Tips for Parents for Creating Scent Free Schools 2008 We find that education is a necessary and primary tool, and is even the best action. Formal “policies” have been hard to get, while programs based on information and education have worked well as long as education has been done and… read more →
(Cover Story, National AEHA UPdate, Spring1998) Recently, a woman purchasing some vitamins at a scent-free health store handed paper money to the clerk, saying, “I spray my money with my perfume. It adds a nice touch, don’t you think?” The clerk, who suffers from chemical hypersensitivity, did not think so. … read more →
The David Suzuki Foundation and the Fragrance Label Issue The David Suzuki Foundation’s Queen of Green blog posting on the importance of listing fragrance chemicals on product labels is now up:http://www.davidsuzuki.org/blogs/queen-of-green/2011/02/a-better-sense-of-scents/ It links to a new resource page on our site for “Going Fragrance Free!”, presented in partnership with the… read more →
Pesticide Facts What are pesticides? Pesticides are poisons designed to kill plants or animals such as weeds (herbicides), insects (insecticides), termites (termiticides), fungus or mold (fungicides), rodents (rodenticides), microbes (disinfectants), and wood preservatives. These types of products are sold as sprays, powders, liquids, sticks, crystals, balls, foggers, bombs, pest strips,… read more →
The following is CASLE’s Presentation to a P3 school operator whose subcontractor sprayed a school ground for weeds in 2001. (P3 schools are owned and maintained by private companies but are rented to the local school board.) They were granted permission to do so through apparently proper procedures allowed within… read more →
Toxic Trespass
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Toxic Trespass: a celebrated National Film Board of Canada (NFB) film on taking action to protect children’s health.
CHEJ Back-to-School Guide to PVC-Free School Supplies
http://casle.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CHEJ-Back-to-School-Guide-to-PVC-Free-School-Supplies.pdf
The ‘Napo for Teachers’ initiative EU-OSHA helps primary school teachers to bring safety and health into the classroom Article published on 29 September 2012 The European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA), together with the Napo Consortium, is presenting a new project aimed at promoting basic health and… read more →
Based on the acclaimed book by ecologist and cancer survivor Sandra Steingraber, Ph.D., Living Downstream is an eloquent and cinematic documentary film. At once Sandra s personal journey and her scientific exploration, Living Downstream is a powerful reminder of the intimate connection between the health of our bodies and the health of our air,… read more →
Environment and Health: Focus on Schools
http://casle.ca/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/Understanding-how-School-Environments-Affect-Health-and-Learning-September-2012-3.pdf
PowerPoint presentation prepared by Karen Robinson Enviro-Health Consulting and President of CASLE (Canadians for A Safe Learning Environment) September 5, 2012