Safer Chemicals, Healthy FamiliesA national effort to protect families from toxic chemicals.
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National Medical Association
Making the health case for safer chemicals
We were fortunate to have a great group of health partners who came to DC to join us in meetings on Capitol Hill last week.
Dr. Yolanda Whyte speaks to the ‘Stroller Brigade’
As a pediatrician, I recognize this issue is vast. We’re exposed to chemicals in our products, homes, places of work and in our communities and we need a strong federal system that takes into account all of these exposures and adequately protects our children.
The things I learn while on the job
Cruising the halls of Congress can be fun when you’re side by side with leading physicians and scientists. I think I started to get a little bit smarter last week when I spent time on the hill with our coalition partner experts… Osmosis works that way right? We met with sixteen U.S. Senate offices in […]
Why the National Medical Association Joined the Fight for Safer Chemicals
Dr. Leonard Weather Jr., R.Ph., M.D. is the 111TH President of the National Medical Association. The National Medical Association is dedicated to reducing and eliminating disparities in health and improving the lives of our patients, their families, and their communities. As the nation’s oldest and largest organization representing African American physicians and health professionals in […]
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