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For
Parents
Hidden
Hazzards: Health Impacts of Toxins in Polymer Clays
Polymer
clays are a form of modeling clay that have become popular
in recent years among children. Unfortunately, these clays
contain polyvinyl chloride (PVC) mixed with phthalate plasticizers
that are associated with potential health risks. Phthalates
as a class of chemicals have been implicated in birth defects,
reproductive problems, nerve system damage and other negative
health effects. VPIRG's research indicates that children
and adults using polymer clays may be exposed to phthalates
at harmful levels. MORE >
(download report HERE)
A
Family Guide - 20 Easy Steps to Personal Environmental Health
Now
Health guide from the National
Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/oc/factsheets/scene/adult/home.htm
CHEC
(Children's Health Environmental Coalition) is
a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating
the public, specifically parents and caregivers, about environmental
toxins that affect children's health. Their goal is to eliminate
children's exposure to man-made toxic substances by ensuring
everyone's right-to-know what is in their air, food, water
and commercial products.
http://www.checnet.org/
Texas
Children's Tips for Parents is a website of the
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston that includes the resource
Providing a Healthy and Safe Environment for Children. Links
are provided that outline how parents can keep their child's
environment healthy and safe.
http://www.texaschildrenshospital.org/pcac/phasec.htm#Lessening
your child's exposure to environmental toxins
Environmental
Safety: What Every Parent Should Know
is a 30-minute video addressing common household environmental
health risks and how parents can protect their children.
The video is offered by the Environmental Health Center
of the National Safety Council
http://www.nsc.org/ehc/ceh/safevide.htm
Tips
to Protect Children
is a resource provided by the Environmental Protection Agency
to encourage responsible actions to reduce children's exposure
to environmental contaminants.
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/frmTips
Raising
Healthy Children in a Toxic World: 101 Smart Solutions for
Every Family is a book by Philip J. Landrigan,
MD; Herbert L. Needleman, MD; and Mary M. Landrigan, MPA.
The book describes how in today's world, the air we breathe,
water we drink, food we eat, homes we live in, and parks
where we play are all susceptible to a host of environmental
toxins. Although these toxins can affect everyone,
those most at risk are our children.
http://hometown.aol.com/landriganp/index.html
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