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Tuesday, May25th, 2010

Call success in the launch of 'For Parents'

This project office online community and was launched on 4 May and was presented at a press conference that followed could either face to face and via the Internet, thanks to a live broadcast and chat at interested people could direct their questions.


Marieta Fernández intervention
The event began with the presentation of the project by Soledad Román. The general director of the Foundation Torné Roger explained: "For parents' represents a further step in the task of raising awareness about children's respiratory health and the impact it has on environmental factors.
The next speaker was Marieta Fernández. The coordinator of the Project cohort INMA Granada and a PhD in Chemistry with their presence supported the implementation of this project. Marieta know very well how environmental problems affect children's health, as credited with the publication of the article 'Environmental factors and children's health'.
INMA researcher highlighted the great opportunity to spread featuring this new project, and was one of those sought by the chatters. Users asked Dr. Marieta Fernández tips on caring for the health of children against chemical pollutants. In this regard, Dr. encouraged everyone to eat fresh, seasonal cooking and use materials like glass or wood, as opposed to plastic or other elements that have gone through a chemical process.


Alert to snuff
Finally, Marieta Fernández Soledad Román coincided with that one of the environmental factors that most affected children's respiratory health was parental smoking, and people that surround children. Evidence, moreover, is more than demonstrated.