Mission and Goals

Celebrating its 20th anniversary year, Healthy Child Healthy World began in 1992 after five-year-old Colette Chuda died of a rare form of non-hereditary cancer linked to environmental factors. Playing a leadership role in one of the most important public health and environmental movements of the 21st century, today Healthy Child Healthy World ignites the movement that empowers parents to protect children from harmful chemicals.

How Your Contribution Helps

• Expand awareness of unnecessary toxic risks to children's health;
• Encourage easy actions and responsible lifestyle choices;
• Advocate for corporate policies and government legislation that protect children from environmental health risks; and,
• Engage communities to take collective actions to create a healthier world

Testimonial

"Healthy Child helps parents focus on what we can do right now as individuals. So much that's our there is about what you should not do; Healthy Child tries to emphasize the healthful solutions, the positive, easy-to-follow steps you can take for your family, your home, yourself."
Meryl Streep, actress and advocate