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Nutrition
American College of
Nutrition
Represents
clinicians and allied health professionals applying nutrition in
practice.
Grants the Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) designation through its
related organization, the Board for Certification of Nutrition
Specialists.
Board for Certification of Nutrition Specialists
Certifying body for the Certified Nutrition Specialist (CNS) credential, the gold standard credential for advanced clinical nutrition professionals.
Center for Nutrition Advocacy
Advocates for the pivotal role of nutrition practitioners through public and private policy.
American Society for
Nutrition
Leading
nutrition research society.
Publishes the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
and The Journal of Nutrition.
Institute for Functional
Medicine
Represents
and provides educational programs for clinicians focused on applying functional medicine in
practice.
Environmental
Toxins
General
American Academy of Environmental
Medicine
Focused
on educating practitioners in environmental medicine and promoting
an understanding of the underlying causes of illness in chronic,
complex disease. Also
publishes the Journal of Nutritional and Environmental
Medicine.
Center for Environmental Health
Focused on protecting people from toxic chemicals by working with communities, consumers, workers, government, and the private sector to demand and support business practices that are safe for public health and the environment.
Environmental
Working Group
Public interest
watchdog focused on environmental health issues.
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
(NIEHS)
NIH
division focused on environmental health issues. Publishes the free
peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Health
Perspectives.
Autism
Autism Action Network
A
group focused on following and affecting public policy change with
regard to children with neurodevelopmental and communication
disorders.
Autism Research
Institute
Original
organization advocating the use of biomedical treatment
for autistic spectrum disorders.
SafeMinds
An
organization working to raise the awareness of environmental factors in autism. Active in political and
legal areas, as well as helping to fund some medical research.
Dental
Amalgams
Consumers for Dental Choice
Organization
advocating elimination of the use of mercury amalgams in dentistry. Actively involved in pursuing the passage of legislation at both the state
and federal level.
D.A.M.S.
Consumer organization advocating mercury-free dentistry.
International Academy of Oral Medicine
& Toxicology (IAOMT)
Organization
representing dental,
medical, and research professionals advocating mercury-free dentistry.
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