Partnerships
Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
Rhode Island Hospital, an affiliated teaching hospital of Brown University’s Alpert Medical School, is the state's largest hospital and the third largest hospital in New England. It is designated as the Level 1 Trauma Center for southeastern New England, providing expert staff and equipment in emergency situations 24 hours a day. Rhode Island Hospital is home to a Comprehensive Cancer Center. Its pediatric division, Hasbro Children's Hospital, opened in 1994 and cares for some 7,000 inpatients and 60,000 outpatients annually.
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Women and Infants Hospital, Providence, RI
Women & Infants Hospital is one of the nation's leading specialty hospitals for women and newborns. The primary teaching affiliate of Brown University’s Alpert Medical School for obstetrics, gynecology and newborn pediatrics, Women & Infants is the tenth largest obstetrical service in the country with more than 9,700 deliveries per year. In 2003, Brown University and Women & Infants were named a National Center of Excellence in Women's Health by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The hospital offers specialty gynecological services as well, for treatment of infertility and cancer, including the Breast Health Center, a specialized center offering education, support, diagnosis and contemporary treatment for all breast health problems.
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Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island
The Environmental Justice League of Rhode Island (EJ League) is an alliance of individuals and organizations working together to promote environmental justice in Rhode Island through advocacy, education, networking, organizing, and research.
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Silent Spring Institute
Silent Spring Institute, founded in tribute to environmental pioneer Rachel Carson, is a collaboration of scientists, physicians, public health advocates, and community activists committed to breast cancer prevention and improved women’s health through environmental studies.
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Rhode Island Department of Health, Division of Community, Family Health and Equity
Rhode Island's Division of Community, Family Health and Equity offers community based programs and services that promote healthy child development, and emphasize the prevention and control of disease and disability.
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National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH is the steward of medical and behavioral research for the nation. Its mission is science in pursuit of fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to extend healthy life and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
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National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Human health and human disease result from three interactive elements: environmental factors, individual susceptibility and age. The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate. The NIEHS achieves its mission through multidisciplinary biomedical research programs, prevention and intervention efforts and communication strategies that encompass training, education, technology transfer and community outreach.
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United States Environmental Protection Agency
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency opened its doors in downtown Washington, D.C., on December 2, 1970. EPA was established to consolidate in one agency a variety of federal research, monitoring, standard-setting and enforcement activities to ensure environmental protection. EPA's mission is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment--air, water, and land - upon which life depends. For more than 30 years, the EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people.
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