health

Capturing Cardio Power

Author
Compiled by
Do It Green! Minnesota

Resources

To view how the technology works go to: inhabitat.com/2007/03/08/human-powered-gyms-in-hong-kong/

Commingling the Environment & Health Care

Author
By Linda Lindquist
RN, BSN

Healthcare workers are a hidden, next generation treasure of environmentalists. This group includes, but is not limited to, doctors, such as those specializing in infectious disease, nurses of all disciplines in heath care, respiratory therapists, occupational therapists, nutritionists, dietitians, pharmacists, and emergency rescue response workers.

 

Resources

Environmental Health News
environmentalhealthnews.org

Hospitals for a Healthy Environment
h2E.org

Health Care without Harm
hcwh.org

Environmental Health and Nursing Practice, Barbara Sattler & Jane Lipscomb, Springer Publishing, 2003.

Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood, Sandra Steingraber, Perseus Publishing, 2001.

Minnesota Department of Health
St. Paul, MN, 651-201-5000 or 888-345-0823 o health.state.mn.us

Minnesota Technical Assistance Program's Healthcare Environmental Awareness and Resource Reduction Team (HEARRT)
University of Minnesota
612-624-1300
mntap.umn.edu/health/hearrt.htm

Raising an Organic Baby on a Budget

Author
Sara Grochowski
Do It Green! Minnesota

Resources

La Leche League International lalecheleague.org

Mothering, Natural Family Living mothering.com

Holistic Moms Network holisticmoms.org

The Do It Green! Minnesota Family section, doitgreen.org/article/family

The Complete Organic Pregnancy, Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zissu, HarperCollins, 2006.

Natural Family Living: The Mothering Magazine Guide to Parenting, Peggy O’Mara,. Pocket Books, 2000.

Peapods, St. Paul, MN
651-695-5559 •
peapods.com

 

Nu-Look Consignment Apparel
Minneapolis, MN, 612-925-0806
nulookconsignment.com

Don’t Burn Your Garbage

Author
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
reprinted from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Many people in rural areas in Minnesota still use on-site disposal methods like backyard burning to dispose of their household wastes. From burning waste in fire pits and woodstoves to the traditional burn barrel, 45% of rural Minnesota’s municipal solid waste (MSW) is still managed in this way. Did you know that burning garbage contributes to nearly half of all wildfires in Minnesota each year, contributes to food contamination on farms, and creates a potent carcinogen?

Resources

Dioxin info Minnesota Department of Health, www.health.state.mn.us

Burn Barrels Info
www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/reduce/burnbarrel-guide.cfm

County solid waste office
for alternatives

www.pca.state.mn.us/oea/lc/county.cfm

Burn Barrel Reduction Campaign Grants, Mark Rust, MPCA
651-215-0198 or 800-657-3864

 

 

Skin Deep

Author

Did you know that the government cannot mandate safety studies of cosmetics, and only 11% of the 10,500 ingredients the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has documented in products have been assessed for safety by the cosmetic industry’s review panel? You can now search for the beauty products you and your family use with Skin Deep’s rating guides and find safer choices for you and your family.

Resources

Resources:

Skin Deep Database
www.ewg.org/reports/skindeep

A Case for Bicycle Commuting

Author
Dan Scheuller
Bicycle commuter

Includes Listing of Bicycling Resources

Resources
books: 
Bicycle Commuting Made Easy, Bicycle Magazine, 1992
books: 
A Commuting Alternative, Fredrick L. Wolfe
books: 
Bicycle Routes Around Minneapolis, $2, To order write: J. Gerlach, 1827 5th St. N., Mpls, MN, 55418
Resources

Bicycle Resource List:

Bicycle Advisory Boards

Minneapolis: 612-673-2411

St. Paul: 651-290-0309

MN State: 651-296-9966

U of Minnesota: 612-625-9000

www.mnsbac.org

Minneapolis Bicycle Advisory Committee

(bike locker rental information, etc.)

