Welcome to CREHM
Consortium for Reproductive Environmental Health in Minority Communities (CREHM) is a group of environmental scientists, health professionals, community based organizations, and concerned citizens committed to reducing the risk of reproductive environmental health threats and improving quality of life in Chicago.
What's New
1.06 million dollars for fish consumption. CREHM in conjunction with University of Illinois received funding from the EPA Great Lakes Restoration Initiative to design, test, and disseminate web-based CME modules for prenatal providers in the Great Lakes states on the benefits and risks of fish consumption during pregnancy.
Funding for air pollution and pregnancy. We received funding from Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) to develop educational materials for nurse midwives on air pollution and adverse pregnancy outcomes.
Continued financial support for our efforts. CREHM continues to receive support from Chicago Community Trust.
Congress Targets Broken Federal Toxics Law - Read more about the Safe Chemicals Act of 2010 
CNN: Taking In More Chemicals Than You Know
CNN, Dr. Sanjay Gupta
Published April 13, 2010
CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks with EWG President Ken Cook about how exposed all of us are toxic chemicals. The two men spent the day talking with residents of Mossville, Louisiana. One of the most contaminated communities in the United States.
Click here to watch: http://www.enviroblog.org/2010/04/cnns-sanjay-gupta-md-interviews-ewg-pr...
Antibacterials Q&A: Dr. Sarah Janssen on the Hazards of Hormone Disrupting Hand Cleaners