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Exploring the Evidence and Finding Solutions: A Forum on the Links Between Early Environmental Exposures and Chronic Diseases

October 6, 2009
Novotel North York, Toronto, Ontario

On October 6th, 2009, the Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health & Environment (CPCHE) and the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance (OCDPA) held a Forum in Toronto entitled Exploring the Evidence and Finding Solutions: A Forum on the Links Between Early Environmental Exposures and Chronic Diseases. The overall goal for the Forum was to explore the links between early environmental exposures to toxic chemicals and the development of chronic disease.

Summary Document:

Forum Summary [PDF, 53kb; 2 pages]

Presentations:

In Search of an Integrated Policy Approach to Children's Environmental Health Protection and Chronic Disease Prevention (Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher, Canadian Environmental Law Association) [PDF, 424kb]
What Do We Know About the Environmental Roots of Cancer? An overview of the evidence (Alan Abelsohn) [PDF, 926kb]
Overview of the Scientific Evidence Linking Early Environmental Exposures to Toxic Chemicals and Specific Chronic Diseases/Disorders (Myriam Beaulne) [PDF, 634kb]
Reducing Disparities: Exploring the Connections Among Environmental Exposures, Poverty, and Other Determinants of Health (Dr. Monica Campbell) [PDF, 1.9MB]
Effects of Chronic Low-Dose Exposures on the Endocrine, Immune, and Neurological Symptoms of the Developing Foetus and Child (Loren Vanderlinden, Toronto Public Health) [PDF, 864kb]