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Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning

227 Massachusetts Avenue, N. E., Suite 200
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 543-1147
Fax: (202) 543-4466

http://www.afhh.org/

The Alliance develops and advocates for policy positions that advance and promote the protection of children’s environmental health. The Alliance works with state coalitions, local leaders, and parent groups to help them achieve progress locally. The Alliance publishes a variety of documents, including model laws and policy recommendations.

American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health

141 Northwest Point Boulevard
Elk Grove Village, Illinois 60007-1098
(847) 434-4000
Fax: (847) 434-8000

http://www.aap.org

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) Committee on Environmental Health (COEH) develops environmental health policy by establishing policy statements on issues such as lead poisoning and screening, environmental tobacco smoke, neonatal aspects of noise pollution, and asbestos exposure in schools. The AAP Washington office monitors federal legislation and regulatory action dealing with the environment from the perspective of what is best for children. COEH occasionally sponsors environment-related educational programs at national AAP meetings, and has produced a professional handbook on environmental health and children for pediatricians as well as a brochure for parents on selected environmental health exposures.

Art Hazards Program

1001 I Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 324-7572

our mailing address:
Post Office Box 4010
Sacramento, CA 95812-4010

www.oehha.ca.gov

California's Education Code requires the state to develop a list of art and crafts materials, which cannot be purchased or ordered for use in kindergarten or grades one through six because they contain toxic substances. The Art Hazards Program of the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment can answer questions on and provide copies of the art and crafts materials list.

California Safe Schools

Box 2756
Toluca Lake, California 91610
818-785-5515
www.calisafe.org

California Safe Schools spearheaded the Los Angeles Unifed IPM Policy, the most stringent pesticide policy in the nation for schools.California Safe Schools also recently sponsored AB 405, authored by Assembly member Montanez signed by Governor Schwarzenegger on October 6, 2005 which prevents experimental pesticides from being used on k-12 public school campuses.

Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction

1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 500
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 838-9440
Fax: (703)-684-2223

http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/index.html

The Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction was established in 1998 by the National Toxicology Program and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and is staffed and administered by scientists and support personnel at Sciences International, Inc. Its mission is to provide scientifically sound assessments of reproductive health risks associated with human exposures to naturally occurring and man-made chemicals; to make these assessments readily available to the public, to state and federal agencies, and to the scientific community; and to build an electronic resource for providing, or directing one to, information of public interest concerning human reproductive health.

Children’s Environmental Health Network

5900 Hollis Street, Suite R3
Emeryville, California 94608
(510) 597-1393
Fax: (510) 597-1399

http://www.cehn.org

The Children’s Environmental Health Network is a national multidisciplinary project whose mission is to promote a healthy environment and protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards. The network is composed of experts in the fields of medicine, nursing, research, and policy, who represent national health and child organizations on the network’s advisory board and committees. The network focuses on the areas of research, policy, and education and has developed the extensive "Resource Guide on Children’s Environmental Health," which is available free on the Web site.

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute

170 Frelinghuysen Road
Piscataway, New Jersey 08854
(732) 445-0200

http://www.eohsi.rutgers.edu

The Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute (EOHSI) sponsors research, education, and service programs in a setting that fosters interaction among experts in environmental health, toxicology, occupational health, exposure assessment, public policy, and health education. It houses six divisions and numerous specialized centers. Various projects are underway at EOSHI that deal with the effects of the environment on the reproduction and development of humans and on the ecosystem. EOHSI is a joint institute of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Healthy Schools Network, Inc.

773 Madison Avenue
Albany, New York 12208
(518) 462-0632
Fax: (518) 462-0433

http://www.healthyschools.org/

Healthy Schools Network, Inc., is a nonprofit education and research organization dedicated to securing policies and actions that will create schools that are environmentally responsible to children, personnel, and to their communities. Centered on children’s environmental health, Healthy Schools Network Inc. activities include information, education, and coalition building. It was founded in late 1994 as the New York Healthy Schools Network, Inc. a broad-based coalition of parent, environment, public health, and education groups united in support of the New York State Regents Guiding Principles of School Environmental Quality. Since 1996, it has operated a nationally unique Healthy Schools/Healthy Kids Information and Referral Clearinghouse to help parents and others protect children and help local schools improve their environmental conditions and practices.

