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Children's Health Environmental Coalition - CHEC

Organization URL(s)

chec@checnet.org
www.checnet.org/home.asp  External Links Disclaimer Logo

Other Contact Information

12300 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 410
Los Angeles, CA 90025

310-820-2030 (Voice)
310-820-2070 (FAX)

Description

A non-profit organization whose mission is to inform parents and all those concerned with the welfare of children about preventable health and development problems caused by exposure to toxic substances in homes, schools and communities and to encourage the public to take action to protect children against these toxic threats. CHEC's Web site resources include the "Health e House," an interactive Virtual House Quiz which identifies environmental health hazards and suggests safer alternatives. "Health e House" Quiz gives parents guidance on what they're doing right in their homes, what they can change and how. First Steps, a monthly e-mail program, to enable parents to sign up and receive information throughout their baby's first year of life.

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Review Date

Thu Jun 12, 2008


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