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Home : Individuals With LD : Resources : LDW® Announces Environmental LDW® Announces Environmental Partnership FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 16, 2006
Learning Disabilities Worldwide (LDW®) announced
today that it has become a working member of the Institute
for Children's Environmental Health (ICEH). The ICEH, founded in 1999,
is a nonprofit educational organization working to ensure a healthy, just
and sustainable future for all children. ICEH's primary mission is to
foster collaborative initiatives to reduce and ultimately eliminate environmental
exposures that can undermine the health of current and future generations
"We are excited about partnering with the ICEH," said
Teresa Citro, Executive Director of LDW®. LDW® has long worked
towards eliminating environmental toxins that can lead to learning disabilities
in children. Our partnership with the Alliance
for a Healthy Tomorrow influenced the passage of a mercury
reduction bill in Massachusetts. Partnering with ICEH will help LDW®
members receive even more information on environmental issues and children's
health as well as increase their ability to advocate for policies that
protect our children's well being around the country.
ICEH currently has two major national programs:
The Learning
and Developmental Disability Initiative (LDDI), a national network
of almost 200 organizations and individuals interested in collaborating
on research, educational and policy initiatives that reduce exposures
to pollutants that may undermine healthy brain development. LDDI is
a working group of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE)
and members include researchers, health professionals, learning and
developmental disabilities organizations and environmental health and
justice groups
The
Partnership for Children's Health and the Environment, a growing
coalition of over 270 organizations and leaders in government, academic
and community-based sectors in North America, committed to sharing information
and incubating new collaborative initiatives on children's environmental
health issues.
LDW® is committed to making the world a safer place for our children. Partnering with other leading organizations with the same goal is an effective way to increase our influence in this important arena.
Join LDW® today and be part of our global voice of hope. LDW® is a 501c non-profit organization
dedicated to increasing awareness and understanding of learning disabilities
worldwide and enriching the lives of individuals with LD around the world.
