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Grants to reduce pregnancy pollution risks: Jul 4, 7:32pm 1 review health, environment, women, usa, children
http://www.edie.net/news/news_story.asp?id=14138&channel=0; From the page: "More than $500,000 has been handed out to organisations in five US states to raise awareness about environmental health risks that can harm unborn babies. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the grants to educate health care organisations and women in Ohio, Michigan, Oregon, Florida and Texas. EPA wants the funding to be used to focus on issues such as exposure to mercury, lead, environmental tobacco smoke, chemicals, pesticides, drinking water contaminants and air contaminants. Dona Deleon, acting director of EPA's Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education, said: "We're giving pregnant women information on how to avoid exposure to certain environmental hazards to give children a healthy start to life. "These grants help the public health community reach women during this important time in their lives." __________________________________________________________________ About 3,000 health care providers and 10,000 women are expected to benefit from the grants. __________________________________________________________________ Funding will be used for projects such as training for healthcare providers and home visiting staff, and printing education material for the public and patients. The largest grant of $117,747 has been awarded to the Michigan Inter-Tribal Council, which will use the money to educate Native American women about environmental health risks. " This is good news for at least a few women !

Project Syndicate: Jun 22, 4:57am 1 review peace, children, palestine, world, jordan
http://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/abdullah1; Ayman's experience is all too familiar in Gaza's crowded, crippled neighborhoods, where those who are least to blame for the troubles are suffering the most. Indeed, among Gaza's 840,000 children - of which 588,000 are refugees - Ayman's story is luckier than many. Since the recent escalation of violence that began last month, at least 33 Palestinian boys and girls have been killed and many more injured or maimed - caught in the crossfire, shot in their living rooms, or struck by explosions in their own backyards. On February 28, four children playing soccer were hit by a missile, which dismembered them so completely their own families could not identify their bodies. Allah have mercy on all of us - Aameen Inna lillahee Va Inna Alayhi Rajeeoon

Is Tap Water Safe For Expectant Mothers?: Jun 20, 8:54pm 2 reviews health, women, water, children, world
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/109740.php; From the page: "Drinking water disinfected by chlorine while pregnant may increase the risk of having children with heart problems, cleft palate or major brain defects, according to a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal Environmental Health. Take care is the only request! This finding, based on an analysis of nearly 400,000 infants in Taiwan, is the first that links by-products of water chlorination to three specific birth defects. Water chlorination is a widely used and efficient method to disinfect drinking water and reduce the occurrence of waterborne diseases. However, numerous studies have revealed the presence of many chlorination by-products in the water. Recent research suggests that prenatal exposure to these by-products may increase the risk of birth defects. A research team led by Jouni Jaakkola from the Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, UK, gathered data on almost 400,000 infants born in Taiwan. The researchers used statistical analyses to see if drinking tap water containing high, medium or low levels of chlorination by-products increased the risk of 11 common birth defects. "

http://www.oacasia.org/contest.html: Jun 10, 7:51pm 1 review india, media, society, children, girls
http://www.oacasia.org/contest.html; The competition seeks to creatively highlight social issues that need to be addressed. And the winning concepts, apart from being financially rewarded, will also be rolled out as a campaign across outdoor formats in the country. Terms & Conditions 1) The Competition is for a Social Awareness OOH campaign that will be implemented by IOAA on an all India basis. 2) Entries are open to all creatives based on either or both of the following subjects Subject 1 : Stop Abusing the Girl Child - from Inception to Bride Torturing Subject 2 : Proud to be Indian - Stop abusing laws & stop being corrupt 3) The Competition is open to single individuals or a group of individuals. Entries cannot be submitted as the work of Agencies / Corporate Houses / Design Houses etc. 4) Participants can send as many entries in one or both categories. 5) Entries are free - there is no entry fee. 6) The execution format of the campaign is open to all OOH formats - Billboards / Street furniture / Format Innovations / Use of Ambient Media etc 7) Entries have to be submitted in jpeg format with a resolution of at least 300 dpi and minimum dimensions of 100 square inches 8) Entries have to be emailed to sachin@vjmediaworks.com with the following details: * Name * Contact address * Mobile number * E maid id/s * Project description 9) Last date for submission of entries - 20th June 2008 10) The entries will be judged by team comprising of creative and media specialist. 11) Shortlisted entries will be intimated in advance and the winners will be announced at OAC 2008 on 28th June 2008 at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai on the 28th of June. 12) Prizes are: 1st Prize : Rs. 1 lakh 2nd Prize: Rs. 75,000/- 3rd Prize: Rs. 50,000/- 13) The decision of the Jury panel is final 14) For information or clarification, kindly contact Sachin Jante Mob: 9820006140 Email: sachin@vjmediaworks.com Do what ever is possible to better society and living globally - this is what is possible in India now so please act!

