What Would Rachel Say?

Thursday, March 22, 2007
Environmental Challenges to Reproductive Health and Fertility

Increasingly, scientific evidence indicates that a number of reproductive health disorders, including infertility, pregnancy loss, early puberty, reproductive tract abnormalities, and cancers, are associated with environmental contaminants that many Americans are exposed to in their daily lives. Rebecca Sokol, MD, MPH, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, will discuss the latest science and the implications of those findings for public health and patient care. She will also highlight opportunities for protecting reproductive health.

Click here for secure online registration.  http://www.oeconline.org/health/resolveuid/bc569070543c1ede519b6f927837daf0

http://www.wecf.de/cms/publicat ions/2006/women_toxic.php
http://www.wecf.de/download /609141_internet.pdf

Women and their Toxic World is the first brochure written for and by women on chemicals in every day life. The publication examines how women's lives and that of future generations in Europe are threatened by hazardous chemicals, why strong policies such as REACH are needed to end this threat and what women can do to protect themselves.  The foreword of the publication was written by MEP Hiltrud Breyer.

"We are very excited about this new tool to inform women about the issue and to show women alternative ways to protect themselves and their families from hazardous chemicals in every day consumer products" says Daniela Rosche, author of the publication.

The WECF publication Women and their Toxic World can be downloaded: "Women and their Toxic World"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 12, 2007

STATE HEALTH POLICY TO EMPHASIZE DISEASE PREVENTION

APHA Webcast " Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Human Health " available online until January 2008.

The programs are produced and hosted by the Alabama Department of Public Health. Webcasts are located under the "General Public Health Programs" discipline. To view the webcasts, please visit www.adph.org/alphtn/ and follow the link " Conferences and Programs."  Go to General Public Health Programs and look for " Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Human Health, Broadcast Date: January 24, 2007 , Sponsored by the American Public Health Association - World Federation of Public Health Associations.

To view webcast, click here .

For more information, please e-mail alphtn@adph.state.al.us .

Here are some other things you can do to reconnect to the sources of your
food and strenghthen local economy through agriculture:
- Bypass the monolithic express by buying directly from farmers.
- Buy from local food cooperatives or natural food grocery stores.
- Become a member of a Community Supported Agriculture farm.
- At supermarkets ask the managers to stock organically grown and
sustainably-raised food.
- Look for labels that certify that a product is organic or sustainable.
- Tell your representatives on both the state and federal level that you
oppose farm policy that favors large-scale, monocultural agriculture.

EcoAlert from American P.I.E.
Public Information on the Environment, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization
P.O. Box 676, Northfield, MN  55057-0676
Telephone: 1-800-320-APIE(2743); fax 507-645-5724
E-mail: Info@AmericanPIE.org  

Thursday, March 22, at 7 p.m.
The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson, Film and Discussion
Special Featured Document Displays in Washington, DC

The National Archives, William G. McGowan Theater
In commemoration of the 100th birthday of Rachel Carson, we present a screening of the 1963 CBS Reports television program The Silent Spring of Rachel Carson (60 minutes). Hosted by Eric Sevareid and televised soon after the publication of Carson's controversial book Silent Spring, the program features the rare appearance of Carson on film at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland, and her cottage in Maine. CBS aired the show despite receiving more than 1,000 letters of protest and experiencing the withdrawal of three major sponsors. Joining us tonight to introduce the screening is special guest Roger Christie, Rachel Carson's adopted son. Following the screening, Christie will be joined by Diana Post, executive director of the Rachel Carson Council, to discuss the film and take audience questions.

Rachel Carson documents on display March 22 - April 22
The National Archives will display documents relating to her career as a Federal employee with the Bureau of Fisheries. East Rotunda Gallery.