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A Doctor’s Viewpoint: Sun and Insect Protection
Dr. Phil Landrigan
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Thursday, June 12, 2003
Summer vacation usually means more time to enjoy the great outdoors with your children. Don’t forget to protect your family from the hazards of sunburn, insect bites and stings. Sun-protection practices are especially important for infants and children because overexposure during the early years of life increases the risk for melanoma, the most serious form of skin cancer.
A Doctor’s Viewpoint: Pesticides
Dr. Phil Landrigan
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Thursday, March 27, 2003
As long ago as 1979 the Surgeon General's Report on Health Promotion and Disease Prevention remarked, "There is virtually no major chronic disease to which environmental factors do not contribute, either directly or indirectly."
Advocacy 101: How to Make Your Community a Healthier Place for Children
Christa Benson
Children's Environmental Health Network
Saturday, February 01, 2003
At home, you can control many of the chemicals that enter your home, such as pesticides, paint, cleaners, art supplies and personal care products, by making safe and healthy choices. And as parents, you have the ability to limit your children's exposure to hazardous chemicals in your home by keeping such chemicals safely locked away from children.
Mold Basics and Resources
Aisha Ikramuddin
Thursday, June 27, 2002
Recently, more stories are appearing in the news about schools and homes that are infested with mold so rampant that the buildings must be sealed off for cleaning and, in some cases, even demolished. Mold's health effects can vary from mild allergy-like symptoms to debilitating illness, including chronic respiratory problems, fatigue and headaches, depending on the level of mold in a building and the sensitivity of the exposed individuals.
Pesticide Registration: No Guarantee of Safety
Caroline Cox
Excerpted with permission from Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides
Tuesday, March 27, 2001
Our national pesticide law is not a health- or safety-based law. Instead, it is based on risk-benefit analysis: Hazardous pesticides can be registered as long as they offer enough economic benefits. It is nearly impossible to do a sound risk-benefit analysis. There is no satisfactory way, for example, to weigh the costs of two million dead birds, or 100 children born with birth defects, against the profit margins of chemical manufacturing companies.
