Green Living

As a parent or not, you’ve more than likely questioned just how healthy our modern, conveniently sterilized lifestyle is all that it’s chalked up to be. Whether it’s wondering how much chlorine is in our tap water, if there’s such a thing as disinfectant overkill, or what holistic alternatives there are to conventional household cleaners – keep reading below.

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A leading national organization of its kind, Healthy Child Healthy World (HCHW) was founded in 1991 by parents James and Nancy Chuda after their daughter died from Wilms’ tumor – a rare non-hereditary form of cancer. Today, HCHW works to help parents understand and prevent chronic disease and illness, which many (including Mount Sinai MD’s and First Lady Michelle Obama to name a few) believe are largely caused by environmental hazards and household chemicals. The L.A.-based nonprofit provides eco-educational efforts as:

-Expanding awareness and understanding of environmental hazards to children’s health

-Helping the public learn about healthier practices, solutions and products in the marketplace

-Encouraging daily action and informed lifestyle choices

-Creating standards and policies for safer products, foods, materials and chemicals used in the home – promoting safer options and new alternatives

-Advocating for corporate policies and governmental legislation that protect children from environmental risks

-Engaging communities to make wise choices and responsible decisions so families can flourish

Last month, child health advocates, along with a slew of celebrity supporters, including Sheryl Crow, Steven Spielberg, Arianna Huffington, and Mariel Hemmingway, attended the Healthy Child Healthy World benefit gala on Wednesday, October 28 at the LEED-certified Montage in Beverly Hills.

The event honored three “Champions of Children’s Health” and recognized “Mom on a Mission” Shelby Rodriguez, who was selected from 128 applicants, for her work in stopping a corporation from using a toxic roof tar that was causing health problems for herself and her young daughter.

Image courtesy of Healthy Child Healthy World

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