Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home

Christopher Gavigan

ISBN 10: 0452290198 / ISBN 13: 9780452290198

Published by Plume April 2009, 2009

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Healthy Child Healthy World: Creating a Cleaner, Greener, Safer Home
• Publisher: Plume April 2009
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452290198
• ISBN 13: 9780452290198
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Condition: USED Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • PARENT Pregnancy

About this title

Synopsis

"Featuring contributions from environmental science and public-health experts and many celebrity supporters, HEALTHY CHILD HEALTHY WORLD offers parents a definitive guide to creating a healthy, non-toxic, and environmentally sound home. With millions of children now facing chronic diseases and illnesses such as cancer, autism and asthma, this information has never been more urgent. A growing body of research points to the chemicals in many cleaning supplies, home-building materials and even toys as contributing to these ailments. With practical lifestyle solutions, easy and healthy recipes, and a comprehensive resources section, this is the green guidebook concerned parents can turn to and trust., with contributions by Dr. Harvey Karpand Dr. Philip Landrigan plus Gwyneth Paltrow, Brooke Shields, Tom hanks, Tobey Maguire and Kate Hudson. "

About the Author

For over a decade, Christopher Gavigan has been dedicated to improving the lives of children and families. Gavigan's academic efforts focused on environmental science and geography, and graduate work in both education and child psychology. He has worked as an ecology and sciences professor in the Bay Area and Los Angeles and a child and family holistic interventionist, aswell as founding Pinnacle Expeditions--an outdoor leadership program.

Gavigan currently serves as the Chief Executive Office/Executive Director of Healthy Child Healthy World, the leading nationalnon-profit dedicated to protecting the heath and well-being of children from harmful environmental exposures. Under hisleadership, Gavigan has launched impactful public awareness campaigns reaching millions, has executed a new strategic vision for the organization and has successfully established values-based messaging and collaborative relationships with over 30 social and environmentally driven business partners. He lives in the Los Angeles area with his wife, Jessica Capshaw, and their young son.