About
the
Environmental
Health Association of Nova Scotia
formerly
Nova
Scotia Allergy and Environmental Health Association
EHANS was founded in 1985. We were
formerly known as the Nova Scotia Allergy and Environmental Health Association,
NSAEHA.
EHANS provides information and support to people already ill from environmental
causes and promotes healthier alternatives to prevent others from becoming ill.
EHANS is a non-profit volunteer-run organization established in 1985. EHANS
operates throughout Nova Scotia, and welcomes members from any part of Canada,
or elsewhere.
EHANS Mandate:
- To increase knowledge and awareness
of environmental health issues
- To improve prevention, recognition
and treatment of environmental illnesses through innovative programs and
services
EHANS Objectives:
- Inform and empower EHANS members and
the general public about the causes, symptoms and treatment of environmental
illness
- Encourage policies and practices
which reduce risk of illness
- Promote healthy environments, both
indoor and outdoor, through collaboration with individuals and organizations
who share this goal
- Support health care professionals in
their quest for greater knowledge and understanding of environmental health
issues
- Enhance the availability of treatment
of environmentally related illnesses throughout Nova Scotia
EHANS Program Initiatives
- Guide to Less Toxic Products,
www.lesstoxicguide.ca
- Scholarship Program to train health
care professionals in environmental medicine
- Update semi-annual newsletter and
UPdate on-line ,
www.environmentalhealth.ca
- Dr. E. Bruce Elliott Memorial Lecture
Series
- Workshops, panel discussions, and
meetings
- Library of reference materials
- Toll free Hot Line, a community-based
support network for people affected by or living with environmental illness
1-800-449-1995
- Display booths and participation at
health shows and other public events
EHANS is a volunteer organization with
both an Advisory Board and a Management Board of Directors. The Advisory Board
consist of outstanding community leaders who have agreed to lend their support
and expertise in the fields of law, education, medicine, business, government,
public relations and others to advance the mission and activities of the EHANS.
EHANS managing board members for 2005-6 are Eric Slone, President; Alison Petten,
Vice President, Karen Robinson, Treatment and Healthy Schools; Barb Harris,
UPdate and Websites; Karen Morton, Communications;Liz Campbell-Delaney and
Suzanne LeBlanc, Members at Large; Sheila Cole, CEN liaison; and Maureen
Reynolds, RATE liaison.
Membership is open to anyone interested in
promoting environmental health.
To become involved in EHANS as a volunteer, contact us at our toll free number
1-800-449-1995 or write to us at PO Box 31323, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 5Y5
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