1. Children First: Promoting Ecological Health for the Whole Child
Symposium
University of California, San Francisco
Mission Bay Conference Center
October 1, 2010
Hosted by:
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Learning and Developmntal Disabilities Initiative

2. Children First: Promoting Ecological Health for the Whole Child
Many thanks to our co-sponsors…
Alliance of Nurses
for Healthy Environments

3. Children First: Promoting Ecological Health for the Whole Child
…and with deep gratitude to our funders:
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Integrative Medicine Institute
Louisa Kreisberg Family Foundation
Teleosis Institute (anonymous donor contributed to
Teleosis for this event)
Whole Child Center
other private philanthropic support

4. Interacting factors that influence health and development
Heredity
Gene-environment interactions
Toxic chemical exposures
Socioeconomic status
Nutrition
Access to the natural world
Pharmaceuticals
Infectious disease
Stress
Primary health care access
Electromagnetic radiation
Climate change
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative

5. Precautionary Principle
1998 Wingspread Statement
Exploring alternatives to possibly harmful actions, especially “clean” technologies that eliminate waste and reduce toxic substances
Placing the burden of proof on proponents of an activity rather than on victims or potential victims of the activity
Setting and working toward goals that protect health and the environment
Bringing democracy and transparency to decisions affecting health and the environment
1998 Wingspread Statement on the Precautionary Principle summarizes the principle this way:
“When an activity raises threats of harm to the environment or human health, precautionary measures should be taken even if some cause and effect relationships are not fully established scientifically.”
And this is the cornerstone for founding the Collaborative on Health and the Environment.
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative

6. Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)
Disease and toxicant database
Consensus statements,
white papers and fact sheets
Portal to Science
10 Working groups
National calls with experts
on specific topics
Conferences and workshops
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative

7. How You Can Get Involved
Join CHE -
(for free!)
Contact me:
Elise Miller, MEd, Director
Collaborative on Health
and the Environment (CHE)
Ph:
Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Learning and Developmental Disabilities Initiative