What Can We Do . . . Knowledge is Power

Public and environmental health policies are informed by a constellation of inputs from many sectors, including these:

• Scientific discoveries and skillful communication of those discoveries
• The influence of scientists, environmental advocates, industry, the media and others on the actions of policy makers
• Prioritization and economic investments by funders, governments and universities, and subsequent  actions by governments, communities and individuals
  
  

Informing through Publications

Seminal books, reports and publications that change the dialogue for decision makers or create widespread awareness can also be pivotal, such as Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring and these by CHE partners:

• Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children
• Generations at Risk: Reproductive Health and the Environment
• Our Stolen Future (on endocrine disruptors)
• In Harm’s Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development
  
  

Convocations of esteemed scientists and related policy recommendations can also be influential, such as those convened by CHE:

• Vallombrosa Consensus Statement on Environmental Contaminants and Human Fertility Compromise
• Consensus Statement: Parkinson’s Disease and the Environment: Collaborative on Health and the Environment and Parkinson’s Action Network (CHE PAN) Conference 26–28 June 2007