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– Quiet Coalition Founder and Chair Dr. Daniel Fink
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Attenborough’s world of sound
Photo credit: Johannes Plenio by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies We live in a world where we too often have to fend off unpleasant, intrusive and unwanted sound. For this...
Loud music can damage your hearing
Photo credit: JÉSHOOTS by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition "Loud music can damage your hearing. Just ask WYSO host Rev Cool." That’s the title of a report from public radio station WYSO in Yellow Springs, Ohio. Reporter Peter Day writes about one of the...
Amazon delivery drones a scourge of Texas town
Photo credit: JESHOOTS.com by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The complete headline of this New York Post article is: "Amazon’s delivery drones become scourge of Texas town: It sounds like a giant hive of bees.” The article reports on Amazon’s use of...
Coloradans file noise complaints over music venue
Photo credit: George Webster by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies The new outdoor Ford Amphitheater in Colorado Springs has not been welcomed by nearby residents, according...
Upcoming UECNA webinar on noise
Photo credit: fauxels by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Our friends at the European Union Against Aircraft Nuisances, or UECNA, announced a webinar about the effects of ultrafine particles and low frequency noise on humans. The speaker will be Dr. Ourania...
The federal government values prevention in (some) health care
Photo credit: sl wong by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Reuters reported last month that the Federal Food and Drug Administration is seeking to lower sodium levels in processed food. This effort is based on recent research showing that cutting salt intake...
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“I am seeing a lot more interest and growing awareness about the adverse impacts of noise on health and I hope this will lead to policies that will be focused on noise abatement… Organizations such as Quiet Communities have made an impact on educating people to the dangers of noise and suggesting ways that we can reduce noise pollution.”
– Arline Bronzaft, PhD