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LDA State Affiliates Take Action on Children's Environmental Health

LDA is building a nationwide network of members and affiliate offices working to protect children's health and reduce the incidence of learning disabilities in future generations. You don't need to be a science expert to join this effort. You just need to believe that kids deserve to play, grow and learn in a healthy environment. To find out more or join the HCP list serve, contact .

LDA Leaders Join National Day of Action for Safer Chemicals

In August 2011, LDA members joined forces with hundreds of other concerned parents, grandparents and children across the country to participate in a National Day of Action, pushing strollers, wearing capes and calling on U.S. Senators to be “superheroes” for safer chemicals.

The national Safer Chemicals Healthy Families coalition organized the events, which took place in at least 17 states. LDA members participated and in several cases helped to organize events in Portland (Maine), New York City, Pittsburgh (see above photo), and Baltimore.

LDA of New York State members at the New York City Day of Action (right).

LDA of Maine members wear their crusader capes for Portland, Maine’s day of action on toxic chemicals:

LDA members reduce toxic risks to children's brain development by:

• Raising Awareness among teachers, parents, health care professionals and elected officials
• Advocating at the state legislature to pass laws that safeguard children's developmental health
• Working in coalition with other public health and environmental groups
• Creating and disseminating guides for healthy homes, families and schools.

LDA's national Healthy Children Project Coordinator can:

• Connect you with the right coalition of organizations in your state.
• Provide pamphlets, fact sheets and other resources on minimizing toxic exposures.
• Connect you with an LDA state or local affiliate expert.
• Provide financial support through the HCP mini-grant program for LDA affiliates.
• Identify opportunities to participate in children's environmental health issues.
• Provide speaking points or draft testimony on specific issues and chemicals.

In the last five years, LDA affiliates and members have helped to win passage of state legislation to keep toxic chemicals out of children's products, require testing and prioritizing of toxic chemicals, create green chemistry and green purchasing programs, and limit or ban pesticide use in and around schools. LDA members have held environmental health forums, produced guides to healthy homes and schools and educated thousands of people about toxic threats to healthy brain development. We need you to join us in this crucial effort.