Author: Karen Robinson

  • Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health & Environment (CPCHE)’s Tools for Schools

    Visit CPCHE’s Tools page for extensive information on schools and children’s health: http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/collections/tools-schools

  • Choosing Building Environment Evaluators

    The following is a summary of Chapter 1 of The Cutter Corporation’s Indoor Air Quality in Schools, a guide to the practical control of indoor air problems. 1996. There is no standard licensing or certification program for Indoor Environment evaluators. Air Quality problems often stem from complex causes among interacting conditions, and require broad knowledge…

  • Steps Toward Healthier New Schools in Nova Scotia

    By Karen Robinson April, 2007 Across the nation, there have been media reports of new schools that cause physical harm to occupants from the gassing off of new building materials and of old buildings with toxic mould, combustion leaks, and other indoor air quality deficiencies that contribute to poor health and lowered performance. A study…

  • The Food Connection : Environmental Health In Schools

    It was Games Day at the elementary school and the children and teachers were preparing for a day of fun. Each classroom was to host a different game, and classes would circulate throughout the school taking turns at each event. There were prizes of stickers and candy treats. In Mrs. Simmin’s room the game was to…

  • Replacing Plastics in Food Preparation and Day to Day – BishphA Alternatives

    Health Canada is one of the first regulatory bodies worldwide to recognize and move toward banning products that contain BPA.  Why? It’s suspected of being linked to neural and behavioural effects in fetuses, infants and children, in addition to obesity and abnormal hormone levels causing early puberty, prostate and breast cancers. The concern is that…

  • Organic Lunch Goes Back to School

    Organic Lunch Goes Back to School by Debra Lynn Dadd Thanks to Debra for this article. Go to her website http://www.dld123.com for excellent information on many aspects of “less toxic living”. In the middle of a long day of studying at school, your child needs a good nutritious lunch. Here’s how you can provide optimum…

  • What You Don’t Know CAN Hurt You: A Primer on Heat and Humidity, Noise Pollution, Indoor Lighting, Radon, and Electromagnetic fields

    K. Robinson Healthy Schools Editor AEHA National Update Magazine Winter, 1997 (updated 2008.)

  • Violence and Environmental Exposures

    Compiled by Dr. Jennifer Armstrong and Helen Neizgoda. June, 2007 1. Books Environmental Topics – Volume 7 – Environmental Toxicology:  Current Developments Edited by John Rose Published by: Gordon and Breach Science Publishers ISBN – 905-6991-40X    1998 See Chapter 2, pages 13-48. Environment Pollution, Neurotoxicity and Criminal Violence.  By Roger D. Masters   Is This Your…

  • Understanding Environmental Sensitivities Handout

    Understanding Environmental Sensitivities September, 2007 DEFINITION of Environmental Sensitivities: “a variety of reactions to chemicals, electromagnetic radiation and other environmental factors at exposure levels commonly tolerated by many people.” – Medical Perspectives on Environmental Sensitivities. M. E. Sears, 2007  Diagnostic Criteria Symptoms are reproducible with repeat exposure The condition is chronic Low levels of exposure result in symptoms Symptoms…

  • Tea Tree Oil

    Tea Tree Oil is used in some cleaning products. From Wikipedia: Tea tree oil (TTO), or melaleuca oil, is an essential oil with a fresh camphoraceous odor and a color that ranges from pale yellow to nearly colorless and clear.[2] It is taken from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, which is native to Southeast…