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IN THIS ISSUE
HealtheHouse Highlights
1) Mouse and Rat CHEClist
2) Rodenticides are EXTREMELY Dangerous
3) New Study: Northwest Women are Contaminated with Toxic Flame
Retardants
4) Funds for School Bus Retrofit
Whats New at CHEC
5) Bidding Farewell to Maureen Marchetta, CHEC Program Director
6) One World, One Child Benefit
In the Headlines
7) Environmental Health in the News
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HealtheHouse Highlights
1) MOUSE AND RAT CHECLIST
Colder weather means that rodents may move indoors. Its time to
mouse-proof your home! Our CHEClist has some great tips on preventing
an infestation. And if you do spot a mouse, dont fret. Weve got
tips on getting rid of them without resorting to poisons.
2) RODENTICIDES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS
Rat and mouse poisons such as warfarin and bromethalin -- are
often highly concentrated and are extremely poisonous. They should
not be used in homes with children. Learn why by reading the materials
below.
3) NEW STUDY: NORTHWEST WOMEN ARE CONTAMINATED WITH TOXIC FLAME
RETARDANTS
Northwest Environment Watch, a Seattle-based research organization,
has just released a new study on the levels of brominated flame
retardants in women in the Northwest. Overall, the levels of PBDEs
in the study were 20 to 40 times higher than levels found in European
and Japanese women.
4) FUNDS FOR SCHOOL BUS RETROFIT
A new program will provide $20 million for retrofitting school
buses with cleaner technologies to reduce diesel emissions, which
have been linked to asthma and other health problems. Pass this
article on to your school district before the November deadline.
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What's New at CHEC
5) BIDDING FAREWELL TO MAUREEN MARCHETTA, CHEC PROGRAM DIRECTOR
Congratulations to Maureen Marchetta who has taken a new position
as Director of Outreach at the Center for Research on Child Well-Being
at Princeton University. CHEC has been enormously blessed by and
benefited from Maureens contributions as Program Director. Her
support of parents and health care providers across the nation
to create a healthier world for children has enabled CHEC to engage
personally in thousands of communities. We shall all miss her.
6) ONE WORLD, ONE CHILD BENEFIT
Join us at our upcoming fundraiser November 11th that will benefit
CHEC and Arts for Healing at:
http://www.checnet.org/oneworld/oneworld.html
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7) In the Headlines
Some headlines about childrens environmental health in the last
two weeks include:
+ Sprawl may harm health, study finds
+ Diesel Hot Zones in Ohio Hazardous To Health
+ California Bill to Limit Mercury in Shots OK'd
+ Fish diet blamed for high mercury levels in 2 British Columbia
kids
+ Phthalates in Household chemicals linked to kids' asthma
+ USDA expands healthy lunch pilot program
+ Parental chemical exposures and childhood leukemia
+ Too Young To Die: Infant Deaths
To find links to articles and more headlines (compiled by Environmental
Health News):
http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/articles-news.asp
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