Video campaign teaches parents on how to minimize risk from toxic chemicals

Chronic childhood illnesses – asthma, allergies, autism, cancer, obesity and diabetes – are plaguing our nation, and credible scientific evidence links chemical exposure to many of these conditions. Yet, most of the roughly 80,000 chemicals in everyday products like cosmetics and food packaging have slipped through the regulatory system almost entirely unchecked for potential health impacts. Sadly, most parents are unaware and unwittingly expose their children to risky products every day.

Today, the national non-profit Healthy Child Healthy World set out on an ambitious journey to wake-up millions of American parents to these unnecessary risks through a web-based video campaign, A Wake Up Story.

This dynamic, short video seeks to inform and inspire, with Healthy Child there to teach families how to minimize risk, purchase safer products, and push Congress to enact protective legislation. Help us wake up America!

A Wake Up Story paints a vivid picture of the world we live in today – exposing our co-existence with invisible, pervasive industrial chemicals. "People are stunned to discover that the products they use all the time contain chemicals linked to cancer, infertility, and even obesity. But, it's an undeniable fact," says Christopher Gavigan, Executive Director of Healthy Child Healthy World. Gavigan stated that "we're mobilizing a movement of parents to demand protection because nothing's more important than the health of our children. And, these toxic chemicals disproportionately impact them, oftentimes causing irreversible harm."

The debate rages on: Is 2010 poised to be a year of change? Healthy Child thinks so, but with Congress deadlocked in partisan politics, it's up to "we the people" to make things happen.

Few of us have the capacity to be full-time activists. Healthy Child Healthy World is fond of this little mantra: "No one can do everything but everyone can do something." Small steps can lead up to big changes.  For almost 20 years, Healthy Child has helped parents understand this new reality, taught them how to avoid exposure, and provided the tools they need to do something about it.

Join in the fight for safer chemicals and healthier children. Take a few minutes to watch the video, share it with your friends and family, and be a part of the movement.

"Together, we can change the world…one home at a time."

SOURCE Healthy Child Healthy World