Safe Cosmetics

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Clean Water Action

Environmental Health

Our food, air, water and land are being contaminated. These environmental hazards are a threat to public health and the advocacy for these issues has been usually seen as the work of environmentalists. These professionals have made good strides in increasing awareness but have not always been able to make a clear connection between environmental hazards and our health.

Nurses play an important role in advocating for their patients, their communities and their environment. They use their skills, knowledge and advocacy in their homes, their workplaces and their communities. In their practices they see first hand the outcomes related to chronic illness and are in an important position to advocate for improved environmental health. Nurses are a part of a powerful and trusted profession; nurses have the potential to take the lead and  make that connection between the environment and health.

Connecticut Nurses' Association's goal is to provide education for nurses and educators. We will provide them with tools to advocate for a healthier environment and to develop curriculum that can be integrated into nursing courses.

 ATTN: Environmental Health Nurses
The Dept. of Public Health recently published the "Plastics Primer" which is a very useful reference guide, particularly in light of the recent passage of PA 09-103 An Act Concerning Bisphenol-A In Children's Products and Food Products which will become October 1, 2011.
1710/files/PlasticsPrimer071409.pdf  

CT Department of Environmental Protection - Lists programs, services and publications, among other resources, including updates and advisories.
http://dep.state.ct.us/ourenvir.htm

CT Department of Environmental Protection Updates. It has a link to information on daily air quality and mercury as well as what fish is safe to eat among others.

http://dep.state.ct.us/updates/updathme.htm

http://www.cfenv.org/

 One T hing is a movement to promote energy efficient behavior among all residents and businesses culminating in the One Thing Expo to be held at the Connecticut Convention Center, October 10-12, 2008.
http://www.onethingct.com/

Environmental Health / Clean Water Action?
www.cleanwateraction.org/ct/ ?
www.safehealthyct.org

The Institute for Children's Environmental Health

http://www.iceh.org/cgi-bin/searchresources.cgi

Learn about asbestos in toys

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/341381_asbestos28.html?source=mypi

The Institute for Children's Environmental Health recently launched a searchable database of resources on environmental health for various audiences.  The database is designed so that users can select not only the medium (books, journals, videos, etc.), the environmental and toxics issues, and the health issues of interest, but also the target audience.  Once users make specific selections, links to online resources are provided.

http://www.iceh.org/cgi-bin/searchresources.cgi
 

The Consumer Action Guide to toxic chemicals in toys

www.healthytoys.org

Kids Recycling Zone - One-stop shop for kids to learn about recycling
http://www.kidsrecyclingzone.com/

This website offers a resource kit for pollution prevention in health care.

http://www.noharm.org/goingGreen

Mercury in health care issue

http://www.mercuryfreehealthcare.org 

H2E - Hospitals for a Health Environment. - H2E is based on the vision of a healthy health care system - embracing safer building products, clean air, energy and water efficiency, safe working practices, and a commitment to public health with emphasis on waste volume and toxicity reduction.

http://www.h2e-online.org

The WHO Mercury in Health Care Policy Paper.

http://www.who.int/water_sanitation_health/medicalwaste/mercurypolpaper.pdf

Learn how to properly dispose of medications
http://www.ct.gov/dcp/cwp/view.asp?a=1620&q=396404

The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
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For a directory of environmentally friendly products and services

H2E has this area available for searching.

CleanMed links to information about conferences. The next one is in 2008. 

http://www.cleanmed.org/

Compiled by environmental health sciences the following link gives up-to-date environmental news.  Provides quick access to breaking news about the environment, with scientific results that help link health to the environment and reports by environmental groups.

Household Products Database: Health & Safety Information from the National Library of Medicine

http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/household/list?tbl=TblBrands&alpha=A  

Plastic Recycle Codes

http://www.ides.com/resources/plastic-recycling-codes.asp
 

Environmentally focused media, event and marketplace company

Choose which catalogs you no longer want to receive.  This is a free service.

 http://www.catalogchoice.org/

H2E - 10 Step Guide to Green Cleaning Implementation
http://www.h2e-online.org/docs/h2e10stepgreenclean-r5.pdf

http://www.when.org/

http://climate.weather.com/articles/recycle021508.html?from=pif_locallinker_undeclared&cm_ven=MKTG&cm_cat=HousePromo&cm_pla=LocLink&cm_ite=FE

Please note the first page on environmental health.

 http://www.marylandrn.org/html/workplaceEnvironmentHealth.cfm

The Chemicals Policy Initiative, a project of the Lowell Center for Sustainable Production (LCSP), has designed this site to provide an outline of chemicals management efforts around the world, as well as other information and links that are relevant to chemicals policy.  

http://www.cleanwateraction.org 

Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow is a citizen initiative in Massachusetts to establish new government policies to prevent harm to our health from toxic hazards.

Science and environmental health network based around adopting a precautionary principle approach to environmental health. http://www.sehn.org/precaution.html

National Environmental Education Foundation  
www.neefusa.org

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

This is the ANA and the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health's link.

Click here for ANA press release on Chemical exposures on the job that may be linked to diseases in nurses

National Geographic article regarding body burden

http://green.nationalgeographic.com/environment/going-green/toxic-people.html?nav=FEATURES

Click here for article on the dangers of DEHP

Center for Health, Environment & Justice article on volatile vinyl shower curtains
www.chej.org/showercurtainreport

www.cehn.org

www.computertakeback.org

www.healthybuilding.net

www.checnet.org

www.chemicalbodyburden.org

www.cleanmed.org

www.cleanproduction.org

Best practices for managing pharmaceutical waste
http://www.pharmecology.com

Los Angeles County's very aggressive public education site regarding household medication disposal--Exemplar

EPA's haz waste site

 
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/index

pestsale-usage

http://beyondpesticides.org/schools/sepa/SEPA_fact & figures.htm

www.organiclandcare.net

August 2009: Plastics - Back-to-School

July 2009: The Dept. of Public Health published the "Plastics Primer" which is a very useful reference guide, particularly in light of the recent passage of PA 09-103 An Act Concerning Bisphenol-A In Children's Products and Food Products which will become October 1, 2011.

1710/files/PlasticsPrimer071409.pdf 

www.checnet.org/healthouse/edcuation
www.besafenet.com/pvcdisposal/Report_2-Column_R6.pdf
www.noharm.org/detailscfm?type=document&ID=493
www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2002/602_plastic.html
www.wlssd.com?ENRPROG_files/safe.html
www.pollutionpeople.org
www.watoxics.org
www.healthobservatory.org
www.thegreenguide.com
www.epa.gov

CT Bill Information, Citizens Guide to Political Action
www.ct.gov

Physicians for Social Responsibility
www.psr.org

Influential Grassroots Organization on Environmental Issues
www.sierraclub.org

www.pvcfree.org

Social Change

www.epa.gov/kidshometour