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These "Like-Minded Groups" support the idea of Prevention is the Cure and provide some Safe/Alternative Services.


The Huntington Breast Cancer Action Coalition

HBCAC is a not-for-profit grassroots organization dedicated to the ultimate eradication of breast cancer through education and awareness. Our mission is to focus on prevention methods while actively helping those who are faced with a positive diaganosis.
HBCAC
746 New York Avenue, PO Box 1446
Huntington, NY 11743
(631) 547-1518
Email: friends@hbcac.org
Website: http://www.hbcac.org

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Alliance for a Toxic Free Future(ATFF)
New York’s Alliance for a Toxic Free Future (ATFF) is comprised of over 60 community, academic, labor, environmental, health, and children’s organizations focused on advancing broad, comprehensive chemicals policy reform in market and government sectors.  Their goal is to correct fundamental flaws in government policy that have failed to protect the public from toxic chemicals that harm our health and environment.
Website:  http://www.cectoxic.org

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The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics is a coalition of public health, educational, religious, labor, women’s, environmental, and consumer groups.  Their goal is to protect the health of the consumer and workers by requiring the health and beauty industry to phase out the use of chemicals linked to cancer, birth defects, and other health problems and to replace them with safer alternatives.
Website:  http://www.safecosmetics.org

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The Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ)
Through training, coalition-building, and one-on-one technical and organizational support, the Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ) works to level the playing field so that people can have a say in the environmental policies and decision that affect their health and well-being.  They believe that individuals and communities have the power to play an integral role in promoting human health and environmental integrity.
Website:  http://www.chej.org

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Clean Air Revival, Inc.
Clean Air Revival is a volunteer organization dedicated to research and education on particulate aerosol pollution.  BurningIssues.org educates the public about the hazards of exposure to wood smoke and other fine particulate pollution.
Website:  http://www.burningissues.org

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Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)

The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) is a diverse partnership of individuals and organizations working collectively to advance knowledge and effective action to address growing concerns about the links between human health and environmental factors.
Website: www.healthandenvironment.org

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Environmental Working Group (EWG)
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) team of scientists, engineers, policy experts, lawyers, and computer programmers look at government data, legal documents, scientific studies and laboratory tests to expose threats to human health and the environment, and to find solutions.
Website:  http://www.ewg.org

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Green Guidance
Green Guidance

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Long Island Climate Solutions Network

Long Island Climate Solutions Network provides Long Island individuals and organizations with climate information and solutions. LICSN is a new, rapidly evolving network of "climate leaders" representing local school districts, civic associations, churches, businesses and regional institutions committed to reducing our greenhouse gas emissions year by year.
http://www.licsn.org

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Long Island Organic Horticultural Association (LIOHA)

LIOHA is an association of green industry professionals and environmentalists who are committed to using and promoting safe, non-toxic, organic methods of lawn and tree care. LIOHA has developed its own strict standard for Organic Horticulture, and has established a questionnaire, 8-page contract, and inspection regimen, to ensure compliance with the standards by the companies LIOHA lists.
LIOHA
The Long Island Neighborhood Network
90 Pennsylvania Avenue
Massapequa, NY 11758

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National Library of Medicine’s Tox Town
Tox Town is designed to provide information on everyday locations where toxic chemicals are found, such as at home, work, school, and recreational areas.  Tox Town uses color, graphics, sound, and animation to enhance learning about the connections between health and the environment.
Website:  http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov

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The Neighborhood Network

The Neighborhood Network is dedicated to reclaiming the suburban and rural character of community life on Long Island by preserving our environmental resources; initiating policies to prevent exposures to environmental hazards; proposing government consolidations designed to reduce the local tax burden; and holding our governmental officials accountable by advancing reforms which set higher ethical standards and keep the operation of government open to the public.
The Neighborhood Network
90 Pennsylvania Avenue
Massapequa, NY 11758
(516) 541-4321
Email : linnet@longislandnn.org
Website: http://www.longislandnn.org

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New York Environmental Law and Justice Project
NYELJ advises individuals and groups on community environmental conditions.  They believe that through education, communities can protect themselves from dangerous environmental hazards and that environmental justice should be available to all people, regardless of race, gender, or age.
Website:  http://www.nyenvirolaw.org

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Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN)
Science and Environmental Health Network (SEHN) was founded by a consortium of North American environmental organizations concerned about the misuse of science and the failure to protect the environment and human health.  In the US, SEHN has been the leading proponent of the Precautionary Principle as a new basis for environmental and public health policy.  SEHN engages communities and governments in the effective application of science to protect and restore human and environmental health.
Website:  http://www.sehn.org

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Women's Health and Environment
Women's Health and Environment

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World Wildlife Federation

With the support of so many, WWF is able to continue its work on a global scale to protect and preserve endagered wildlife and habitat and to comatgrowing internations threats like climate changes and toxic pollution.
Email:
Website: www.wwf.org

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