HEALTH CONNECTIONS

NEW OUTREACH - TO HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND HISPANICS

1. HISPANIC/LATINO HEALTH EDUCATION INITIATIVE

A Collaborative Effort to Provide Information to Spanish Speakers on Toxics in Everyday Life & Healthier Alternatives

Plans are underway, beginning with the formation of a small advisory group of health educators. We will be distributing a survey of what people use and of reactions to household chemicals, then begin translating materials into Spanish. We expect to have a training for health professionals to help them feel comfortable with answering questions after making the information available to clients/patients.

2. NEW ONLINE COURSE FOR CE CREDIT FROM MNA:

“Fragrance Free! Creating a Safe Health Care Environment”

This FREE course offers Continuing Education credits to nurses and other health professionals anywhere in the U.S.! It is a great resource for better understanding and meeting the needs of patients who are vulnerable to fragrance chemicals commonly found in health care settings.

Projects

Online Credit Course for Nurses

Hispanic Health Education Initiative

Asthma

Exposure to Volatile Organic Compounds Found to be Important in the Cause of Childhood Asthma

One in Six High School Students Has Asthma

The American Lung Association on Household Product Triggers

Asthma Linked to Chemicals

Fragrance, Allergies and Asthma

Pesticides and Asthma

Indoor Pools May Contribute to High Asthma Rates

Asthma Risk Higher For Infants Who Swim Indoors

A Case-Control Study: The Association Between Asthma in Children and Phthalates in House Dust

Links to More Asthma Articles

Learning Disabilites

Making the Link Between Chemicals and Learning Disabilities

Treatment Tips: A Brief Overview of Common Problems and Fixes

Autism and Endocrine Disrupters

Autism: It's Not Just in the Head

Autism in Children Linked to Environmental Factors

Cancer

Report Links Environmental and Occupational Exposures to Cancers

Breast Cancer may be Linked to Mother’s Childhood

Accessibility

Accessibility Issues for People Affected by Household Chemicals

Recognizing and Addressing the Environmental and Occupational Health Problems Posed by Chlorinated Organic Chemicals

How do I know if a VOC content limit applies to my product?

Children's Health

“Protecting Children from Toxics at School & Play” (A TIP Forum by & for Parents, Teachers, & Health Professionals)

ENVIRO-HEALTH CONNECTIONS RESEARCH

August 2005: Environmental Issues and Breast Cancer www.breastcancer.org/cmty_trans_2005_08.html From Breastcancer.org, award winning website.

Cancer, Chemicals and History, by Jon Wiener
www.thenation.com/doc/20050207/wiener
The Nation article | posted January 20, 2005 (February 7, 2005 issue)

No More Breast Cancer (U.K.) - Chemical Carcinogens
www.nomorebreastcancer.org.uk/chemical_carcinogens.html

American Cancer Society - Prevention & Early Detection - CHEMICALS Benzene
www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_3X_Benzene.asp?sitearea=ped

Tetrachlorethylene (Perchlorethylene) www.cancer.org/docroot/PED/content/PED_1_3x_Tetrachlorethylene_Perchlorethylene.asp?sitearea=ped

Sprecher Institute for Comparative Cancer Research Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, Program on Breast Cancer & Environmental Risk Factors Environmental Chemicals and Breast Cancer Risk Fact Sheet #45, May 2002
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/factsheet/general/fs45.chemical.cfm

List of All Fact Sheets
http://envirocancer.cornell.edu/factsheet/Factsheetalpha.cfm