Bloomberg.com: Opinion: Jun 8, 9:14pm 1 review crime, usa, children, world, girls
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601039&sid=acs1pkGYP1ws&refer=home; Surely Texas authorities botched it with their big, scary raid on the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That isn't the way to gain what's sorely lacking, which is trust. ``One of best ways to help victims,'' says Carolyn Jessop, an ex-plural wife who escaped from FLDS in 2003, is to ``break down the fear of law enforcement.'' Utah and Arizona crafted a more sensitive approach, largely on the advice of Jessop, who went to Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff looking for help five years ago. Forced at 18 to marry a 50-year-old man with three wives, vexed by the beatings he gave their children when displeased with her, sick of her role as her abusive husband's servant and scared their 14-year-old daughter would soon be forced to marry, Jessop took her eight children and fled. Desperate for help, she wound up telling her story to Shurtleff. ``He was so outraged, he wanted to put every single person in prison that he could,'' Jessop recalls. Long-Term Approach She urged a calmer, long-term approach, according to Jessop and Shurtleff spokesman Paul Murphy. The upshot is a program to support women and children fleeing abuse, open communication between authorities and polygamist communities and educate them on stopping domestic violence, sexual abuse and fraud, says Murphy. Victims learn they can get help without fear that the big, bad government will come in and crush their whole community. Earlier mass arrests of polygamists ``created deep scars among fundamentalists and helped facilitate a fear of government agencies and distrust of `outsiders,''' recounts ``The Primer,'' a 56-page document the attorneys general of Utah and Arizona produced. It instructs government employees on building trust. So Murphy and Jessop would surely describe Texas's tactics as heavy-handed and counter-productive? `The Right Thing' ``They did the right thing,'' Jessop said in a telephone interview from Utah this week. Oh sure, they should have made the whole episode less traumatic for the children. This is sick and scary to read-it is sad and yes it is in USA so let us not be fooled for even one moment-it is disgusting too and yes it is all about children and giving these children a better and safer life !

Poverty.com - Hunger and Poverty: May 31, 6:24pm 10 reviews poverty, children, world, development, hunger
http://www.poverty.com/; I should have seen this earlier!

Children not getting breakfast because of aid cuts - Yahoo! News: May 26, 8:18pm 1 review cooking, poverty, children, cambodia, rice
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080526/ap_on_re_as/food_crisis_hungry_children;_...; But by the end of the month, they will no longer get free breakfast from the U.N. World Food Program. About 450,000 Cambodian students will become the latest victims of soaring global food prices. Five local suppliers have defaulted on contracts to provide rice because they can get a higher price elsewhere, program officials say. Prices of rice have tripled on the global market since December. Food for children is not business - the loss which will be suffered by these business people will be incalculable in future.No doubt high oil prices also have contributed hell of a lot to such price rise!

Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group: May 12, 7:52pm 1 review india, poverty, children, development, slums
http://www.chintan-india.org/; From the page: "According to some projections, by 2030, not only will 50% of India be urbanized, but along with China, it will also cradle 50% of the world�s slums. A special characteristic of the urban Indian dynamic is the work of hundreds of thousands of informal sector waste-recyclers : waste pickers, waste buyers and waste reprocessors. They bear the brunt of a city�s consumption and offer it critical recycling services. Given that one of the biggest environmental problems in Indian cities is that of waste and toxics, Chintan approaches these issues as entry points to address concerns of environmental and social justice and environmental governance. Our work is informed by several other ongoing dialogues - the Millennium Development Goals, several international conventions, such as the Stockholm Convention, the Kyoto Protocol, the Convention of the Rights of the Child, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and The Rio Declaration of 1992, which we re-envision in our specific context." A lot more must be done!