| GREETINGS |
In case you haven't heard yet, CHEC has grown and expanded!
This year CHEC turns 16 years old! With many achievements under our
belt and with much that still needs to be accomplished, we decided to
take a close look at how to build on our strengths and increase our
effectiveness. We have been working diligently on planning for the next
16 years of action and results and after 9 months of development, we
are ready for re-birth! This self-assessment process has been an
incredible journey (kind of like that other nine-month journey we are
working to make healthier). One of the most significant and apparent
changes is that we chose to clarify our name. We are quite pleased to
announce that CHEC is now Healthy Child Healthy World.
This certainly is an exciting change that was completed to make our image clear, memorable, and impactful.
Our new improved name and strategy will connect with more people,
impact more lives, be associated with more press, and generate more
awareness – all to create more action on behalf of children’s health.
If only all 16 year-olds looked deep inside themselves to see how they
could improve the world!
We look forward to creating a healthy future for our children, families, and planet.
Kind Regards,
Healthy Child Healthy World
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| EMERGING HEALTH FEATURE |
Weather and Well-Being: How Climate Change is Impacting Health.
What is Climate?
"Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get" seems an
adequately simple explanation. Ironically, this definition is
from a 1973 science fiction novel and today, climate patterns and
weather are becoming increasingly unbelievable. Read more>>> |
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| DR'S VIEWPOINT |
 Dr. Green's Organic Rx
Good News! Growing
our foods organically has proven to be one of the hottest,
fastest-growing movements of the 21st century. Already, more than 4
million acres of American farmland have been dedicated to raising our
food more sustainably, with an eye toward our health and our future.
That's four million acres farmed intelligently without the use of toxic
pesticides or other toxic chemicals; four million acres nurtured with
both ancient and modern techniques that are in balance with nature,
helping to reduce the production of greenhouse gasses and reduce the
threat of global warming.
Read More>>>  |
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HEALTHY CHILD
guide & tips |
It's summertime again and while it's prime time for pests, here are some healthy ways to keep them out:
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| KEEP IN THE KNOW |
Healthy Child, Healthy World is teaming up with SustainLane,
the nation's largest community-powered directory of green product and
business reviews, to bring you a series of informative, timely, and
engaging articles about sustainability and green living.
 
Expect to see new articles from SustainLane published weekly on Healthy Child for the next year. Topics like natural pest control, easy tips for healthy eating, and non-toxic art supplies
are just a few of the subjects in store. Stay tuned for more! And,
after you check out the articles on Healthy Child, head over to SustainLane to read and write your own reviews of green products that you use to raise your healthy child! |
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| EVENTS |
In late April, Healthy Child celebrated its recent brand launch at Steve Glenn's Platinum Leed Certified LivingHome
in Santa Monica. It was an exciting, star-studded event to help
raise awareness about how important it is to create a healthy
environment for children to flourish in, from the ground up!
Below is a photo of Healthy Child Healthy World Executive Director, Christopher Gavigan with mommy-to-be, Jenna Elfman.
Many gathered to
celebrate Healthy Child Healthy World's new name and expanded mission.
Attendees got to walk through a real-life healthy home and checked out
the latest and greatest in "green lifestyle" products and home design,
while learning about The 5 Easy Steps to take to make the home safer
and healthier.
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| LEGISLATION UPDATES |
BAN ASBESTOS IN AMERICA ACT OF 2007
Even though Asbestos is no longer used, Americans are dying at the rate
of one per hour from past use of asbestos and the continuing
contamination it leaves behind.
National and international authorities agree that even slight exposures
to asbestos carry some risk of cancer, and there are many tragic
examples of this. Read More>>>
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| COMMUNITY ACTION |
Be one of the first 50 to share your story about your interest in and personal relationship to environmental issues and receive a year’s subscription to Kiwi Magazine, a great magazine for easy and fun ways to keep families healthy.
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| PARTNER HIGHLIGHTS |
Whole Foods Market,
the world's leading natural and organic foods supermarket, celebrates
the third year of its "Whole Baby" program by partnering with Healthy
Child Healthy World and Seventh Generation to spread the word about
five simple steps and positive solutions to make your home safer and
healthier for your newborn or toddler by helping minimize environmental
toxins that can affect your child's growth and development.
 From
May 1 through June 30, some of our great partners (all natural baby
product companies) have contributed coupons to a free in-store booklet
called Your Guide to Natural Choices for a Healthy Home, for a Healthy
Baby. The booklet is a collaboration between Whole Foods Market,
Healthy Child Healthy World and Seventh Generation. |
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