As we begin a new legislative year in Congress, environmental and health groups will again continue to promote legislation to decrease our health risks to environmental toxins and contaminants. I will periodically share news regarding what is happening at the state and federal level that we as...
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There are myriad opportunites to get more involved in advocacy for nursing and our patients
People often say they would like to become involved in advocacy but they just don't have time. When advocacy is this easy, though, that excuse just doesn't hold up anymore. If you don't believe that advocacy can be that easy, and still be effective, then try it yourself, just this once
http://www.saferchemicals.org/safe-chemicals-act/index.html As advocacy groups work at the federal level, individual states are starting to look at ways to ban and/or regulate toxic chemicals in their own states
Please go to http://www.marchofdimes.com/advocacy/prevention newbornreauthorization.html and click on "Tell Congress."