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Areas of work Drinking water wells Pesticides in Schools School Buses Asthma Pesticides School Nutrition Breast Cancer Vehicle Exhaust Synthetic Turf Plastics The LEED Debate Outdoor Wood Furnaces Cell Phones Flame Retardants Synthetic Turf Wood Smoke References - Environment and Human Health, Inc.
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}}Environment and Human Health, Inc. (EHHI) is a United States-based nonprofit environmental organization dedicated to protecting human health from environmental harms through research, education and the promotion of sound public policies. EHHI is a science-based organization composed of physicians, public health professionals and policy experts. The organization's mission is to conduct research to identify environmental harms and protect human health. The group works on issues such as harms associated with pesticides, plastics, wood smoke, asthma, cell phone radiation, synthetic turf, vehicle exhaust and school bus diesel emissions, among other environmental concerns. EHHI is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization located in North Haven, Connecticut. EHHI's reports have influenced state and national policies. EHHI was founded in 1997 with funding from the Tortuga Foundation and the Dome Foundation. EHHI is not a membership organization and therefore all of its support comes from foundations and committed individuals. Over the years, EHHI has received grants from The Heinz Endowments, The Connecticut Health Foundation, The Patrick & Catherine Weldon Donaghue Medical Research Foundation, the Stewart and Constance Greenfield Foundation, Forrest & Frances Lattner Foundation, the John Merck Fund, the Charles Meade Foundation and other charitable foundations. EHHI maintains an eJournal that summarizes links to articles and studies about environmental and human health issues. Areas of work Drinking water wells - EHHI undertook a private well water study to investigate whether lawn and tree care pesticides were leaching into private drinking water wells (1999). The study showed that lawn and tree care pesticides were capable of filtering down through the soil into residential drinking water wells, even deep wells.
Pesticides in Schools - EHHI studied at pest control practices in Connecticut schools to see when and how pesticides were being applied inside schools in Connecticut (1999). EHHI's testimony at the Connecticut General Assembly led to stricter regulation of pesticides in schools.[1]
School Buses - EHHI's study of school children's exposures to diesel exhaust on school buses showed that children riding the bus were five to 10 times more heavily exposed than in the ambient air (2002).[2] The study led to restrictions on school bus idling in the state of Connecticut. [3] The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Clean School Bus program is designed to help communities reduce emissions by retrofitting older diesel school buses.[4]
Asthma - A landmark asthma study of Connecticut school children in grades K-12 detailed the high rates of asthma among elementary children, and laid out a model for how to track asthma among school children (2000). Connecticut passed legislation to tracks asthma in school children and implemented a statewide asthma plan that is revised every five years.[5] A follow-up study surveyed school nurses to estimate the prevalence of asthma among children attending grades K-5 in Connecticut schools. This study also examined environmental factors that may contribute to asthma or to asthma symptoms in elementary schools (2003).
Pesticides - EHHI's study of the health risks of lawn-care pesticides examined what chemicals are used on lawns and how they are regulated. EHHI's testified at the Connecticut General Assembly and Connecticut now has some of the strongest pesticide laws in the U.S. Connecticut has banned lawn-care pesticides on the grounds and playing fields of grammar and middle schools (2003).[6][7]
School Nutrition - A school nutrition study revealed the state of nutrition and physical activity in schools (2004). The Connecticut school nutrition bills that resulted are among the strongest in the U.S[8] [9]
Breast Cancer - A study about breast cancer included a questionnaire to help women understand and accurately evaluate their risks for the disease (2006).
Vehicle Exhaust - EHHI's study on the health risks of vehicle exhaust showed the contribution of vehicles to air pollution and resulting health effects (2006). Vehicle exhaust is especially hazardous to the health of pregnant women and children.
Synthetic Turf - A study, performed at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station examined harms associated with recycled ground-up rubber tires in artificial turf playing fields and toddler playgrounds (2007). The report reviewed past studies from many countries on the waste tire crumb rubber infill and highlighted where many studies were flawed, documenting that crumb rubber infill posed inherent risks to health.
Plastics - EHHI's study investigated the health effects of some plastics, including phthalates and bisphenol A, showing all the places these chemicals are found (2008). Connecticut passed a law that bans all products targeted to children under age three that contain bisphenol A (BPA).[10]
The LEED Debate - A study on the Green Building Council's use of LEED certification as a building standard. The study showed that LEED certification pays more attention to energy efficiency than human health (2010).
Outdoor Wood Furnaces - EHHI's research study on the harms of outdoor wood furnaces (OWFs) used for heating (2010). EHHI monitored the inside air of houses in the vicinity of outdoor wood furnaces, and found that homes as far away as 850 feet were severely impacted by wood smoke infiltration from neighbors' OWFs.[11] A bill is pending in the Connecticut legislature.
Cell Phones - EHHI's research study on the health effects of cell phone use examined exposures during pregnancy and the effects of those exposures (2012). The report, which also contained a review of past studies on cell phone exposures, recommends safer cell phone use practices.
Flame Retardants - A study on health hazards associated with flame retardants and the case for policy change (2013). Synthetic flame retardants are present in the tissues of most humans who have been tested.
Synthetic Turf - A research study on synthetic turf fields showed that despite industry's claims, certain research studies do not actually prove that fields are safe when carefully read and examined (2013).
Wood Smoke - A research study that explained the dangers of inhaling wood smoke and the rise of recreational wood burning appliances, which spread smoke to neighboring properties (2018). Emissions from wood burning, diesel fuel combustion, coal power plants, and cigarettes contain remarkably similar chemicals.
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