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Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) is a non-profit environmental health organization that educates residents about public health risks and addresses toxins in the built environment. The organization has a presence in Western and Eastern Pennsylvania.

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WHE’s main program areas – Healthy Homes, Healthy Schools, Healthy Early Learning Centers, and Health Policy – empower individuals to protect themselves, and their families, and advocate for systems change.

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Schools across Pennsylvania have detected environmental hazards in their buildings — from mold to lead contamination — but fewer than half have taken steps
Testing for unhealthy materials and conditions has slackened, and efforts to remediate risks to student health are few, Women for a Healthy Environment found
With data collected from 2018 through 2022, the study examined factors including air and water quality, the age of buildings and their conditions, and
A report on the environmental health of commonwealth schools found threats and harmful substances exist across the board