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The Book

Healthy Choices

Healthy Choices for Healthy Lives is a booklet designed for self advocates and for young students to learn more about their health in their environments.  Health is important for all people, and people who may be additional vulnerable to toxic exposures are certainly no exception.

Environmental health refers to how outside influences such as air, water, food and recreational activities can enter a person's physical body and impact development. Of course, there are certain exposures that are essential to leading a healthy life, such as having proper nutrition and physical activity outdoors. But there are also things in our environments that can harm us.

This booklet is designed to very simply educate people about some basic health topics.  The illustrations are designed to enhance the learning experience. We have other resources in this website that also lend themselves to the educational experience. The blog For You! is for anyone to utilize and share suggestions for staying healthy or provide personal stories about environmental health.

There are also resources accompanying the Healthy Choices for Healthy Lives booklet such as PowerPoint presentations that can be used by teachers or parents and modified for teaching purposes.  The Ask The Expert will provide a space for questions that are not addressed by this website. 

AAIDD and NADD are extremely pleased to share this wonderful resource for free with our networks and communities. We believe that all people have the right to live, work, play and pray in safe and healthy environments.

Click Here to access the Book Healthy Choices for Healthy Lives

Brought to you by AAIDD and NADD. Sponsored by the John Merck Fund