About Us
The Healthy Michigan, Healthy Kids coalition included
health-professional, health-affected, and environmental organizations
working together to protect children from toxic chemicals in toys
and other children’s products.
The coalition was formed because:
- Children are especially vulnerable to exposure to toxic chemicals,
and deserve safety measures to protect their developing brains
and bodies.
- Our current system for protecting children from toxic chemicals
in children’s products is inadequate. Independent
reviews of the federal government’s system for regulating
chemicals have found the system is outdated and fails to protect
children’s health.
- Michigan can take action where the federal government has failed
to protect the health of our children.
The coalition asked all candidates of both parties running
for the Michigan House of Representatives to demonstrate their
support for protecting kids by signing the Healthy
Michigan, Healthy Kids platform.
The Healthy Michigan, Healthy Kids coalition is non-partisan
and non-electoral; we did not conduct political endorsements
or engage in political campaign work, but we encourage
candidates to incorporate their support of the HMHK platform into
their campaign literature, websites, and other voter outreach materials.
These organizations supported the Healthy Michigan,
Healthy Kids platform:
Ecology Center
• Clean Water Fund
• Michigan Environmental
Council
• Michigan League
of Conservation Voters Education Fund
• Environment
Michigan Resource & Policy Center
• Learning
Disabilities Association of Michigan Healthy Children Project
• Association for Children's
Mental Health
• Voices for Earth
Justice
• East Michigan Environmental
Action Council
• Michigan Nurses Association
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