IICPH Newsletter
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Fall 2002
News
- SPACE IS OUR ENVIRONMENT TOO - based on Planet Earth The Latest Weapon of War raises awareness of the effects of militarism in space on earth’s atmosphere. Did you know? When environmental crises occur, it is usually only the civilian economy that is called upon to rectify the balance, while military programs are rarely taken to task. Planet Earth pg 139
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50 WAYS TO INVEST IN THE FUTURE offers practical, everyday ideas for saving the planet for future generations - guaranteed returns on even the smallest of investments. Did you know? Lowering the thermostat just 50C can add up to a 14% reduction in energy consumption. www.pollutionprobe.com
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The CHILDREN’S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROJECT:
The CEHP group has been actively working on the banning of the cosmetic use of pesticides. A full report of the working group can be found on the IICPH web site. Did you know? Every 45 minutes, environment kills the equivalent of one jumbo jet full of children.] Information Officer, WHO Geneva
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Newly posted on @ www.iicph.org: The Children’s Environmental Health Project Report; and, Avoidable Tragedy post-Chernobyl.
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“LE MEGA-PORCHERIE” PROJECT: Former IICPH Project Manager, Willi Nolan, is now affiliated with the Association for the Preservation of the Bouctouche Watershed (APBW) in New Brunswick. The APBW are interested in undertaking a Health 2000 epidemiological study, as it appears that there are clusters of illnesses among residents in the vicinity of the pig farm. They have been collecting anecdotal evidence and have the support of some concerned local doctors. There has been approval in principle to a joint APBW-IICPH project and IICPH is awaiting their submission.
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Roger Dixon P. Eng., an expert in the field of industrial hygiene and a former volunteer IICPH Project Partner, has recently arrived in Guatemala. There he will initiate a training and occupational health and safety education program for Guatemalan labour organizations. Roger’s has expressed concern for the iniquities of ‘sweatshops’ and the abuse of women and children in the manufacturing industries. We wish him well as he embarks on his new venture.
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The Rosalie Bertell Environmental Health Sciences Library – For more information contact Marion Odell at info@iicph.org
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