[X] CLOSEMAIN MENU

[X] CLOSEIN THIS SECTION

photo

Healthy Health Care Reports

Creating healthy hospitals and elder care facilities

Download the Taking Toxics Out of Maryland’s Health Care Sector report (2008) by Beyond Pesticides and Maryland Pesticide Network

On October 27, 2008 Beyond Pesticides, Maryland Pesticide Network and leading Maryland health and elder care facilities released, Taking Toxics out of Maryland’s Health Care Sector: Transition to Green Pest Management Practices to Protect Health and the Environment, a new report documenting practices and policies to eliminate toxic pesticide use. The changes reflect a heightened awareness of the need to protect particularly vulnerable populations from serious health risks associated with toxic chemical exposure. A growing body of scientific research links pesticides to Parkinson’s disease, asthma, cancer and other illnesses.

Download the Healthy Hospitals report (2003) by Beyond Pesticides and Health Care Without Harm