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President’s Cancer Panel Says “Avoid BPA” – A Doctor’s Perspective for California

President’s Cancer Panel Says “Avoid BPA” – A Doctor’s Perspective for California

Last week, the President’s Cancer Panel released a groundbreaking report, urging the President to: “…remove the carcinogens and other toxins from our food, water, and air that needlessly increase healthcare costs, cripple our nation’s productivity, and devastate American lives.”

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Training Faculty: Michael O’Malley, MD

Dr. Michael O’Malley is a featured Environmental Health Ambassador for the Dec. 5 training, Pesticide Exposures in Urban Settings: How to Recognize and Manage Pesticide Illness. Read more about the training. Dr. Michael O’Malley is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz with a bachelor’s degree in chemistry. He graduated from the University [...]

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Dec 5 Pesticides Training Flyer

Pesticide Exposures in Urban Settings: How to Recognize and Manage Pesticide Illness

More than half of pesticide-related poisonings cases in California are due to non-agricultural use, including home use insecticides. 2.5 CME Credits are available for this training, which will cover clinical and advocacy skills related to urban pesticide illness management and policy issues.

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Exploring the Links Between Reproductive Health and Chemicals

Exploring the Links Between Reproductive Health and Chemicals

The June 24th, 2009 training session of PSR-LA’s Environmental Health Ambassador Program “Exploring the Links Between Women’s Reproductive Health and Chemicals” was a great success! Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH and Richard Jackson, MD, MPH speak about women’s reproductive health.

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Training Faculty: Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH

Dr. Woodruff was a featured trainer in our June 24th, 2009  Environmental Health Ambassador training, “Exploring the Links Between Reproductive Health and Chemicals.” Read more about the training. Environmental health scientist Tracey Woodruff, PhD, MPH, is an expert on the impact of chemicals on reproductive health in both men and women. Her research focuses on [...]

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Training Faculty: Richard Jackson, MD, MPH

Dr. Jackson was a featured trainer in our June 24th, 2009  Environmental Health Ambassador training, “Exploring the Links Between Reproductive Health and Chemicals.” Read more about the training. Richard Jackson, MD, MPH, is an internationally recognized environmental health expert who has done extensive work on the impact of the environment on health, particularly relating to [...]

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Environmental Health Ambassador Sandra Aronberg, MD, MPH visited key legislators in Sacramento to advocate for a SB 797 (The Toxics-Free Toddlers and Babies Act), a bill that protect toddlers and babies from exposure to bisphenol-A (BPA). Here, she is being interviewed outside the Senate Health Committee room on April 29, 2009.

Become an Environmental Health Ambassador—June 24

With the successful launch of our Peace and Security Ambassador program this past winter, we are pleased to announce another in-depth training series for health professionals: PSR-LA’s Environmental Health Ambassador Program on June 24, 2009.

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