Eco-Healthy Learning Opportunities for Child Care Professionals
Eco-Healthy Learning Opportunities for Child Care Professionals By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® December 2022 Child care providers want to see the children in their care healthy, safe, […]
Choosing Safe Locations for Child Care Facilities
Choosing Safe Locations for Child Care Facilities By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® November 2022 The location of a child care facility or the condition of the building […]
Back to School–the Eco-Healthy Way
Back to School–the Eco-Healthy Way By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® August 2022 It’s that time of year again–back to school (or child care)! While shopping for supplies, […]
June is Healthy Homes Month
June is Healthy Homes Month By Hannah Wilkerson, Program Associate, Children’s Environmental Health Network It’s Healthy Homes Month! To celebrate, take some time this June to improve the environmental health […]
Public Health Week and Lead Prevention in Child Care
Public Health Week & Lead Prevention in Child Care By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® April 2022 National Public Health Week is April 6-12th and this year’s theme […]
Maternal Health and the Environment
Maternal Health and the Environment By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® March 2022 Celebrate women this month–take action to reduce harmful environmental exposures! Numerous environmental chemicals can harm […]
Get the Lead Out of Children’s Food
Get the Lead Out of Children’s Food By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® February 2022 Getting the lead out of food, especially foods specifically intended for children will […]
Let’s Resolve to Reduce Our Plastic Use in the New Year
Let’s Resolve to Reduce Our Plastic Use in the New Year By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® January 2022 During the start of a new year, we often […]
Mercury in Fluorescent Lighting: Consumer Action
Mercury in Fluorescent Lighting: Consumer Action By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® December 2021 Mercury is a potent neurotoxin, yet is still used in all fluorescent lighting. There […]
New California Laws Make Food Packaging & Children’s Products Safer
New California Laws Make Food Packaging & Children’s Products Safer By Kathy Attar, Program Manager, Eco-Healthy Child Care® November 2021 In October, California enacted several laws that will ban the […]