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Today, PSR is joining with dozens of organizations, representing millions of Americans, calling on the U.S. Senate to pass clean energy and climate legislation. Please tell your Senators that we can no longer delay action if we are to protect our health and the health of future generations from catastrophic climate change.
WPSR’s Environment, Justice, & Human Health Committee strives to create a healthy world for all by eliminating toxic chemicals and addressing other threats to human and environmental health. We especially focus on safeguarding children’s health, learning potential, and futures. By lending your voices and participation as health professionals, our combined efforts can help protect families, neighbors and communities from harmful environmental exposures, and move towards a healthy and sustainable Washington.
We currently concentrate our efforts on the following issues:
News Flash: Visit our Action Alerts section for our health professionals' sign on letter, and for the findings of the new toy safety database: www.HealthyToys.org.
About the EJHH Committee:
The EJHH Committee meets regularly (usually once a month) in the evenings. The EJHH is co-chaired by Richard Grady, MD and Steven Gilbert, PhD, DABT. It is staffed by WPSR’s Executive Director and Environment, Justice & Human Health Program Coordinator, Cherie Eichholz. We hope you will join us in our efforts! Please contact Cherie at cherie@wpsr.org for more information, next meeting time, or to be added to the EJHH List serve.
WPSR tackles the pressing issue of climate change and its effects on health and the environment through its Energy & Peace Committee.
WPSR works on these issues in collaboration with, and as a steering committee member of, The Toxic-Free Legacy Coalition (www.toxicfreelegacy.org) (TFL).
WPSR also coordinates with Health Care Without Harm (HCHW) www.noharm.org in work encouraging health care’s use of products and processes that are preferable for human health and the environment.
For questions or comments about WPSR’s Environment, Justice, & Human Health Committee, please email cherie@wpsr.org. Thank you!
Please add your name to the growing list of healthcare professionals who say Bisphenal A (BPA) does not belong in baby bottles and other consumer products.
The Tank Closure and Waste Management (TC&WM) draft EIS for Hanford has been released and public opinion is sought. Plese click here to learn more about how to get involved in this process.
Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
The Toolkit is a combination of easy-to-use reference guides for health providers and user-friendly health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. Read more »