Jared Woods
Dear MBCC Friend, On behalf of the Board of Directors and staff of Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC),and with gratitude on behalf of the Simon-Golden families, I would like to thank all of thosewho attended the 2nd Annual Margo Simon Golden Memorial Webinar. I would also like to thank our distinguished panelists Dr. Arlene Blum, … Read more
Dear Friend, Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition (MBCC) is grateful for the help we receive throughout the year – not just financial support, but your support demonstrated through participation in our events and webinars, and by sharing with others information about the work we do to identify the environmental causes of breast cancer and to eliminate … Read more
This webinar, “PFAS in Food Packaging and Consumer Products – What Do We Know and What Can You Do?” featured Dr. Arlene Blum, Ph.D., Executive Director of Green Science Policy Institute, Dr. Maricel Maffini, Ph.D., Environmental Health Scientist and Independent Consultant, and Dr. Laurel Schaider, Ph.D., Senior Research Scientist, Silent Spring Institute. Dr. Barbara Malkas, … Read more
The PFAS-REACH team has created a new page of Resources for Clinicians on PFAS, including a new Continuing Medical Education (CME) course. These are intended to inform medical professionals about PFAS and improve health care for residents of PFAS-impacted communities and other people exposed to elevated levels of PFAS. MBCC is working to improve knowledge … Read more
Dear MBCC Supporters, Public health practitioners seek to protect communities by preventing adverse health outcomes before they can occur. The intuitiveness of this core professional mission was a primary driver of my decision to pivot from a career in financial aid to the field of environmental health. Since January 2020 I have been pursuing a … Read more
