Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies
HEEDS is a non-profit coalition of scientists dedicated to improving communication, coordination and collaboration in the field of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs). HEEDS is developed by scientists for scientists. There are no membership fees. HEEDS works to move EDC science forward, increase collaborations across scientific disciplines, communicate results and improve policy and regulations.
Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium
March 14-15, 2025
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: Hazards and Opportunities (ECHO) Course
May 21-June 4, 2025, applications due Jan 10, financial aid available
EDC Policy News
Events
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- Kennedy’s fluoride policy faces obstaclesby EHN Curators on November 19, 2024 at 8:28 pm
President-elect Trump’s selection of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health and Human Services won’t give him direct control over water fluoridation policies, though his influence could sway public and local debates. Miranda Willson reports for E&E News.
- Scientists' Declaration for the Global Plastics Treatyby Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 5:54 pm
The signatories of this declaration are independent scientists with expertise on plastics, and who are free of conflicts of interest associated with the life cycle of plastics. Read it here and sign it here. Due Nov. 22, 2024.
- Position Paper: Seven priorities to protect people and environment from endocrine-disrupting chemicalsby Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 5:28 pm
In a new statement, the EDC-Free Europe coalition outlines key actions needed to ensure the EU regulatory framework reflects the latest science and tackles the urgent need to reduce—and ultimately eliminate—EDC exposure.
- Biden administration backs away from plastic production limits in UN treatyby EHN Curators on November 19, 2024 at 11:39 am
The Biden administration has withdrawn support for mandatory caps on plastic production in upcoming United Nations plastics treaty negotiations, opting instead for a “flexible” approach allowing voluntary national targets. Joseph Winters reports for Grist.
- Kennedy’s health shake-up agenda could redefine U.S. regulationsby EHN Curators on November 15, 2024 at 12:16 pm
President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an outspoken critic of corporate influence in health and environmental policy, as Secretary of Health and Human Services. What could it mean for public health? Daniel Payne, Chelsea Cirruzzo, Marcia Brown, Brittany Gibson and Annie Snider report for Politico.
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- Webinar: Fluoride, neurodevelopment, and cognition: a National Toxicology Program monographby Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm
This Dec. 3 webinar features Dr. Kyla Taylor of NIEHS who will discuss the results of a National Toxicology Program monograph review that concluded there is "moderate confidence" in the scientific evidence that showed an association between higher levels of fluoride exposure and lower IQ in children.
- Webinar: Behind the scenes at EPAby Sarah Howard on November 19, 2024 at 3:56 pm
This Dec. 9 webinar, Behind the scenes at EPA: what's gone wrong and what does it mean for our work? is part 2 of a series on the future of EPA decision-making. Sponsored by the Collaborative for Health and Environment (CHE), Earthjustice, and UCSF's Earth Center. Register here.
- Endocrine-disrupting chemicals: hazards and opportunities (ECHO) courseby Sarah Howard on October 31, 2024 at 2:50 pm
This course focuses on the chemical, biological, and societal challenges of endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and new opportunities for moving forward. ECHO is a two-week intensive bootcamp-style career development course for graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, and professionals in the field. It is held at Woods Hole, Massachusetts.
- Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposiumby Sarah Howard on October 22, 2024 at 1:30 pm
On March 14-15, 2025, HEEDS is hosting the Lou Guillette Jr. Memorial Symposium on endocrine disrupting science at the University of Florida. It will celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Guillette, gather together his trainees and colleagues, and focus on the research topics that Lou made famous. Information here.
- Swiss symposium on endocrine disrupting chemicals: Recordings availableby Sarah Howard on September 20, 2024 at 6:34 pm
Recordings of the talks from the Oct. 28 Swiss Symposium on Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals are now available. Speakers included Drs. Pete Myers and Jerry Heindel of Environmental Health Sciences. Sponsored by the Food Packaging Forum and ETH Zurich.
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