Healthy Child Healthy World Searches for 2012 Mom on a Mission

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Do you know a mom who makes a difference? Nominate her for Healthy Child Healthy World's 2012 “Mom on a Mission”! I nominated one of my great inspirations, Ms Daphne Osena Paez. She is UNICEF Special Advocate for Children.

Nominations are now open at http://www.healthychild.org/mission to find eight extraordinary parents—one of whom will become our 2012 “Mom on a Mission.” From January through August, Healthy Child will select and honor one finalist each month; in September and October, the general public will vote to choose the winner, who will honored with a grand prize at a gala event in New York City in November.

Celebrating its 20th anniversary year, Healthy Child Healthy World began in 1992 after five-year-old Colette Chuda died of a rare form of non-hereditary cancer linked to environmental factors. Playing a leadership role in one of the most important public health and environmental movements of the 21st century, today Healthy Child Healthy World ignites the movement that empowers parents to protect children from harmful chemicals. More information can be found at http://www.healthychild.org/.