612-673-2614

Minnesota Critical Mass

www.mncriticalmass.org/html/openingpage.html

Hennepin County Bicycle Advisory Board

763-745-7633

www.co.hennepin.mn.us

Advises Henn. Cty. Board on cycling issues

Metro Commuter Services

(get on the Chain Gang mailing list & Bike Shop Directory)

651-602-1602

www.metrocommuterservices.org

MN Department of Transportation

(Explore MN Bikeways map sales)

651-296-2216

Metropolitan Council Regional Data Center

(Twin Cities Bicycle Map & Commuter Guide sales)

651-602-1140

Twin Cities Bicycling Club

612-924-2443

www.bikeTCBC.com

Sibley Bike Depot

(Bike transit station in downtown St. Paul)

651-222-2080

www.bikeped.org

Part of the Minnesota Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance

Bicycle Repair & Classes:

Freewheel Bicycle

1812 S. 6th St.

Minneapolis, MN 55454

612-339-2219

Email: classes@freewheelbike.com

www.freewheelbike.com

Basic & Intensive Maintenance Classes Bicycle Workshop $6/hr.

Hoigaard's

St. Louis Park, MN

952-929-1351

Free Bicycle Clinics

www.hoigaards.com

Twin Cities Bicycling Club

Roseville, MN

952-924-2443

www.bikeTCBC.com

Free Basic Bicycle Repair

www.members.aol.com/biketune/term.htm

Online Bicycle Tune-Up, Step By Step

Bike Racks:

Dero Bike Parking Racks

612-359-0689

www.dero.com

Bike Shop Distributors

612-331-3445

MN Bicycle and Pedestrian Alliance

651-222-2080

www.bikeped.org

Natural Childbirth

Author
Vanessa Stephens
Minnesota Birth Network

What is natural childbirth? Any discussion of this topic requires a definition of the terms used, because sometimes any vaginal birth, no matter how many interventions are employed, is considered a natural birth. For purposes of this article, natural birth is birth without the use of obstetrical drugs and interventions (these are drugs and procedures used during labor and birth). A woman choosing natural birth relies on non-drug pain relief, relaxation, emotional support, movement during labor and her own inner resources.

Resources

Childbirth Collective

Minnesota Birth Network

 


Silent Knife, Nancy Wainer Cohen

Birth Reborn, Michel Odent


Noble Birth
715 Grand Ave.
St. Paul, MN 651-292-0907

Waterbirth Resources
3204 Elliot Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 612-822-3263

Smoking Affects Everyone

Author
Helen Roemhild & Pam Werb
WWPI Research

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, causing more than 400,000 deaths each year and resulting in an annual cost of more than $50 billion in direct medical costs. Each year, smoking kills more people than AIDS, alcohol, drug abuse, car crashes, murders, suicides, and fires - combined!

Nationally, smoking results in more than 5 million years of potential life lost each year.

Resources

Proper Herbal Self-Medication

Author
Naomi E. Jackson

Village herbalists like my great-grandfather not only knew what herbs were good for which ailment, they knew about dosages, interactions and side effects as well. Today, few people are trained in the use of herbs, but the demand for and use of herbal remedies may far surpass the average person's ability to use them knowledgeably and safely.

Resources

American Botanical Council

Consumer Lab

Herb Research Foundation

 


Botanical Safety Handbook, American Herbal Products Assn., Michael McGuffin, ed.

Dangerous Drug Interactions: The People's Pharmacy Guide, Joe and Teresa Graedon

The Honest Herbal: A Sensible Guide to the Use of Herbs, Varro Tyler, M.D.

Environmental Illness

Author
Sraddha Helfrich
University Of Minnesota Medical Student

Resources

American Academy of Environmental Medicine

American Environmental Health Foundation

Environmental Health Center - Dallas

 


Tired or Toxic?, Sherry Rogers, M.D.

The E.I. Syndrome, Sherry Rogers, M.D.

Chemical Injury Resource Guide, 612-647-0944 or sold at Valley Natural Foods Co-op


Chemical Injury Resource Association of Minnesota
3033 27th Ave. S.
P.O. Box 6085
Minneapolis, MN 651-647-0944

The Women's Cancer Resource Cancer
4604 Chicago Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 612-822-4846
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