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Friday, August 29, 2008
Posted by Healthy Child
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The Discovery Channel HD Cable show "Planet Green" recently launched segment focusing on
The World's Greenest Homes. This show is a wonderful resource for tips on creating a healthier environment in your home as well as a glimpse inside today's great minds behind some of the most innovative and intentional architecture and design.
We are expecially excited because this Friday, August 29th, at 6 pm, they will feature the
home of our founders, Nancy and Jim Chuda.
Enjoy, learn, and be inspired by these sustainable dwellings that provide the healthiest environments possible, where it matters most - in the home.
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Thursday, April 24, 2008
Posted by Natalie Cadranel
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This is one of my favorite things to do in Los Angeles and this year we are excited because our organization will be participating!
Christopher Gavigan, Executive Director of Healthy Child and Author of our new book Healthy Child Healthy World will be speaking at the LA Times Festival of Books at UCLA. Come meet the Healthy Child Healthy World staff and pick our brains on how best to detoxify your home environments. Talk to the author and pick up your own signed copy of the book!
Where: UCLA Campus: 325 Westwood Plz Los Angeles, CA
When: Saturday, April 26th, 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
We hope to see you there!
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Thursday, April 10, 2008
Posted by Jenny Barsumian Brady
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Announcing Healthy Child Healthy World's Healthy Home Tour in Austin, Texas. An exciting event highlighting construction and design practices encouraged by Healthy Child Healthy World.
Home Tours: April 20th - April 27th 2008 Purchase Home Tour tickets online now!
Click to view full invite for more details.
Location:
502 Riley Road Austin, TX 78746
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By Melanie Spencer
AMERICAN-STATESMAN
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Imagine a house designed to reduce energy consumption, improve health and minimize environmental impact. It would have these features: pressurization for positive air outflow that pushes out allergens; an open floor plan for parents to keep an eye on curious toddlers; strategically placed windows to maximize natural daylight; and low-maintenance finishes with low or no volatile organic compounds to help reduce toxic chemicals.
Los Angeles-based investor Stanley Lerman chose Rollingwood in which to build two such houses that are nearing completion. Lerman's development company, Jivaka, teamed up with the California-based nonprofit organization Healthy Child Healthy World. And if the two entities have their way, these kinds of projects will become the standard in home building.
Luxury green homes might sound to some like an oxymoron. After all, isn't scaling back a part of being green?
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Thursday, March 06, 2008
Posted by Healthy_Child
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In a video lecture, Environment and Human Health, Inc’s (EHHI) Public Health Toxicologist, David Brown, Sc.D. urges the public to proceed more diligently with artificial turf usage. A more appropriate question, he says, is “What do we know about artificial turf?” And the answer, unfortunately, is not enough.
In the city of the New York alone, over 75 playgrounds and athletic fields have been made with synthetic turf – 100 more are planned. Meanwhile, newly raised health and environmental safety questions remain unanswered. In a press release, EHHI has recommended that a moratorium be place on further usage until more research is done on the safety of the turf.
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Thursday, August 30, 2007
Posted by Jenny Barsumian Brady
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The Precautionary Principle’s basic premise is: “When an activity raises threats of harm to human health or the environment, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.” (From 1998 Wingspread Statement)
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007
Posted by Christopher Gavigan
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There is no harm in studying the possible health ramifications of artificial turf made from old tires.
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