Policies and Resolutions on PVC/DEHP

• What Doctors and Nurses are Saying
• Manufacturer Statements
• City and State Resolutions
• Statements by Faith Organizations

What Doctors and Nurses are Saying

Several major medical and nursing professional associations have expressed concern about the health risks associated with PVC medical devices, including:

• American Nurses Association Resolution on Nurses Role in Product Selection for Patient and Environmental Advocacy - 6/01 (pdf)
• American Medical Association Resolution on DEHP Use in Neonatal Intensive Care Units - 12/01 (pdf)
• American Public Health Association Resolution on Prevention of Dioxin Generation from PVC Plastic - 11/96 (pdf)
• California Association of Neonatologists Statement on PVC and DEHP Use in the Care of Neonates - 11/01 (pdf)
• Massachusetts Medical Society Resolution on Medical Waste Incineration, PVC, Mercury - 12/01 (pdf)
• Chicago Medical Society Resolution on DEHP in NICUs - 6/01
• California Medical Association Resolution on DEHP Use in Neonatal Intensive Care Units - 3/01 (pdf)
• California Medical Association Resolution on Dioxins and Medical Waste Incineration - 3/00 (pdf)
• Illinois State Medical Society Resolution on Dioxin and Medical Waste Incineration - 3/00 (pdf)
• Illinois State Medical Society Resolution on PVC Plastic Use by Health Care Facilities - 3/00 (pdf)
• International Society of Doctors for the Environment (ISDE) Resolution on PVC Use in Medical Devices - 10/99 (pdf)
• Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians, Resolution on Medical Products Containing PVC Plastic - 4/99 (pdf)
• Washington State Public Health Association Resolution Encouraging Alternatives to PVC/DEHP Products in Health Care

Manufacturer Statements

• B. Braun statement on PVC-free, DEHP-free products
• Abbott Laboratories Global Citizenship Report makes the commitment to moving toward PVC and DEHP free alternatives (see p. 43 of document) - 2/03 (pdf)
• Tenet Healthcare Corporation Letter Agreement Concerning Shareholder Proposal on PVC and Phthalates - 7/99 (pdf)
• Baxter International MOU to reduce PVC - 3/99 (pdf)

City and State Resolutions

• City of Boston Resolution on dioxin - 10/03 (pdf)
• City of Seattle Resolution on persistent bioaccumulative toxics (PBTs) - 7/02 (pdf)
• City of Berkeley Resolution Establishing October as "Stop Cancer Where it Starts" Month - 10/00 (pdf)
• Minnesota Health and Housing Alliance Resolution on PVC Purchasing Policy - 12/99 (pdf)
• Marin County Board of Supervisors Resolution on PVC and Dioxin - 12/99 (pdf)
• Association of Bay Area Governments Resolution Supporting Efforts to Understand, Manage and Reduce Dioxin Compounds in San Francisco Bay - 9/99
• City and County of San Francisco Commission on the Environment Resolution Establishing Dioxin Pollution As A High Priority For Immediate Action - 3/99 (pdf)
• Oakland City Council Resolution Establishing a Task Force and Policy on Dioxin, Public Health and the Environment - 2/99 (pdf)

Statements by Faith Organizations

• United Methodist Church Resolution: One Step for a Dioxin Free Future - 5/00 (pdf)
• Catholic Health Association of Minnesota Resolution on PVC - 4/99 (pdf)
• Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism Resolution on Health Care Without Harm: Reducing Pollution from Medical Waste - 4/99 (pdf)