Archive for December 2016
Protecting Children at the “Top of the World”: Reflections and Recommendations from the Alaska Children’s Environmental Health Summit
In October 2016, ACAT convened the first Children’s Environmental Health Summit in Alaska to address growing concerns about disproportionate exposures to environmental contaminants experienced by children in the circumpolar north. Health care providers, luminaries in environmental health research, and long-dedicated health advocates from around the country presented at the conference. Participants also heard from Alaska-based…
Read MoreNEWS RELEASE 12/5/16 | U.S. PIRG Education Fund releases annual survey of toy safety
Survey finds dangerous toys on store shelves, shopping tips can help parents shop safe Anchorage, AK, Dec 5, 2016 – Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s store shelves, according to the Alaska Public Interest Research Group’s 31st annual Trouble in Toyland report. The survey of hazardous toys found that, despite recent…
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