The American Council on Science and Health ACSH is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. ACSH is an independent, nonprofit, taxexempt organization.The nucleus of ACSH is a board of 350 physicians, scientists and policy advisors experts in a wide variety of fieldswho review the Councils reports and participate in ACSH seminars, press conferences, media communications and other educational activities.ACSH was founded in 1978 by a group of scientists who had become concerned that many important public policies related to health and the environment did not have a sound scientific basis. These scientists created the organization to add reason and balance to debates about public health issues and bring common sense views to the public.With these goals in mind, ACSH produces a wide range of publications including peerreviewed reports on important health and environmental topics; HealthFactsAndFears; and a semiannual review of ACSH press coverage, Media Update. The organization has also produced a documentary, Big Fears, Little Risks, narrated by Walter Cronkite.ACSH representatives appear regularly on television and radio, in public debates and in other forums. In addition, ACSH hosts media seminars and press conferences on a variety of public health issues. ACSH also provides an inhouse internship program for students in health science fields and participates in legislative and regulatory hearings.ACSH is a nonprofit institution exempt from federal income tax under Section 501c3 of the Internal Revenue Code. All contributions are tax deductible as provided by law.

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