Jul 21, 2020Because Health
WHO WE AREBecause Health is an online environmental health educational health campaign. Through our website and social media, we share actionable, positive, and science-based resources to a predominantly millennial audience. We highlight how environmental issues like...
Jul 14, 2020Because Health
Looking for a way to be more sustainable but don’t know where to start? Try the kitchen! Kitchen utensils are usually made from plastic and other harmful chemicals. Some items, like sponges, are also meant to be periodically thrown away, which just creates more...
Jun 30, 2020Because Health
We’ve created a one stop shop for all your questions on using safer disinfectant at home to reduce COVID-19 transmission. Please share with your family and friends. We hope they are useful!You can download the entire PDF with links here with both toolkit and...
Jun 17, 2020Because Health
General Coronavirus (COVID-19) ResourcesWHO: Q&A on coronaviruses (COVID-19) US Government Coronavirus websiteCDC: Coronavirus Johns Hopkins University: COVID-19 TrackerAshrae: COVID-19: Resources Available to Address ConcernsHand Washing WHO: CLEAN YOUR HANDS...
Jun 15, 2020Because Health
Updated for 2020! When most of us think of painting our nails, we picture the perfect color being shiny, glossy, even, and not fading or chipping for weeks. But, in order for nail polish to have all of those magical qualities, they must contain some very special...
Jun 9, 2020Because Health
Environmental injustice plagues communities of color and needs to be tackled head on. Socioeconomic disparities and systemic racism are rooted in the past and continue to impact Black and ethnic minority communities, disproportionately exposing them to toxic and...
Jun 8, 2020Because Health
Because Health is deeply saddened, appalled, and angered by the murders of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless other lives that have been lost due to violence. We condemn these acts of violence and stand with Black people in solidarity. Black...
May 26, 2020Because Health
Whether you’re on a walk, going to the grocery store, or picking up a prescription, wearing a mark is now a standard part of life. While masks may seem like a hassle to wear, they’re an important tool in helping slow the spread of the virus and decrease...
May 7, 2020Because Health
If we polled a bunch of people on what the best beauty invention of the last decade was, we bet dry shampoo would come out on top. Dry shampoo has spared us from dreaded second day hair, allowed us to go straight from a sweaty spin class to brunch, and just makes...
May 6, 2020Because Health
We know getting kids to eat at meal times can be a challenge, and that a lot of kid-friendly dinnerware is made from melamine. Why is it so hard to find a fun kid dinnerware that isn’t made from harmful materials?! We shouldn’t have to compromise health...