In Harm's Way Toxic Threats to Child Development Project
Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility
11 Garden Street, Cambridge, MA 02138
Phone: 617-497-7440 | Fax: 617-876-4277
E-Mail: psrmabo@igc.org
http://psr.igc.org/ped-env-hlth-toolkit-project.htm

ADHD and autism prevent our children from reaching their full human potential. Seventeen percent of children in the United States have been diagnosed with one or more developmental disabilities. These disorders have widespread societal implications, from health and education costs to the repercussions of criminal behavior. Though trends are difficult to establish with certainty, there is a growing consensus that learning and behavioral disorders are increasing in frequency.

These disabilities are clearly the result of complex interactions among genetic, environmental and social factors that impact children during vulnerable periods of development. Research demonstrates that pervasive toxic substances, such as mercury, lead, PCBs, dioxins, pesticides, solvents, and others, can contribute to neurobehavioral and cognitive disorders. Human exposure to neurotoxic substances is widespread. A review of the top twenty chemicals reported released under the 1997 Toxics Release Inventory reveals that nearly three-quarters are known or suspected neurotoxicants. Over a billion pounds of these neurotoxic chemicals were released on-site by facilities into the air, land or water. As our knowledge about these neurotoxic chemicals has increased, the "safe" threshold of exposure has been continuously revised downward. Toxic exposures deserve special scrutiny because they are preventable causes of harm.

Lead Poisoning Prevention Information Line

1-(800)-LEAD-FYI (1-(800)-532-3394)

By calling the toll-free number, citizens can request a Spanish or English language information package describing how to help protect children from lead poisoning.

March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

1275 Mamaroneck Avenue
White Plains, New York 10605
(888) 6638-4637
Fax: (914) 428-8203

http://www.modimes.org

The mission of the March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and reducing infant mortality. The March of Dimes carries out this mission through the Campaign for Healthier Babies, which includes programs of research, community service, education, and advocacy.

National Lead Information Center

1-800-424-LEAD
Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time

http://www.epa.gov/lead/

The National Lead Information Center (NLIC) provides the general public and professionals with information about lead hazards and their prevention. NLIC operates under a contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with funding from U.S. EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Poison Control System, California

Public Emergency Hotline: 1-800-876-4766, 24 hours

http://www.calpoison.org/public/home.html

California's Regional Poison Control Centers are now linked by one hotline number. The centers are staffed around-the-clock by clinical pharmacists with doctor of pharmacy degrees and specially trained registered nurses with professional certification as poison center specialists. Additional consultative support from a staff of on-call physician toxicologists certified in medical toxicology with primary specialties in internal, emergency, laboratory, or occupational medicine are immediately available. The staff provide the public, physicians, and other health care providers with information and consultation on poisoning emergencies involving household products, industrial chemicals, mushrooms and other plants, foods, and drug reactions or overdoses. Referrals for the diagnosis and treatment of poisonings are also given. The centers are a resource for the education of both the public and health professionals, and most have health educators. They are researching the epidemiology, prevention, and treatment of poisonings. The centers maintain extensive hazardous materials and poisoning library with computerized databases, have access to chemical laboratories for toxicological analyses to meet the needs of the public, health professionals, first responders, and government agencies for emergency information on the toxic and hazardous properties of chemical substances. They are an important part in the hazardous material spill response system. A state program coordinating the regional poison control centers is operated under the Emergency Medical Services Authority, listed separately. For administrative matters, call the central office at UC San Francisco, (415) 502-8600.

Physicians for Social Responsibility

1101 14th Street, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 898-0150
Fax: (202) 898-0172

http://www.psr.org

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR), the United States affiliate of the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, is committed to the elimination of nuclear weapons of mass destruction, the achievement of a sustainable environment, and the reduction of violence and its causes. The Environment and Health Program was established to expand PSR’s mission to encompass new challenges to human health posed by contamination of the environment due to human activities. Specific issues the program has addressed include medical waste incineration and dioxin, pesticides, safe food and drinking water, clean air and water, and children’s environmental health. In addition, the program has focused much of its work on two problems that pose a particular threat to a sustainable global future: contamination of the environment by persistent toxic pollutants and the health effects of global climate change. PSR’s Environment and Health Network links activists and issue experts working on these issues across the country and around the world. PSR also builds grassroots campaigns to educate the public about key environmental health policies.

The Safe Playgrounds Project

Center for Environmental Health
528 61st Street, Suite A
Oakland, CA 94609
Tel: 510.594.9864 x179 |
Fax: 510.594.9863 |
Toll-free Hotline: 1-877-604-KIDS

http://www.safe2play.org/home.html
info@safe2play.org

The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) protects the public from environmental and consumer health hazards. They are committed to environmental justice, reducing the use of toxic chemicals, supporting communities in their quest for a safer environment, and corporate accountability. The CEH changes corporate behavior through education, litigation, and advocacy.

 
 
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