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Thursday, May 21, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Help save HUSKY coverage for 30,000+ people » The Governor and legislative leaders are negotiating a final budget deal now . The Governor is pushing fo...
Thursday, May 21, 2015 (0 Comments - view/add) Cadmium Does Not Belong in Children's Jewelry » Dear Friends, I know you are bombarded with email requests right now but this is critically important. The CT leg...
Tuesday, December 2, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Survey Finds Dangerous Toys on Store Shelves » Shopping Tips Can Help Parents Shop Safe Hartford, Dec. 1 – Dangerous or toxic toys can still be found on America’s sto...
Thursday, November 13, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) BLUMENTHAL CALLS...[for] NEW STANDARDS TO END USE OF TOXIC FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS » (Hartford, CT) - Following growing scientific evidence that links use of flame retardant chemicals in upholstered furnitur...
Friday, October 24, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) New Testing Reveals Hidden Dangerous Chemicals in Popular Halloween Costumes/“Trick or Treat” Bags » Study Finds Costumes and Party Supplies Sold by Top Retailers Contain Hazardous Additives in Costumes and Accessories...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) STUDY FINDS TOXIC FLAME RETARDANTS ARE SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF POLLUTION TO WATERWAYS » Seattle –Scientists have been puzzling over why toxic flame retardant chemicals used in products in our homes, like couch...
Thursday, July 17, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Tell Walgreens to "Mind the Store" » The Coalition for a Safe and Healthy CT is proud to work with colleagues across the country to urge Walgreens to shift awa...
Thursday, May 1, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) ADVOCATES LAUD VERMONT LAWMAKERS FOR APPROVING BILL TO PROTECT KIDS FROM CHEMICALS » Say, “Now let’s to do the same for Connecticut’s kids” HARTFORD – Advocates gathered at the State Capitol to urge lea...
Monday, April 28, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) COALITION HOLDS RALLY AT CAPITOL TO URGE ACTION ON BILL TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS » HARTFORD -- The Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut, State Representative Diana Urban (D-Stonington), House Chair...
Tuesday, April 8, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) ACTION ALERT for SB 126!‏ » Please contact your state lawmakers to urge their support of the following bill, SB 126 – ACC CHEMICALS OF HIGH CONCERN T...
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Action Alert - SB 316 & HB 5330 » You can make the difference by speaking out about SB 316, An Act Requiring the Labeling of Food Products that are Package...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Action Alert: SB 126 & HB 5354 » Please contact your state lawmakers to urge their support of the following bills, Senate Bill 126 – ACC CHEMICALS OF HIGH...
Thursday, March 13, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) "We have allowed thousands of chemical compounds and newly synthesized polymers... » "We have allowed thousands of chemical compounds and newly synthesized polymers to enter the marketplace, whose harmful im...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE APPROVES BILLS TO PROTECT KIDS FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS » Urban says, “Children’s health is of prime importance” HARTFORD – Members of the Legislature’s Children’s Committee...
Tuesday, March 11, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) PUBLIC HEALTH COMMITTEE APPROVES BILL TO PROTECT KIDS FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS » HARTFORD – Members of the Public Health Committee today approved a bill designed to protect Connecticut children from tox...
Monday, March 10, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) CT CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE HOLDS PUBLIC HEARING ON BILLS TO PROTECT KIDS FROM TOXIC CHEMICAL EXPOSURE » HARTFORD –State Representative Diana Urban (D-Stonington) and Coalition for a Safe and Healthy CT Coordinator Anne Hulick...
Friday, February 28, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Protect Connecticut Children from Toxic Chemicals » SB 126 AA Concerning Children's Exposure to Chemicals and HB 5036 AA Concerning Children's Products and Chemicals of Hig...
Friday, February 7, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) CT CHILDREN’S COMMITTEE RAISES BILL TO PROTECT KIDS FROM TOXIC CHEMICALS IN CONSUMER PRODUCTS » Points to Washington State report that sheds light on the many dangerous chemicals being used in children’s products...
Tuesday, February 4, 2014 (0 Comments - view/add) Keep kids ‘toxic-free’ » Originally Published in the Journal Inquirer January 25, 2014 ( http://www.journalinquirer.com/opinion/letters_to_the_edi...
Thursday, December 19, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY INTERNS NEEDED FOR SPRING 2014 » The Connecticut Public Health Association (CPHA), the largest and most diverse public health association in Connecticut, s...
Monday, December 2, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) LAB TESTING SHOWS CHILDREN’S FURNITURE CONTAINS HARMFUL FLAME RETARDANT CHEMICALS » Disney Princess Chair purchased in Connecticut store contained hormone disrupting chemical Firemaster 500 CONNECTICUT...
Thursday, November 7, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) CT Office of the Healthcare Advocate is seeking feedback » A draft of the Healthcare Innovation Plan under the State Innovation Model Initiative (SIM) is available for review. The S...
Thursday, October 31, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) ADVOCATES SAY, “HALLOWEEN IS SCARY ENOUGH” » Connecticut kids need safe products HARTFORD – Flanked by children in their Halloween costumes, members of the Coali...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Join us to ask Governor Malloy to support our campaign for toxic-free kids! » Please take a few moments to sign this online petition to show the Governor that as a public health professional YOU suppo...
Sunday, September 15, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) CT COALITION LEADER LAUDS WALMART ANNOUNCEMENT TO DECREASE THE USE OF DANGEROUS CHEMICALS » "Timing is right for CT lawmakers to pass bill to protect children” HARTFORD – In response to global retailer Walmart’s...
Sunday, July 7, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) APHA Legislative Update - July 2013 » House rejects farm bill reauthorization In a surprising defeat for the House Republican leadership, the House of Represe...
Friday, June 21, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) APHA Health Reform Update - June 2013 » One year after the Supreme Court's ACA decision June 28 marks the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision up...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) ED BROWN’S DOCUMENTARY "UNACCEPTABLE LEVELS" TO PREMIER IN STAMFORD » CT Expert and Advocate Anne Hulick to speak at event Clean Water Action CT is proud to sponsor the East Coast screening...
Monday, June 3, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Only 3 Days Left in the Legislative Session » Please take a moment to call House Speaker Brendan Sharkey today and ask him to put House Bill 6489 on the GO LIST for a...
Thursday, May 30, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) COALITION RECOGNIZES BI-PARTISAN PROGRESS ON TSCA REFORM » Urges CT Lawmakers to pass CT bill as necessary complement HARTFORD -- The Coalition for a Safe and Healthy Connecticut...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Please Support HB 6489! » An important bill that would move Connecticut forward in protecting children’s health is now sitting on the House calendar...
Friday, May 24, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Tanning Bill Passes! » A bill to ban minors under 17 from indoor tanning salons has passed the CT General Assembly. This bill was a priority for...
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Help CT Be Toxic Free » Thanks to all of you who have already taken action in support of protecting Connecticut's youngest citizens from toxic che...
Sunday, May 12, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) Protect Connecticut's Kids From Toxins » Kudos to The Courant for publishing the op-ed by A. Karim Ahmed and Philip Landrigan, two experts who have studied the eff...
Thursday, May 2, 2013 (0 Comments - view/add) COALITION POINTS TO WASHINGTON STATE REPORT AS FURTHER PROOF THAT CT CHILDREN NEED PROTECTION » HARTFORD -- Over 5000 children’s products contain toxic chemicals linked to cancer, hormone disruption, and reproductive...
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