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Welcome to the Web site of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment.

CAPE is a group of physicians, allied health care practitioners and citizens committed to a healthy and sustainable environment. As an organization composed mostly of physicians, CAPE brings its health expertise to environmental issues and is an important voice for environmental health in Canada.

CAPE addresses issues of environmental degradation by educating health care professionals and the public, through advocacy and in close cooperation with partner groups.

Dr. Richard Denton Kick-starts Environmental Health Endowment

As someone who has always been an active environmentalist, Dr. Richard Denton goes back a long way with CAPE.

Dr. Denton lives and works in Kirkland Lake, ON, where he has a family medicine practice and has been actively involved in a number of environmental issues including a local pesticide ban and promoting recycling.

Earlier this year, Dr. Denton contributed a gift of over $11,000.00 in mutual funds to start an Environmental Health Endowment for CAPE's charitable wing. His gift will be named "The Dr. Denton Family Trust".

"Doctors are leaders in the community and should show that leadership by becoming advocates for our patients' health", said Denton. "If we put money towards doing good things, the benefits will live on for many years."

Dr. Denton's hope is that his colleagues will be encouraged to contribute to this new endowment which he says will "allow CAPE to take on environmental health issues for years to come."

"Richard's gift is really ground breaking," said CAPE Executive Director, Gideon Forman, "His wonderful generosity will allow us to take our work to a new level. He is a great friend to CAPE — and the planet as a whole."

For information on how you can contribute to the Environmental Health Endowment, please contact Gideon Forman at 416-306-2273 or gideon@cape.ca.

Lawn and Garden Pesticides: Reducing Harm. Now Available!

CAPE’s long-awaited video on lawn and garden pesticides is now available. This unique 10 minute video sets out the scientific evidence linking commen household pesticides to a variety of serious illnesses, including cancer, reproductive problems and neurological diseases.

It offers information from the Ontario College of Family
Physicians’ ground-breaking pesticide study and sets out safe lawncare alternatives. Excellent for showing at public meeting or for educating local politicians.

To order your copy of the video, please contact Gideon Forman, Executive Director, at gideon@cape.ca

CAPE's Book on Health and the Environment

Edited by founding president of CAPE, Dr. T. Guidotti and expert contributors, and sponsored by CAPE, The Canadian Guide to Health and the Environment provides a quick overview for anyone interested in the environment and health. It is written for the general public, but will be a useful resource to physicians and other health care providers. Topics covered include climate change, drinking water, pesticides and other pollutants, air quality, and food quality and diet. The book can be ordered online. It is also available free with a Supporter level CAPE membership.

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