Grant Program Health and Environment

To raise awareness in Connecticut of the impacts of toxic chemical exposures from consumer products and to press for market changes, purchasing practices, and updated policies that decrease those exposures.

To create safer products through market and policy change in Minnesota.

To promote health-based policies on toxic flame retardants and support administrative actions on other toxic chemicals in Washington State; play a key role in the national Mind the Store campaign, support meaningful chemicals policy reform at the federal level, and…

To evaluate almost a decade of public interest efforts to reform US chemicals policy; and to use the evaluation to help HEFN members develop short- and long-term plans for the next stage of strategic investments and collaborations to accelerate health-protective…

To develop scientists’ consensus on environmental contributors to neurodevelopmental disorders for which there is sufficient evidence to warrant action, and to use that consensus to generate recommendations for policymakers and health professionals aimed at significantly reducing harm from chemicals exposure,…

To ensure strong implementation of Oregon’s new chemical regulatory regime under the Toxic-Free Kids Act, and to expand the OEC’s Healthy Purchasing Initiative to more states.

To increase interaction between environmental health scientists and the media by identifying, prioritizing, and publicizing important, new research that has the power to aid science-based advocacy campaigns and inform policy decisions.

To promote health-based policies on toxic flame retardants and support administrative actions on other toxic chemicals in Washington State; play a key role in the national Mind the Store campaign, support meaningful chemicals policy reform at the federal level, and…