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Road Map for Prevention mission statement

HBCACproducts-sm Road Map for Prevention
is a part of Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition’s environmental education program providing stream of current health information to cancer survivors and their families, promoting a dialogue among communities to help reduce toxic exposures while encouraging a new generation of health professionals.  The Road Map for Prevention provides evidence based knowledge to diverse population regarding risk factors of disease and how to optimize health.

INCLUDES: Toxic Triggers Chart, Look Before You L.E.A.P Educational Materials, I Am Fed Naturally, Organic Lawn Flag Program, Students and Scientists Environmental Research Scholarship Program; and Survey Mapping Publication


Common household products may increase our risk for Cancer and other diseases;
To help illustrate the vulnerability we all share, Silent Spring Institute produced
“A Day in the Life” video, which follows a woman as she moves through an
ordinary day- and unconsciously swims through a toxic soup.

 

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences produces a monthly newsletter
that highlights environmental influences that effect our health. 
Please take some time to view their monthly publication through their website
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/news/newsletter/
 



In The News

Threat Hidden In Paper

By Delthia Ricks
delthia.ricks@newsday.com

Consumers who handle recycled paper products are being inadvertently exposed to a widely used industrial chemical that continues to raise health concerns, a state Health Department study has found.

Investigators tracked the contamination to cash register receipts coated with bisphenol A that are being dumped into the nation's recycling stream.

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