M8.5 Ideal chemical policy

Ideal Chemical Policy would Educate, Advocate and Protect everyone.

 1-Educate: consumer education regarding the pollutants they are exposed to and toxicities associated with those pollutants.

 2-Advocate: health promotion regarding means of management to exposure of chemical pollutants in all areas of dwelling, such as homes, workplaces, schools etc. Information regarding pollutants will be required to be distributed to the public.

 3-Protect: the policy would mandate the surveillance of persistent pollutants, bioaccumulation and/or toxic chemicals. Data from the surveillance would be utilized to eliminate them and a ban would be issued to manufacturers to stop the production and distribution of these chemicals both domestic and internationally. Green chemical engineering would be promoted and businesses that implement green innovations would receive incentives.

 Social Determinants of Public Health would applied to the chemical policy to ensure the eradication of any and all health/environmental inequities experienced by the public. If the public isn't aware of their right to information how will they know the potential pollutants that they are exposed to? Often times substandard housing in areas of LES experience health and environmental discrimination, with the placement of this policy there could significant reduction to these inequities.

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  1. UnknownOctober 20, 2018 at 2:20 PM

    I love your suggestions, Claudia. I appreciate that you propose not only education of the public (consumers), but also working to create sustainable solutions and hold manufacturers accountable. I agree that adding an additional layer, which includes social determinants of health, is necessary. I believe that by adding this layer, we can make this information more digestible to stakeholders who may be unfamiliar with the topic, but can understand it better when it's shared in the social determinant context.

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  2. snaymallickOctober 21, 2018 at 7:42 PM

    I love the advocacy for the ideal chemical policy and believe that we should educate first before we make rash decisions for the environment. These policies must be well thought out and designed in a way that has the best interest for the environment. I would like that we would start with educating first and then advocating for the change. Great suggestions Claudia!

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