Health & Safety

We're a group of volunteers that are committed to improving our community by cleaning up litter, as the name implies :)

Cleaning up Providence one piece of trash at a time!

This group is open to anyone interested in helping to pick up trash around our beautiful state of Rhode Island. We'll organize monthly gatherings in public locations, all you need is a grabber or gloves and a trash receptacle (bag or bucket). This is a free, easy and accessible activity that has a direct impact on the environment. All ages welcome!

"...an alliance of community organizations, local businesses, schools, institutions, civic leaders, and engaged individuals advocating for people-friendly streets in Providence. We support providing more transportation options to improve safety, equity, sustainability, prosperity, health, and quality-of-life in our city and region. "

From the website, November 11, 2020

This program attacks the human health threat of PFASs and seeks to redefine dose exposure benchmarks, develop new detection techniques, and find long-term solutions for contaminated sites. It is a partnership of the University of Rhode Island, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Department of Environmental Health, and Silent Spring Institute. Funded under grant P42ES027706 from NIH/NIEHS Superfund Research Program.

From the website, November 30, 2018.

"RIEHA works to protect and promote the health and safety of the people of Rhode Island through education, training and advocacy in all areas of environmental health."

- From the website, July 10, 2018

A statewide coalition

The mission of the ‘Food on the Move’ mobile market program is to improve the dietary behaviors of underserved RI residents by increasing access to affordable, healthful food through a discount, mobile food market that travels from neighborhood to neighborhood ‘making the healthy choice easy and affordable’.

"Our programs including Nourish Rhode Island, Food On The Move, Open Door Health, and Faith In Action benefit individuals, their communities, and address social and economic conditions that affect health."

From the website January 12, 2022

aka OEH&SRI

This group is based in Killingly, CT, which already has two fossil fuel plants. A third fossil fuel plant has been proposed in 2016.