Change starts with science
We believe:
- That high quality science should be the foundation of public health policy.
- That jointly with science, those whose health is affected by policy should have the driving voices in the creation of those policies.
- That progress is never a result of scientific discovery alone; it requires other forces: crusading journalism, effective advocacy, and an engaged public.
Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disrupting Strategies (HEEDS) is a coalition of scientists dedicated to improving research and collaboration in the field of EDCs.
Interventions to promote action
We are scaling ways we can reduce our toxic body burdens. We’re training dedicated scientists, from a range of backgrounds, to talk effectively about this planetary crisis.
A new charter for our health
We need a Magna Carta for our health – a document that asserts, much like the original in 1215, that we have a right to self-governance of our lives.
We must free ourselves from the chemicals industry. We need to recover our chemical future.
Endocrine disrupting chemical factsheets
EHS provides factsheets on endocrine disrupting chemicals for use by the general public, policymakers, researchers, and more. Topics range from low dose effects to the health effects of plastics.
Speakers bureau
Our scientists and journalists are able to speak at your events, including epidemiologist and infertility expert Shanna Swan, EHS founder and chief scientist Pete Myers (in the video below), obesogen expert Jerry Heindel, reporter Kristina Marusic and solutions consultant Matt Kayhoe. See our Speakers Bureau for more information.
History of EDC science
Important scientific papers
Chemicals Used in Plastic Materials: An Estimate of the Attributable Disease Burden and Costs in the United States
By Leo Trasande et al. Journal of the Endocrine Society, Feb. 2024.
