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Grants that address the issue of environmental health are commonly given to organizations that provide environmental health education and awareness activities; community organizing to promote environmental health; screening and testing for exposure to environmental toxins; leadership development; and collaborations such as partnerships between public health departments and community-based health programs to improve environmental health. The Foundation also funds efforts to inform policymakers and opinion leaders about improving environmental health issues.

For more information on this funding priority, please visit the Contact Us page.

Program Director

Earl Lui

Portfolio Newsletter Articles

Cultivating and Training Grassroots Leaders (Winter 2007-2008)
Pursuing Public Health Threats by Putting Science First (Winter 2007-2008)
Grassroots Efforts Build Community Capacity To Address Harmful Health Effects of Polluted River
(Winter 2006-2007)
Fostering Community Leadership To Fight for Environmental Health (Fall 2005)
Local Leaders Work Towards Healthier Communities (Winter 2004-2005)
Advocates Give Central Valley Communities a Voice in Environmental Health Policies (Summer 2004)
Advocating for a Healthy Environment (Summer 2003)
Environmental Watchdogs Identify Health Hazards (Winter/Spring 2003)
Environmental Health Education Prompts Residents To Advocate for Policy Changes (Winter 2001-2002)

Resources

Californians for Pesticide Reform
Environmental Working Group
Environment California

More Resources

Reports

A Survey of California Voters on Environmental Health Issues
Secondhand Pesticides: Airborne Pesticide Drift in California
Body Of Evidence: New Science In The Debate Over Toxic Flame Retardants And Our Health
Harboring Pollution: Strategies to Clean Up U.S. Ports

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