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Local health departments use NC ENVIROSCAN to incorporate environmental health data into community health needs assessments

UNC Epidemiology Blog

A new collaboration between UNC SRP and North Carolina county health departments will help counties more easily incorporate environmental health and environmental justice perspectives into their community health needs assessments. The full toolkit will be released this fall.

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Op-ed: A stalled global plastic treaty threatens our future fertility

Environmental Health News

The entire plastic life cycle harms our health A 2024 study from Europe estimates that approximately 16,000 chemicals play a role in the life cycle of plastic production. Very few have been tested and data on their hazard to human and environmental health is sparse.

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La historia de Concho, el sapo en peligro que aparece en el nuevo álbum de Bad Bunny

Environmental Health News

Un cortometraje que le dio la vuelta al mundo present a un pequeo anfibio que disfruta de ver fotografas antiguas y escuchar los sonidos del barrio, sentado en el jardn de un viejo amigo. Tiene botas azules y ganas de comer quesito, un postre hecho de masa de hojaldre, tradicional en Puerto Rico. Es un […]

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LISTEN: Reflections on the first five years of the Agents of Change program

Environmental Health News

Its been five years since the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice program launched, and at a recent retreat gathering the leadership team reflected on what weve learned and what environmental issues were watching closely as we near 2025. I am an assistant editor here at Agents of Change and Environmental Health News.

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Food Packaging Forum updates database on migrating food contact materials

Environmental Health News

The Food Packaging Forum updates their Database on Migrating and Extractable Food Contact Chemicals ( FCCmigex ), identifying 1,060 new chemicals present in or migrating from food packaging and other food contact articles.

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Bayer’s new Roundup products more toxic than prior formulations, report asserts

Environmental Health News

consumers contain chemicals that pose greater health risks to people than prior formulations suspected of causing cancer, according to an analysis by an environmental health advocacy group. New types of Roundup weed killing products marketed to U.S. The report was disputed by Bayer, which called the analysis “deeply flawed.”

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Ghee Tested for Toxic Phthalates — Buying Guide

Mercola

Disclosure: This consumer study is released in partnership with Environmental Health News. Donations were provided by Environmental Health News and Mamavation community members. You can also give a tax-deductible donation to our consumer studies here through Environmental Health Sciences.