Women for a Healthy Environment is a non-profit environmental health organization that educates residents about public health risks and addresses environmental toxins in the built environment.
WHE’s main program areas – Healthy Homes, Healthy Schools, Healthy Early Learning Centers, and Health Policy – empower individuals to protect themselves, their families, and advocate for systems change.
Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) educates individuals about environmental risks to human health, provides action steps communities can take to mitigate those risks and advocates for solutions that better protect the region. We serve parents, students/children, school and early learning personnel, health and community-based organizations, with an emphasis on those living in underserved communities.
Making a positive changes is entirely within our reach. We provide free programming, technical assistance and resources to community members, providing a solutions-based approach to addressing environmental exposures.
Become informed on environmental issues affecting our health and the health of those we care about.
Personal care products include every day items like the shampoo, soap and cosmetics we use. These products are made of different combinations of chemicals and
As we close out June as National Healthy Homes Month, we are taking some time to recognize the decades long environmental health issue of lead
A child’s zip code must never determine their health outcome. This core belief – that no matter where children live and learn, they should have
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