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Director of Science and Research at Women's Voices for the Earth, a national organization working to eliminate toxic chemicals that impact women's health.

Joined February 2011
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Our Beautiful Hair Without the Scare campaign is our response to the FDA’s inaction on formaldehyde hair straighteners. Our hair should be a source of pride and empowerment, not exposure to harmful chemicals. Take Action here: womensvoices.quorum.us/campa…
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Toxic chemical pollution & plastic waste go hand in hand! A new @defendourhealth report finds the chemical manufacturing & production processes used to make plastic bottles pose threats to health, environment & #climate at every step. #PlasticIsToxic defendourhealth.org/campaign…
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My latest blog for Women's Voices for the Earth! Toxic disinfectant chemicals make their way into breastmilk. Unacceptable!
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Presenting at #APHA2022 Tuesday 8:30am. Session 4069 - What’s in your period product? An investigation of newly disclosed ingredients in tampons, pads, cups and period underwear.
The phenomenal Loretta Ross at #APHA2022. “Love and respect needs to be our public health strategy….how we do the work is as important as the work we do!”
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Great @apoliticalco piece by @inga_winkler and @nayelhelou about how policymakers can end up reinforcing menstrual stigma by solely focusing on periods as something needing to be managed or controlled. #MenstrualHealth apolitical.co/solution-artic…
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Alexandra Scranton retweeted
Wouldn't it be nice to know which chemicals are actually hiding in the that infamous ingredient list term "Fragrance"? ☣️ Get automated alerts on toxic fragrance chemicals in many products with the Clearya app thx to our collab with @CAPublicHealth 😎 👉 clearya.com/blog/clearya-cdp…
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