Articles & Reports

A collection of articles and reports from CHE and CHE's partners.

Journal Issues

CHE's work has been the focus of these issues of the journal of the San Francisco Medical Society, with CHE partners contributing much of the content. Issues from 2002 and 2004 are not available electronically.

	Summer/Fall 2022 San Franciso Marin Medicine Healthier Humans, Healthier Planet: 20 Years of CHE, p. 10 Two Decades of Progess in Environmental Health and Science Communication, p. 12 A Story of Health: Narrative in Medical and Public Health Training and Practice, p. 13 Impacting US Chemical Policy and Environmental Health, p. 14 Past and Future of Environmental Health Research, p. 15 Cancer and Chemicals, p. 16 The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE), p. 17 A Perspective from Alaska, p. 18 Because Health, p. 19 Generation X-Y-Z: Bridging the Gap Between Then and Now, p. 20 Climate Health Activism: Twenty Years Out and Counting, p. 21 CHE at 20: Celebration, Reflection and Renewal, p. 22
	December 2016 San Franciso Medicine Environmental Health: An Emerging New Normal in Health Care Our Stolen Future: Twenty Years Later Climate Change, Health, Equity: A Physician's Guide Inseparable Futures: Healthy Food and Sustainable Agriculture Pesticides and Human Health: The Missing Toxicants Prevention is the Only Option: Are We Finally Sick of Nuclear Weapons? A Story of Health: Filling a Gap in Environmental Health Literacy for Health Professionals Love in the Time of Toxicants
	November 2014 San Franciso Medicine The First 1,000 Days: A Healthy Return on Investment, p. 10 Exposure to Toxic Chemicals: Reproductive Health Professionals Speak about the First 1,000 Days, p. 12 Our Mixed Environment: Chemical Soup and Breast Cancer, p. 15 Herbicides Linked to Cancer: A Very Mixed Blessing from Modern Agriculture, p. 17 A New Era: Climate Change and Human Health, p. 20 Climate Action and Health: The New Deal for Our Health and Our Children's Health, p. 22 Fukushima and Fish: Responding to Concerns Regarding Radiation in California, p. 24 Meat and the Microbiome: From Farm to Fork to Gut, p. 25 A New Era for Environmental Health: The Collaborative on Health and the Environment Consensus Statement, p. 27
	June 2012 San Franciso Medicine Environmental Health: A Decade of Progress, p. 12 Reducing Cancer Risk, p. 13 Environmental Chemicals: Evaluating Low-Dose Effects, p. 14 Environmental Chemicals: Large Effects from Low Doses, p. 15 Considering BPA: State of the Art or Willful Ignorance? p. 17 The Diabetes Epidemic: Environmental Chemical Exposure in Etiology and Treatment, p. 18 Toxic Matters and Fertility: What Can a Doctor Do? p. 20 Scientific Evolution of Autism: Trends and Patient Advice, p. 23 Fukushima's Lessons: The Dangers of Nuclear Power, p. 25 Assessing Toxin Risk: Improvements Needed to Protect Human Health from Chemicals, p. 26 The European Example: What Have We Learned about Health and the Environment? p. 28 Electromagnetic Fields: The Effect on Human Health, p. 30 Biomonitoring Update, p. 31 New Online Data Tool: Local Environmental Health Data Now Available Online, p. 32 Ecological Health: Complex Science, New Models, and Public Health, p. 33
	April 2010 San Franciso Medicine A Climate Change for the Better, p. 12 From Out in the World to Under the Skin, p. 13 Scientific Support for Endocrine Disruption, p. 15 Can Plastic Hurt You? p. 17 The Weight of Evidence: Chemicals and Obesity, p. 19 Is Ignorance Bliss? Measuring My Own Toxins, p. 20 Mercury Update 2010, p. 22 Chemical Policy Reform: A Clinical Perspective, p. 23 The Navigation Guide: The Science Behind Practice, p. 25 Taking Action to Prevent Harm: County Medical Associations, p. 27 Vitamin D and Calcium, p. 28 Biomonitoring Update, p. 31 Counting Roaches: Reducing Pesticide Exposures via Integrated Pest Management, p. 32 Antibiotics (Still) at Risk, p. 37
	January/February 2008 San Franciso Medicine A New Era for Environmental Health, p. 9 Toxic Dilemmas, p. 10 Toys, Tots and Toxic Chemicals, p. 11 Reproductive Health and the Environment, p. 13 Early Vulnerability, Lifelong Impacts, p. 17 Climate Change and Children's Health, p. 19 The Falling Age of Puberty in US Girls, p. 23 Cancer and Environmental Chemicals, p. 25 Mercury Tales, p. 26 Time to Update Chemical Regulations, p. 30 Nanoparticles and Health, p. 32 Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Environmental Agents, p. 33 Biomonitoring Update, p. 34 Electromagnetic Fields, p. 35 Chemical Exposures on the Job May Be Linked to Diseases in Nurses, p. 35 The War Goes On: Tobacco Control in California, p. 36 Agent Orange and Birth Defects, p. 37
	January/February 2006 San Franciso Medicine The Mainstreaming of Environmental Medicine and Health, p. 11 Toward an Ecological View: Complex Systems, Health and Disease, p. 12 Air Pollution and Heart Disease: Recent Developments, p. 16 Environmental Contaminants and Human Fertility, p. 18 Standing Up to the Lead Industry: An Interview with Herbert Needleman, MD, p. 20 Chemical Exposure and Parkinson’s Disease: A Plethora of Suspects, p. 23 The Real Rx: Slow Food, Lively Places, Real Vitality, p. 25 Choosing Sustainability: Paths to Green Chemistry in California, p. 27 Our Stolen Future: A Decade Late, p. 32 Biomonitoring: Measuring Environmental Contaminants in the Body, p. 34 Toxicants and Disease Database Update, p. 36 Green Guidelines for Health Care, p. 37 Methylmercury in Fish: An Update, p. 38

