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Long Island Teen Environmental Activist (LITEA)

February 7, 2011 Meeting

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U.S Representative Steve Israel and Karen Miller, President of the Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition, spoke to teens about environmental hazards and their effects on human health at the February 7th meeting of the Long Island Teen Environmental Activists.

Long Island Teen Environmental Activist (LITEA)


HBCAC & Prevention Is The Cure co-host screening of Gasland

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http://gaslandthemovie.com
an Academy Award Nominee November 10, 2011
at The Sustainability Institute at Molloy
http://hbcac.org/pdf/SustainabilityMovieFlyer-Gasland2.pdf


ecohour

September 14 - November 15th 2011

Learn ways to Reduce your Impact at Home Reduce environmental health hazards in your home, personal care products & children’s toys.

Join HBCAC and NYS Pollution Prevention Institute for Eco Hour, a series of one hour web talks on environmental topics.

Click here for more information


 

6th Annual Bag Ladies Benefit

Mark Your Calendar

THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2011

Honoring Recognized Leaders
Liz and Stephen Holbreich

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Protecting Our Children 
From Environmental Toxins

Friday, January 28, 2011

2-4 pm at Huntington Town Hall

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The Mount Sinai Children’s Environmental Health Center in partnership with Autism Speaks presents

Exploring the Environmental Causes of Autism and Learning Disabilities

Wednesday, December 8, 2010

The New York Academy of Medicine
1216 5th Avenue, New York, NY
9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Join us for a full-day scientific workshop with experts in the causation of autism and learning disabilities.

Featuring Speakers From:

Mount Sinai School of Medicine * The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences * The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention * The National Children's Study * Yale University * Columbia University * Drexel School of Public Health

Click here to see featured speakers and presentations.

Register by November 24, 2010

Click here to register for the workshop.
Space is limited. Pre-registration is required.

For more information, please contact:

Katherine Southwick at the Children's Environmental Health Center
Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Telephone: (212) 824-7125


Join the Conversation with President's

Cancer Panel Member Dr. Margaret Kripk
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Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk in the Face of Uncertainty: A Conversation about the President’s Cancer Panel Report

Tuesday, September 21, 2010 At 4:00 pm

Location: John Chipman Gray Room, 2nd floor, Pound Hall Harvard Law School Cambridge, MA

Please RSVP to: Sarah Duanagan at  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Protect Our Water-Protect Our Children- Legislator Stern

Presents "The Meds" Program

SHED THE “MEDS” PHARMACEUTICAL DISPOSAL DAY

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 10 am- 1pm
Half Hollow Hills Community Library

Bring your expired or unused medication to Half Hollow Hills Community Library

55 Vanderbilt Parkway Dix Hills, New York

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Toxins in Consumer Products

Monday, June 28, 201012:00 - 1:00 p.m.

H. Lee Dennison Building, Hauppauge

Guest Speaker : Kate Winnebeck, Environmental Health and Safety Specialist Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies and New York State Pollution Prevention Institute, in associated with Rochester Institute of Technology.

Topic:

  • Why are phthalates, Bisphenol-A (BPA), and heavy metals used in consumer products?
  • What are the potential human health and environmental effects of the use of these products?
  • What can be done to avoid them?
  • How does the new Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act, regarding chemicals in children’s articles and toys, affect consumers?
  • What consumer products have been tested and contain toxic chemicals?

Space is limited to SC Employees – Lunch & Learn

Office of Cancer Awareness & Environmental Assessment Suffolk County Department of Environment & Energy Phone: 631-853-5919


5th Annual Bag Ladies Benefit
Thursday, May 6, 2010
The Hamlet Golf & Country Club, Commack
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Honoring Joan and Lauren Kulchinsky Mayfair Jewelers

For sponsorship opportunities, donations & tickets, contact HBCAC at (631) 547-1518 www.hbcac.org

Organic Turf Show

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

At Farmingdale State College, Farmingdale, NY

Visit www.organicturfshow.org for further details.


The Mount Sinai Department of Preventive Medicine and the Children’s Environmental Health Center in partnership with the NIEHS/NCI

Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Center invite you to a lecture:

Breast Cancer, Endocrine Disruptors, & Early Puberty

Monday, November 30, 2009

What are the Connections? Why are so many young

Women developing Breast Cancer?

Click here for further details. (pdf)

Premiere of Breast Cancer Documentary Film

“ No Family History”

Monday, October 19th, 6:30pm-8:30pm

H Lee Dennison Building

100 Veterans Memorial Highway, Hauppauge

  • A reception with the filmmaker will take place at 6:30pm
  • Movie Premier begins at 7:30pm
  • Information and resource material on Cancer Awareness and Prevention will be available
  • Discussion to follow film

This event is free but space is limited. Please pre-register by emailing This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
For questions, please contact the 
Suffolk County Department of Environment and Energy at 631-853-5919.

click here for more information (pdf)


Launch Date For Children's Environmental Health Center, Huntington

Thursday, October 15, 10:30 am

Are you concerned about:

IndoorAir Pollution? Pesticides, Tobacco Smoke, CarbonMonoxide, Mold, Asbestos. Outdoor Pollutants?Diesel Exhaust,Water & Soil Contaminants, Sun Exposure,Waste Sites. Heavy Metals? Lead, Mercury, Arsenic.

click here for more information (pdf)


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4th Annual Bag Ladies Benefit held

May 7, 2009

Honored community memberRhonda Weinmanandhighlighted recent legislationpassed in Suffolk County“Toxin Free Toddlers and Babies Act”

County Executive Steve Levy and Legislator Steve Sternwere recognized by HBCAC for spearheading the firstin the nation ban of baby bottles and sippy cups containing Bisphenol-A (BPA).

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Plastics, Chemicals and Early Puberty

December 9th 2008

9:30 am Registration and Coffee
10:00 – 11:15 am Presentation, followed by Q&A
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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Death And Injury From The Terrorist Attack On The WTC Did Not End On 9/11...
What if the final death toll was not 3,000 but 12,000?

September 17, 2006
Refreshments at 2pm • Film at 2:30PM
Panel Discussion at 3:45PM—5:45PM
Advance Reservations Recommended / No refunds
$7 Members, $10 Public

A Film by Alison Johnson
423 Park Avenue - Huntington, NY
Contact Cinema Arts Centre for details