Archive for August 2016
Ensuring a Healthy Environment for All Children: The Need for Research, Policy, and Urgent Action
Children are more vulnerable to environmental health hazards than adults. They may be exposed in utero and throughout their development with potentially long-term harm to their health. Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, Executive Director of the Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) discusses children’s vulnerabilities, the need for protection, and initiatives to protect children’s environmental health. Nse is…
Read MoreHave we got a job for you!
If you like talking with people and you want to change the world (and get paid for it), we’ve got a job for you! ACAT is looking for the right people for our team of door canvassers. The canvass runs from September 15 through October 4. If you want to join ACAT’s team, please follow…
Read MoreKeeping Toxic PVC Off Your Shopping List for School Supplies
New “Back to School Guide to PVC-free School Supplies” Available Now! The start of the school year is approaching . . . and with it, the hunt for school supplies. Our friends at Center for Health, Environment, and Justice have just what you need to avoid buying your child backpacks, binders, laptops, lunchboxes and other…
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