Childrens' Environmental Health Rights: An Introduction

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Presentation to: CLEOnet Webinar Series November 10, 2011 Theresa McClenaghan, Executive Director Kathleen Cooper, Senior Researcher Canadian Environmental Law Association

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Your Legal Rights is a project of CLEO and funded by the Law Foundation o f Ontario. About our presenters… Kathleen Cooper is Senior Researcher with the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA). She has directed law reform campaigns on the subjects of toxic substances, pesticides, land use planning and hazards in consumer products and also provides casework support on environmental litigation files. She has conducted extensive research into the effects of environmental contaminants on fetal and child health and has also written extensively on the subject of environmental policy and children’s health.

Your Legal Rights is a project of CLEO and funded by the Law Foundation o f Ontario. About our presenters… Theresa is Executive Director of the Canadian Environmental Law Association (CELA). She has practised public interest environmental law, in private practice since 1985 and at CELA since 1998. Theresa’s expertise in environmental law includes environmental health, water law and policy, energy law and constitutional law. Theresa sits on the advisory board of the McMaster Institute for Environmental Health, the board of directors of the Environmental Health Institute of Canada as well as on the board of FreshWater Future .

Outline ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Environmental Standard Setting and Children's Health May 25, 2000 CELA’s Initial Work on Children’s Env’l Health ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Who is CPCHE? ,[object Object],[object Object],www. healthy environment forkids .ca

CPCHE Partners ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],www. healthy environment forkids .ca

CPCHE Resources Evidence reviews Raising public awareness, empowering personal action Building capacity among service providers. Strategies, checklists, and related fact sheets. Add to well-known concept of “childproofing.” Fostering dialogue Advocating for research and policy improvements www. healthy environment forkids .ca

Fetal and Child Health Risks from Environmental Exposures ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Early environmental exposures and links to later life chronic disease ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Low income children at highest risk ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

First Nations children at higher risk than most children ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Biomonitoring Results: Population-wide Exposures; SES Effect is Apparent ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Common Environmental Health Issues in Low Income Circumstances: Mould ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Common Environmental Health Issues in Low Income Circumstances: Pests ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Re-cap: Potential for Greatest Exposure ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Context Matters ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],          

Part 2: What is needed? Drawing by Seaña Brennan, age 6 ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

CPCHE/CELA Healthy Retrofits Project ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Phases 2 and 3: Outreach Materials in Development and Promoting Uptake ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Getting help with mould problems ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dealing with Pests: roles, rights and integrated remedies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Dealing with Pests: Least toxic methods, addressing underlying causes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Legal Tools – Division of Powers in Canada ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Jurisdictional opportunities ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Local to global – an example ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Multi-scale environmental health issues ,[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Overview of Statutes ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Canada Labour Code ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Opportunities for Engagement – Canada Labour Code ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Canadian Environmental Law Association

Canadian Environmental Protection Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

CEPA PROVISIONS ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

CEPA Opportunities for Engagement ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Hazardous Products Act - Medical professionals and confidentiality ,[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Canadian Consumer Products Safety Act (CCPSA) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

CCPSA cont’d ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

CCPCA cont’d ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Pest Control Products Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Pesticide regulation but the federal government: not a safety guarantee ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Pest Control Products Register ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Pesticide Products Formulants and Contaminants of Health or Environmental Concern ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Food and Drug Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Food and Drug Act cont’d ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Cosmetics ,[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Occupational Health and Safety ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Occupational Health and Safety ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Occupational Health and Safety ,[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Occupational Health and Safety ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Opportunities for Engagement – Ontario Workplace health and safety ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

The Toxics Reduction Act (Ontario) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Opportunities for engagement – Toxics Reduction Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Municipal Act (Ontario) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Municipal Act - Opportunities for Engagement ,[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Clean Water Act (Ontario) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Safe Drinking Water Act (Ontario) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Opportunities for engagement – Safe Drinking Water Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Health Protection and Promotion Act (Ontario) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Health Protection and Promotion Act (Ontario) ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Health Protection and Promotion Act (Ontario) ,[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Opportunities for engagement – Health Protection and Promotion Act ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Contact information ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Canadian Environmental Law Association

Acknowledgements ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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