Community Action Guide
The articles, resources, and discussion questions presented as part of this on-line guide are a reproduction of the printed Community Action Guide which was created for use with the video or screening of A HEALTHY BABY GIRL. To purchase a copy of the program, see the purchase information at the bottom of this page.

Contents:

Filmmaker's Statement

  • A HEALTHY BABY GIRL, by Judith Helfand

    Articles

  • REFLECTIONS ON A HEALTHY BABY GIRL, by Philip J. Landrigan, M.D

  • USING A HEALTHY BABY GIRL TO BUILD COMMUNITY ALLIANCES,
    by Judith Helfand and Pamela Calvert

    Discussion Questions

  • "FIND THE RHYME" : Discussion Questions

    Resources

  • List and links to relevant organizations and publications

  • A Brief History of DES

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    This community action guide was created for use with the video A HEALTHY BABY GIRL, with contributions and assistance from the following:
    Roberta Apfel, M.D., M.P.H, author, To Do No Harm: DES and the Dilemmas of Modern Medicine
    Pat Cody, DES Action
    Melanie Duchin, Greenpeace
    Lois Marie Gibbs and Charlotte Brody, Citizens Clearinghouse for Hazardous Waste
    Suzanne Stenson Harmon, Independent Television Service
    Susan Helmrich, Ph.D., DES Cancer Network
    Philip Landrigan, M.D., Mt. Sinai Medical Center
    Les Leopold, Public Health Institute
    Francesca Rheannon, Western MassCOSH
    Debra Zimmerman, Women Make Movies

    Compiled by Judith Helfand and Pamela Calvert
    Research Assistance: Jeff Odell
    with special thanks to Melanie Kent
    Design/Production (print version): Helen A. Haug
    Cover Graphic (print version): Typemasters/Margaret Strother



    The production and distribution of this guide were supported by the Jenifer Altman Foundation and the Independent Television Service.


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