Reports

Reports produced either entirely by CHE or in collaboration with other organizations.

	Mind, Disrupted: How Toxic Chemicals May Change How We Think and Who We Are, 2010 The Mind, Disrupted Biomonitoring Project asks: What role might environmental toxins play in undermining healthy development of the brain and nervous system? How might certain environmental pollutants exacerbate the health conditions of those who already have a learning, developmental or behavioral disorder? This report, developed in collaboration with the Commonweal Biomonitoring Project, the Environmental Health Fund and Alaska Community Action on Toxics, spotlights these pressing questions and inspires prompt actions to reduce exposures that may impair how we think—and, in the most basic ways, who we are.
	Girl, Disrupted, 2009 This report summarizes the key outcomes of the Women's Reproductive Health and the Environment Workshop held in January 2008. The scientific results of the workshop were published in Fertility and Sterility: Female reproductive disorders: the roles of endocrine disrupting compounds and developmental timing.
	Hormone Disruptors and Women's Health: Reasons for Concern, 2009 2 versions: With reference notes, 11 pages Without reference notes, 6 pages This report summarizes the key outcomes of the Women's Reproductive Health and the Environment Workshop held in January 2008.
	Radiation and Cancer: A Need for Action, 2009 This report summarizes the evidence connecting various types of radiation and cancer, with a call for public policy measures to mitigate unnecessary and involuntary exposures.
	Agriculture and Cancer: A Need for Action, 2008 This work documents that a variety of substances either created by or used in agricultural practices may increase cancer risk.

Other Reports

Healthy Environments Across Generations

Conference E-Book, 2013
CHE partnered with the New York Academy of Medicine, AARP, the US Environmental Protection Agency, The Intergenerational School, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, The Whole Child Center, and Gray is Green, along with over 60 co-sponsors, to put on this 2012 event. The conference focused on the impacts that multiple, interacting environments can have on health (including the socioeconomic, chemical, food, built, natural, and psychosocial environments) as well as intergenerational and creative approaches to improve public and planetary health.

Publications from Toxipedia

In 2016 we integrated many of Toxipedia's resources into our educational materials. Below we provide two well-accessed e-resources published by Toxipedia. See more about our partnership with Toxipedia.

A Small Dose of Toxicology: The Health Effects of Common Chemicals, 2nd Edition by Steven G. Gilbert explores the principles of toxicology by examining the health effects of common chemical agents. This edition is available only as an e-book.

Milestones in Toxicology. This poster presentation examines the development of the discipline of toxicology and its influence on civilization by highlighting significant milestones and discoveries related to toxicology. Also available in Spanish and Chinese (Simplified and Traditional).