Since 1994, WHEN has been a trusted source of credible information on emerging environmental health topics, promoting the environment as a key determinant of public health. 

 ABOUT US

WHEN IS A toronto based NON-PROFIT CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION THAT EDUCATES THE PUBLIC AND POLICY MAKERS ABOUT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AS A KEY DETERMINANT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, AND ADVOCATES FOR THE PREVENTION OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HARMS.

  • We teach individuals and communities how to reduce their risk of illness and injury that can occur from the products we use, the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe

  • We engage in law reform to better protect vulnerable populations from environmental health harms and to relieve the burden of precautionary consumption from individuals

  • We leverage women and gender diverse people as catalysts for change

  • We have been a trusted source of credible tools and information on emerging environmental health topics since 1994.

Our Mission

To raise awareness on how one’s environment can impact personal health using evidence-based information and tools, and to empower women and gender diverse people to influence their communities and improve their health.

 

VISION

A world where everyone can make healthy choices about their own environment.

 


GUIDING Values

  • Supporting environmental and social consciousness to mobilize communities to take action towards building a toxic free world

  • Leveraging women and gender diverse people as catalysts for change

  • Engaging communities in ways that acknowledge social inequities and strive for inclusion

  • Acting in ways that are collaborative and respectful, within an anti-oppressive and intersectional feminist framework

  • Using credible, current and evidence-based information from multiple disciplines


WHEN has provided solid, well-researched information to inform and inspire. I continue to value the amazing work of WHEN in increasing awareness of the links between women’s health and the environment, and between empowering women and the health of the environment itself.

— Elizabeth May, MP