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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-bottom:12.0pt;text-align:center'><b><font
size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Childproofing
for Environmental Health </span></font></b><br>
<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>National Awareness Campaign Begins Today</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The Canadian Partnership for Children's Health and Environment (CPCHE)
is pleased to announce its </span></font><font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> ' </span></font>Childproofing
for Environmental Health' campaign, aimed at providing parents,
care givers, service providers and decision-makers with the tools to protect
children from environmental risks. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>At a news conference on September 15, 2005, Dr.
David McKeown, Medical Officer of Health, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place>;
Paul Muldoon, Executive Director, Canadian Environmental Law Association;
Dr. Hilary de Veber, Pediatrician; and Dr. Ann Phillips, Environmental
Health Promoter and Researcher, South Riverdale Community Health Centre
launched this national campagin.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>As a foundation for this campaign, CPCHE has launched
two new educational resources (on-line links provided below) alongside the
release of a detailed technical report from <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place>'s Medical Officer of Health.<font
color=black><span style='color:black'> Materials are available online at</span></font></span></font><font
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'>w</span></font><a
href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca"
title="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca">ww.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca</a>
or go directly to: <o:p></o:p></p>
<ul type=disc>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/e88956636c1ebb6ffd9a08ef808ad583/Launch_Press_Release.pdf"
title="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/e88956636c1ebb6ffd9a08ef808ad583/Launch_Press_Release.pdf">CPCHE
Media Release</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Primer.pdf"
title="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Primer.pdf">Child
Health and the Environment - A Primer</a> (large download - 2.5 MB) <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Brochure___English___8_pages.pdf"
title="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Brochure___English___8_pages.pdf">Playing
it Safe - Childproofing for Environmental Health</a> (brochure) <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Brochure___French___8_pages.pdf"
title="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Brochure___French___8_pages.pdf">Ne
prenons pas de risque, prot</a>égeons la sant <a
href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Brochure___French___8_pages.pdf"
title="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Brochure___French___8_pages.pdf">é</a>
<a
href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Brochure___French___8_pages.pdf"
title="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/Brochure___French___8_pages.pdf">environnementale
de nos enfants</a> (brochure) <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/CH_Order_Forms.pdf"
title="http://www.healthyenvironmentforkids.ca/img_upload/13297cd6a147585a24c1c6233d8d96d8/CH_Order_Forms.pdf">Order
Form for Primer and Brochure</a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;
mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://www.toronto.ca/health/"
title="http://www.toronto.ca/health/">Toronto Public Health</a> - media
release, backgrounder, detailed technical report, summary report,
transmittal report to Board of Health</span></font><font size=2
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'>. </span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ul>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Member organizations of the Canadian Partnership for Children's Health
and Environment include: <br>
<br>
</span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>Canadian
Association of Physicians for the Environment<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>Canadian
Child Care Federation<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>Canadian
Environmental Law Association<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>Canadian Institute
of Child Health<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>Environmental
Health Clinic, Sunnybrook and Women's College Health<font size=2 color=blue
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>Sciences
Centre<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>Learning
Disabilities Association of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">Canada</st1:country-region></st1:place><br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Ontario</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> of Family Physicians<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:State w:st="on">Ontario</st1:State></st1:place> Public Health
Association<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>Pollution
Probe<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>South
Riverdale Community Health Centre<br>
<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial;color:blue'> </span></font><st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Toronto</st1:City></st1:place> Public Health<br>
<br>
For more information<font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'> </span></font>: <br>
<br>
Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher, Canadian Environmental Law Association
(author of the Primer and co-author of the Toronto Public Health report)
416-960-2284, ext 221 or <a href="mailto:kcooper@cela.ca"
title="mailto:kcooper@cela.ca">kcooper@cela.ca</a> <font size=2
color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Tonya Surman, Partnership Director, Canadian Partnership for Children's
HEalth and Enviornment (CPCHE) at 416-595-9579 or <a
href="mailto:tonya@commons.ca" title="mailto:tonya@commons.ca"><font
color=black title="mailto:tonya@commons.ca"><span style='color:black'>tonya@commons.ca</span></font></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Support for this campaign
has come from a variety of supporters including the Ontario Trillium Foundation
and the Laidlaw Foundation.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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