Resolutions by Health/Public Health Associations on
Toxic Chemicals & Safer Chemicals Policies

Washington Academy of Family Physicians

Phasing Out Flame Retardant, Resolution of the 2004 House of Delegates
Online at http://www.wafp.net/aboutwafp/House-of-Delegates/Resolutions-Archive/
Resolutions-of-the-2004-House/Resolution---18--Phasing-Out-F.aspx

Washington State Public Health Association (WSPHA)

Resolution 06-04. Supporting Safer Chemicals Policies to Benefit Human and Environmental Health, passed in 2006.
Online in pdf format at http://www.wspha.org/Resolution_06-04.pdf

Resolution 06-02. Endorsing the Precautionary Principle as a Public Health Tool for Preventing Harm from Persistent Bioaccumulative Toxic Chemicals (PBTs), passed in 2006.
Online in pdf format at http://www.wspha.org/Resolution_06-02.pdf

Resolution 05-04. Encouraging Alternative to PVC/DEHP Products in Health Care, passed in 2005.
Online in pdf format at http://www.wspha.org/Resolution_05-04.pdf

Resolution 04-03. Protecting Public Health by Phasing Out Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) - Toxic Flame Retardants, passed in 2004.
Online at http://www.wspha.org/Resolution_04-03.htm

Resolution 02-02. Preventing Human and Environmental Mercury Exposure and Harm, passed in 2002.
Online at http://www.wspha.org/Resolution_02-02.htm

Washington State Medical Association

Res A-3, A-04. "The WSMA endorses Governor Locke's Executive Order to phase out and eliminate the use of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in Washington State while maintaining existing fire safety standards."
Online at http://www.wsma.org/about/Policy6.html

American Public Health Association (APHA)

Policy Number 2005-5. Protecting human milk from persistent toxic chemical contaminants.
Online at http://www.apha.org/legislative/policy/policysearch/index.cfm?fuseaction=view&id=1321

Policy Number 2004-05. Preventing Human Exposure to Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) Flame Retardants to Protect Public Health, passed in 2004.
Online in pdf format at http://www.apha.org/legislative/policy/2004/2004-5.pd

Policy Number 200011. The Precautionary Principle and Children's Health, passed in 2000.
Online at http://www.apha.org/legislative/policy/policysearch/index.cfm?fuseaction=view&id=216

APHA has adopted numerous other policy statements related to toxic exposures and environmental health. Search for policies by keyword at: http://www.apha.org/legislative/policy/policysearch/

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