CEHN launches national child care program!

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October 5, 2010 Dear Colleagues: The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) has some exciting news to share with you! Today the Network is launching its national Eco-Healthy Child Care program. EHCC encourages healthier child-care settings by training child-care providers to protect children and staff from harmful chemical exposures -- —from Bisphenol-A in plastic food containers, PVC in toys, and formaldehyde in commonly-used furniture to lead and mercury—with free or low-cost alternatives that are easy to implement. Since children are especially vulnerable to harmful substances in their environment, EHCC offers a science-based, practical training for child-care providers to make simple choices for healthier facilities. Child-care facilities that certify they use the program’s best practices become EHCC-endorsed for two years and are recommended to parents looking for eco-healthy facilities. EHCC will focus on training child-care facilities in four to six states a year over the next four years. This year, EHCC will focus on Michigan, New Mexico, Idaho, and Vermont. We’re excited about this initiative. We look forward to working with you, through this program and others, to create healthier environments for all children. Please help us spread the word! For more information about the national Eco-Healthy Child Care program, go to www.cehn.org/ehcc <http://www.cehn.org/ehcc> , call 202-543-4033 ext. 13, or contact Carol Stroebel, CEHN Director of Training & Policy at CarolS@cehn.org. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Cedar Tree Foundation, The Kresge Foundation, and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation funded different phases of the development, testing, evaluation and creation of this national program. The Network is grateful for their support. Sincerely, Nsedu Obot Witherspoon CEHN Executive Director

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http://www.cehn.org/ehcc