New Statement Targets Environmental Neurodevelopmental Risks

Leading scientists, health professionals, and children’s health advocates have issued a consensus statement about the compelling evidence linking toxic chemicals and harm to children’s brain development. The statement is also an urgent call for immediate action to reduce exposures to the toxics that can contribute to the prevalence of neurodevelopmental disabilities in children.
 
From the news release:
“An unprecedented alliance of leading scientists, health professionals, and children’s health advocates agree for the first time that today’s scientific evidence supports a link between exposures to toxic chemicals in food, air and everyday products and children’s risks for neurodevelopmental disorders.  The alliance, known as Project TENDR, is calling for immediate action to significantly reduce exposures to toxic chemicals to protect brain development for today's and tomorrow's children.”
 
For more information on the consensus statement, endorsements of professional organizations, and ways to reduce exposures, see the website of Project TENDR—Targeting Environmental Neurodevelopmental Risks.
 
Additional information can be found in an article in Advanced Pediatrics, this blog by Jennifer Sass of Natural Resources Defense Council and this blog by Charlotte Brody of Healthy Babies Bright Futures with actions for parents.