommendations of International Panel of Experts on POPs (mp3)
August 11, 2010
The Hidden Hazards of Coal Development in Alaska: Health Risks of Coal Combustion Waste (mp3)
June 30, 2010
The New Science of How Herbicides Affect Health and the Environment: A Case Study of Glyphosate and the Alaska Railroad (mp3)
May 25, 2010
Breast Cancer: Environmental Links and Opportunities for Prevention (mp3)
May 12, 2010
Coal Development in Alaska: Threats to Human Health (mp3)
March 30, 2010
Environmental Contaminants and Reproductive Health: Reasons for Concern (mp3)
February 24, 2010
Mind, Disrupted: How Toxic Chemicals May Change How We Think and Who We Are (mp3)
January 27, 2010
How the Chemicals Industry Harms Children’s Health: The Need for Protective Public Policy (mp3)
December 15, 2009
Chemicals in Health Care: A Snapshot of Chemicals in Doctors and Nurses, Health Implications, and Solutions (mp3)
September 30, 2009
Creating Healthy Schools in Alaska: What You Need to Know to Protect Children from Toxic Exposures (mp3)
August 26, 2009
What’s On Your Food? Pesticide Residues—Science, Health Effects, and Public Policy (mp3)
Speakers: Jay Feldman, Beyond Pesticides Dr. Jen Sass, Natural Resources Defense Council Karl Tupper, Pesticide Action Network North America
Resource: www.whatsonmyfood.org
June 29, 2009
International Actions to Protect the Health of Arctic Indigenous Peoples: Report on Policy and Science from the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (mp3)
June 24, 2009
Birth Defects and Environmental Contamination: Current Science, Research Methods, and Implications for Alaska (mp3)
April 15, 2009
From Silent Spring to Silent Night: How Chemicals Affect Reproductive Health (mp3)
February 24, 2009
Gold Mining and Mercury in Alaska: A Potential Threat to Fisheries and Public Health (mp3)
January 28, 2009
Creating Laws to Protect Public Health: Working Toward a Toxic-Free Future (mp3)
December 18, 2008
Community–Based Participatory Research: How Communities Assess Environmental Exposure and Make Positive Changes (mp3)
November 19, 2008
Hardrock Mining and Community Health: New Opportunities for Community Involvement (mp3)
May 28, 2008
The Global Transport of Persistent Pesticides to the Arctic: Research and International Actions (mp3)
Moderator Pamela Miller Presenter
Don Waite PowerPoint / Handout by Dr Donald Waite
Presenter Hayley Hung PowerPoint / Handout by Dr Hayley Hung
Presenter Shawna Larson
April 15, 2008
Toxics in Everyday Products: How the Regulatory System Has Failed to Protect Our Health and What We Can Do to Fix It— A discussion with investigative journalist and author Mark Schapiro (mp3)
March 25, 2008
Worker Health and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill: What Have We Learned about the Effects of Oil on Human Health? (mp3)
March 5, 2008
Breast Milk Monitoring and the Science of PBDEs (mp3)
February 4, 2008
The War on Cancer: Examining the Need for a Shift in our Priorities (mp3)
December 11, 2007
It’s a Burning Issue—Polybrominated Flame Retardants (PBDEs): The Latest Science, Public Health Implications, and New Legislation (mp3)
November 29, 2007
Is It In Us? The recent report on 3 toxins within our bodies, where they come from and what we can do. (mp3)
October 25, 2007
Contaminants and Wildlife in Alaska: What animals can tell us about environmental health. (mp3)
October 10, 2007
The Bottom Line: Hardrock Mining and Human Health (mp3)
