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Children's Health Environmental Coalition

Children's Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC)
12300 Wilshire Blvd Suite. 410
Los Angeles, CA 90025
 		Phone: (310) 820-2030
Fax: (310) 820-2070
URL: http://www.checnet.org

Mission Statement

 
The mission of Children's Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC) is to protect children's right to good health through a safe and clean environment. CHEC is a national, bipartisan grassroots coalition which provides a unified voice for all concerned about increasing environmental health protections for children - those too young and vulnerable to protect themselves from the daily onslaughts of chemical toxins to which they are exposed.
  • Geographic focus: national
  • Membership: 1500 individuals and organizations
  • Other organizational activities (not directed specifically toward children): education, organizing

    • Children's Environmental Health Activities

    		 
    CHEC brings together a diverse and growing constituency of people concerned about children's environmental health - parents, physicians, educators, scientists, environmental activists, children's advocates, policy makers, members of the media and other concerned citizens.

    Legislation: CHEC has worked with coalition members and legislators to draft a Children's Environmental Protection Act (CEPA). Such legislation would require that the Environmental Protection Agency set all health and safety standards at levels that protect children and other vulnerable populations, develop adequate data to do this, and guarantee individuals the right to know where, when and to what toxins they are exposed.

    Public Education: CHEC's public education campaign combines local and national media coverage, a quarterly newsletter, an educational video and a Website. The CHEC Report is an educational newsletter on children's environmental health issues designed for the lay public. The Household Detective Handbook and Video Project is designed to foster mutual learning for children and their parents about common household toxins and alternatives.

    Coalition Building: CHEC builds alliances with parents, environmental activists, health care providers, children's advocates and others in an effort to raise awareness and organize on behalf of children's environmental health.

    In April of 1997, CHEC held the Children's Health Environmental Symposium: Bridging the Gap Between Children's Health and the Environment, the first national meeting aimed at grassroots groups.
     
    Please note: the information presented above was provided and reviewed for accuracy by Children's Health Environmental Coalition and was not verified independently by the Children's Environmental Health Network.

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