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Video: Hidden Secrets: Toxins In Our Environment

What do everyday products have to do with health?

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New Report: Keeping Medicines Out of Drinking Water

Completed pilot on Pharmaceutical Pollution Prevention in Philadelphia.

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Sustainable Recipes

Healthy & Climate Friendly Foods!

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Fun Facts

It takes 3 liters of water to produce 1 liter of bottled water (Pacific Institute).

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Cosmetics Ingredients to Avoid

The average woman uses 12 products each day.  The average man uses six.  Little oversight is provided to keep us safe from harmful ingredients.  Download this sheet on ingredients to avoid.  

Also visit our Programs and select Girlcott for more information and resources on cosmetics and other personal care products.

 

Non-Toxic Resources

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• Sheet on Non-Toxic Pest Management

3 Things To Do To Help Children

• Chart on Safer Spaces for Children

• Sheet on Skin and Hair products used by African Americans

 

 

Targeted Toxins


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I-PREPARE Environmental History

I-PREPARE Environmental History Pocket Guide 

This guide describes the mnemonic cues nurses and other health care providers use to ask questions about a patient's residence, past and present work history, neighborhood exposures, hobbies, recreational activities and other essential points for collection and documentation of environmental health history in primary care settings.  Developed by ATSDR in partnership with WHEN and other organizations.  

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