To commemorate World Environmental Health Day this year and its focus on children’s environment and health, CHE is publishing a series of short essays from partners who are leaders in children’s environmental health. written by David Tuller, DrPH, and Tracey J. Woodruff, PhD, MPH In recent years, a growing body of research has documented that […]
written by Elise Miller, MEd CHE Director For those concerned about environmental impacts on reproductive health, the stars have aligned. Last month, the University of California, San Francisco’s Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment (PRHE) honored three exceptional leaders: Teresa Woodruff, PhD, the new president of The Endocrine Society; Linda Giudice, MD, PhD, president […]
Cassidy Randall Director of Outreach and Engagement, Women’s Voices for the Earth This piece is posted in full on the WVE blog. It’s excerpted here with permission of the author. People often ask me, “Why a women’s environmental organization?” I always take a breath before answering, because there are so many reasons, and because each […]
Karin Russ, MS, RN, CHE’s Fertility and Reproductive Health Working Group Coordinator Years ago, I was a nurse caring for a patient who had just had her sixth miscarriage. She was, as one might expect, emotionally devastated and searching for answers as to why this might have happened. At the time, some potential physiological causes […]
written by Elise Miller, MEd Director Imagine: You want to find out what in the environment might be contributing to a health issue you or loved ones are facing. You come across this highly integrated, science-based, straightforward, streamlined, easy-to-navigate website. On one page, it not only provides a comprehensive summary of your topic of interest, […]
written by Elise Miller, MEd Director NOTE: While CHE primarily highlights emerging environmental health science, we also occasionally bring attention to how this new research is being applied (or not) to decision-making in the marketplace and regulatory policies. Every day new mountains are being born—not because of shifting plate tectonics but due to electronic waste, […]
written by Elise Miller, MEd Director Deaths from noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) were estimated at 68% in 2012 globally, up from 60% in 2000, while deaths from infectious diseases are decreasing. This is according to the second edition of the World Health Organization’s report, “Preventing disease through healthy environments: a global assessment of the burden of […]
The NCEH/ATSDR award given to A Story of Health The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) have honored A Story of Health multimedia eBook/continuing education course with an “Excellence in Communications” award. NCEH and ATSDR are agencies of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
We present the ten most significant news or research stories in environmental health of the last quarter, in CHE’s view. The first three items are statements from major scientific or health organizations summarizing large bodies of research and drawing conclusions about the interaction of our environments and our health. These reports join a growing list […]
To commemorate World Environmental Health Day this year and its focus on children’s environment and health, CHE is publishing a series of short essays from partners who are leaders in children’s environmental health. written by Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP CHE Partner and Chair of CHE’s Science Advisory Committee Children’s health and the environment […]
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