Top 5 Tips
CPCHE’s video, brochure and tip cards provide families, expectant parents and caregivers with practical, low-cost tips for reducing children’s exposures to toxic chemicals in the home.
Learn more about environmental health in home environments through a curated collection of resources, tools and guides.
CPCHE’s video, brochure and tip cards provide families, expectant parents and caregivers with practical, low-cost tips for reducing children’s exposures to toxic chemicals in the home.
RentSafe is an intersectoral initiative, led by CPCHE, that aims to address unhealthy housing conditions affecting tenants living on low income in both urban and rural communities in Ontario.
RentSafe’s mould collection provides tenants, physicians and service providers with resources to address mould in housing
RentSafe’s hoarding collection provides housing providers, service providers and tenants with resources to understand and address hoarding in rental housing.
Français Reducing radon levels in your home. . . for your children’s health.
Français Preventing toxic exposures during renovations… for your children’s health.
RentSafe’s mould collection provides tenants, physicians and service providers with resources to address mould in housing.
In November 2017, RentSafe tenant advocates from three rural communities in Ontario came together to discuss shared concerns about housing conditions and what is needed to ensure healthy homes for all.
Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) contain a small amount of mercury sealed within their glass tubing. If a CFL bulb breaks, mercury can be directly released as an odourless, colourless vapour.
“Home” is a two-minute whiteboard video about what it’s like to be a tenant on low income experiencing unhealthy housing conditions, created as part of the RentSafe initiative.
A three point home safety checklist: smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector, radon test.
A three-point home-safety checklist that encourages families to “check it today”: smoke detector, carbon monoxide detector and radon test.
Are you starting a radon test in your child care centre? Download this adaptable mini-poster to inform client families about your efforts and why radon testing is important. Great for posting on bulletin boards or for back-packing home.
Some fragrance chemicals may be harmful, particularly to children and to individuals who are sensitive to them.
Reducing radon levels in your home. Use a simple, three-month radon test kit to find out the radon level in your home. You can buy a test kit at some hardware stores or online.
Home renovations and energy retrofits or upgrades can make homes more comfortable, reduce energy bills, and help protect the environment. However, they can also put children’s health at risk from exposures to toxic substances.
CPCHE’s video, brochure and tip cards provide families, expectant parents and caregivers with practical, low-cost tips for reducing children’s exposures to toxic chemicals in the home.
Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE) presents the top 5 tips for creating a healthy environment in the home. Also available in Français, and Anishinaabemowin.
Harmful chemicals can move into food or drinks that are heated or stored in plastic. Reducing the use of plastic when making, serving and storing food can protect your family’s health.
Many cleaning products contain chemicals that can be harmful to babies, children, and the developing fetus in the womb.
Fish is a healthy food choice. But some fish contain mercury, a metal that can harm the developing brain.
House dust contains small amounts of toxic chemicals, much of which comes from products such as furniture and electronics. These chemicals can harm children’s health.
Top 5 Tips Brochure. Available in English, Français, العربية (Arabic), 简体中文 (Chinese), Español, Punjabi, Tagalog.
Plastics have become common in our everyday lives. Most are made from petrochemicals (non-renewable resources), many are not readily recyclable, and they are often used to make single-use, disposable items that end up in landfill.
We know that young children explore and learn through hand-to-mouth activity. But these innocent actions may also harm their health. Everyday items like TVs, computers, furniture, plastic toys and cleaners often contain toxic chemicals.
New carpeting can release many different chemicals. Our children are more exposed and at greater risk than adults from these chemicals. As our kids grow and develop, their bodies are more vulnerable to chemicals and pollution.
8-page brochure summarizing Child Health and the Environment – A Primer and focused on practical tips for pregnant women, parents, and child care practitioners.