Resource Pointer #214
July 14, 1999
For copies of the following resources, please contact the appropriate
publishers or organizations directly.
*Health and the Environment* Symposium/Teach-in sponsored by
Lapis/New York Open Center. Sunday, November 21, 1999, New
York, NY. Focus on links between individual health and broader social
concerns, emphasizing need for healthcare practitioners, patients and
others to work for environmental health. Speakers will include Samuel
Epstein, MD, author of The Politics of Cancer, and others. Members
US$75, nonmembers US$85, students/activists/seniors US$40. Contact
New York Open Center, 83 Spring St., New York, NY 10012; phone
(212) 219-2527; fax (212) 226-4056; email opencenter@panix.com;
website http://www.opencenter.org
*Healthy Baby, Toxic World: Practical Ways to Protect Your Baby
During Pregnancy and Infancy, 1999* Melody Milam Potter and Erin
E. Milam. Provides safety information for parents, focusing on time
between conception and age two. Chapters cover maternal health, food
and water, safety in home and work environments, pest control, stress
and medicines, breast-feeding and baby food, personal hygiene and
baby products. Contains chart of common chemicals and their
developmental effects. 299 pp. US$15.95. Contact New Harbinger
Publications, 5674 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA 94609; phone (800)
748-6273; website http://www.newharbinger.com
*Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet Guide to Natural Baby Care:
Nontoxic and Environmentally Friendly Ways to Take Care of Your
New Child, 1999* Mindy Pennybacker and Aisha Ikramuddin, eds.
Provides information for parents on reducing babies' and children's
exposure to toxins as well as other safety measures. Chapters cover
preparing a baby's room, baby equipment, babyproofing, indoor
pesticide use and other home pollutants, maternal health, baby care
products, breast-feeding and food, and children's books and activities.
Appendices include contacts for additional information, products
available by mail and selected bibliography. 320 pp. US$16.95. Contact
Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet, 40 West 20th St., 9th Floor,
New York, NY 10011; phone (888) ECO-INFO or (212) 242-0010;
email mothers@mothers.org; website http://www.mothers.org
*Childhood Cancer in California: 1988-1994, 1999* Sharan L.
Campleman et al. Report produced by the staff of the California Cancer
Registry. Intended for policy makers, health care providers, general
public and parents. Provides overview of incidence, mortality and
survival trends. Includes individual sections on major childhood
cancers. Contains list of internet resources. 70 pp. Also available on
website. Contact The Cancer Surveillance Section, Cancer Control
Branch, Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Control, Department of
Health Services, 601 N. 7th St., MS#592, P.O. Box 942732,
Sacramento, CA 94234-7320; phone (916) 327-4663, website
http://www.ccrcal.org
*FDA Approved: Genetically Engineered Soy and Corn in Baby Food
and Nutritional Supplements, 1999* Greenpeace. Reports on results of
laboratory tests, showing presence of genetically engineered (GE) soy
and corn in some baby food. Covers Food and Drug Administration
(FDA) failures to regulate GE foods adequately, question of possible
antibiotic resistance, need for baby food providers to ensure product
safety and methodology for detecting GE products in food. 9 pp. Free.
Also available on website. Contact Greenpeace USA, 1436 U St. NW,
Washington, DC 20009; phone (800) 326-0959; email
gp@sharewest.com; website http://www.greenpeaceusa.org
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