The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology®

Our Mission
To identify, control and ultimately prevent
exposures to environmental factors that may cause adult,
and especially pediatric cancer,
as well as other health problems with our children.


Front & Center
 Impact on Children's Health
 Week of May 12
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"Childhood disabilities from chemical exposure
during development
are often not treatable and therefore must be prevented."
 Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders (Dec. 2004)

Growing Up Green, Baby & Child Care
Deirdre Imus' new book now a New York Times bestseller

Honored Humanitarian, Deirdre Imus, Delivers Keynote
at NYC Lab School's Model United Nations Conference
 
Growing Up Green! Fulfilling a Mission and Empowering Parents
for a Healthier Next Generation
(Huffington Post)

Can NJ Schools Pass the Greening Test?
(Commerce)

CDC Responds to Allegations (CBS News)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/10/cbsnews_investigates/main4007926.shtml

Deirdre Imus Comments on Landmark
Vaccine-Autism Court Case
(CNN) 

Toxins Turn Up in School Buildings, But Officials Say There's No Danger
(NY Daily News)
http://www.nydailynews.com/
ny_local/education/2008/04/07/2008-04-07_toxin_turns_up_in_school_buildings_but_o.html

The FDA Is Not Protecting Our Children
(The Whole Child)

Board Discusses Colors Advice
(U.K. Food Advisory Board)

Food Agency Calls for Ban on Six Artificial Colors
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/
news/food-agency-calls-for-ban-on-six-artificial-colours-807806.html

Ideas for Environmentally-Friendly Cleaning
(Newark Star-Ledger)
http://www.nj.com:80/homegarden/homestories/index.ssf/2008/04/ab19dee.html

Greening Your Schools

Join schools across the country adopting
the award-winning Greening the Cleaning® program.
Call us for more information:  201-336-8071.

See article in USA Today. 
Learn How to Start Greening Yours

Now in Bookstores

Green This! Growing Up Green, Baby and Child Care

The second volume in the New York Times bestselling Green This! series from Deirdre Imus, Growing Up Green, Baby and Child Care (Simon & Schuster), is an essential parent-friendly guide to raising a healthy child in our increasingly toxic environment.  
Buy it now on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com.

Up & Coming

Weds, June 4

Green Our Vaccines Rally


Washington, D.C.
Featuring Jenny McCarthy
and Jim Carrey
Sun., June 1, 11 p.m.
Weds., June 11, 9 p.m.
Sat., June 14, 3 p.m.
      (Eastern)

NJN-TV (PBS)

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Ms. Imus Hits Home with Green This!
Vol 1: Greening Your Cleaning
Change the way you clean and keep your home safe and healthy, without sacrificing quality or investing time or money, with the New York Times best seller --  Green This! Vol. 1: Greening Your Cleaning.  Click above headline for more. ... Also see these related stories:" "Deirdre Imus Helps Schools Go Green" (USA Today)...
"A Safe House" (The New York Times)
Greening the Cleaning®
Index and Introduction

Join the move to the award-winning Greening the Cleaning® household and institutional cleaning products..  ...Click for more.
Info Pack for Schools 
   


Greening the Cleaning®
Laundry Detergent
Wins 2008 Quick & Simple
New Product Award

THE HUFFINGTON POST 
 Deirdre Imus is a regular columnist on children's health issues for this independent, online source for news and opinion.
 Current Column: Growing Up Green!
Fulfilling a Mission and Empowering Parents for a Healthier Next Generation
( Past columns )

Environmental Health News
Task Force Produces Preliminary Findings Suggesting
Increased Rate of Autism in Children Born to Teachers at N.J. School

                                      ... More Environmental Health News
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What You Need to Know
About Childhood Cancer & Disease

Introduction
 The State of Children's Health Needs a Turnaround
 Pediatric Cancer & Disease

"Childhood disabilities from chemical exposure during development are often not treatable and therefore must be prevented."
-- Institute of Neurotoxicology and Neurological Disorders (Dec. 2004)
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Learn how to "Protect Your Kids from Toxins" from Deirdre Imus on Better.TV.  (Search on "Imus" and click on show title.)
Feature Articles
Learn more about the impact of children's environmental health advocate, Deirdre Imus, and the center she founded, The Deirdre Imus Environmental Center for Pediatric Oncology.®  (Also find links to books by Deirdre Imus at the bottom of the page.)


Awards & Achievements