Behind Closed Doors: Uncovering the Practices Harming Our Children’s Health and What We Can Do About It
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (752 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1683505751 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 300 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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Christine worked as a social worker assisting the geriatric population and their families before starting a family of her own. She is currently involved in community and political activism surrounding children’s environmental health issues.Christine O’Donnell has a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work from West Chester University. Cancer School Initiative Program. The inspiration to create Behind Closed Doors originated after Christine’s daughter suffered chronic health problems as an infant and toddler. She is involved in environmental and political activism in her community as well as various other community-building projects and volunteer work, including spearheading two recycling programs. Christine is an environmental enthusiast and natural advocate for children’s health issues. She has worked in the community in various volunteer positions, including five
Behind Closed Doors tells the story of two mothers who began investigating serious health issues in their own son and daughterand ended up writing an expose about the declining health of an entire generation of American children. In their relentless attempts to improve the health of their own children, they uncovered harmful trends in our food, pharmaceuticals, and environment, all stemming from weak laws and conflicts of interest. What they discovered shocked and ultimately empowered them to get actively involved in questioning and reforming these harmful, out-of-balance practices, and to inspire other moms to do the same. Behind Closed Doors not only offers scientifically verified evidence of how declining industry practices are harming our kids, but showcases solutions like environmental medicine and other integrative health practices, shares personal success stories, and provides tools and solutions parents can immediately implementequipping and inspiring us all to stand together for change.
Christine is an environmental enthusiast and natural advocate for children’s health issues. She has worked in the community in various volunteer positions, including five years with the American Cancer Society’s Childhood Cancer Program and Coaches vs. Joanne also spent fifteen years coaching both high school and college field hockey and served briefly as the Associate Director of Athletics at Gwynedd-Mercy University. Cancer School Initiative Program. . She is