- Meetings for Environment Section Members
Come catch up on current activities in the Section, hear committee updates, meet the leadership and get involved!
Sunday, Nov. 4, 8:00 a.m.-9:30 a.m. (157.0), 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. (186.0)
Monday, Nov. 5, 6:30 a.m.-8:00 a.m. (292.0)
This dinner, to be scheduled at a local restaurant, is a time to gather with Section membership and reconnect. Please let me know if you are interested in attending by e-mail at jill.litt@uchsc.edu or by phone at (303) 315-7595.
Sunday, Nov. 4, 2007, 7:00 p.m. (Location to be determined)
- Environment Section Homer Calver Award Luncheon:
- Ms. Peggy Shepard, Plenary Speaker
- Calver Seminar Title: Advancing Environmental Health Policy through Research and Organizing
Monday, Nov. 5, 12:30 p.m.-2:00 p.m. (3212.0)
Complimentary for members
Abbreviated Speaker Bio: Peggy Shepard is executive director and co-founder of West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (WE ACT). Founded in 1988, WE ACT was New York’s first environmental justice organization created to build community power to improve environmental health, policy and protection in communities of color. She is a recipient of the 10th Annual Heinz Award for the Environment, and the Dean’s Distinguished Service Award from the Columbia Mailman School of Public Health in 2004. A former Democratic district leader, she represented West Harlem from 1985 to April 1993, and served as president of the National Women’s Political Caucus-Manhattan from 1993-1997.
- Environment Student Poster Sessions
Find out what the upcoming generation of leaders are working on! There were so many fantastic submissions this year that we have added an additional poster session to showcase the students’ research! Student poster award finalists will feature their work at the Section Social Hour.
Monday, Nov. 5, 2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. (3264.0, 3265.0)
- Environment Section Social Hour
This is a must for members! Don’t miss this wonderful opportunity to catch up with friends and meet new colleagues, and to share in the celebration as section awards are presented.
Monday, Nov. 5, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (332.0)
- Recognition Ceremony: Joseph LaDou
Joseph LaDou is the former editor of the International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health. Location: AAAS Building,1200 New York Avenue NW, Washington, D.C., 11th Floor
Monday, Nov. 5, from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
- Joint Social Event, featuring sustainable food issues
We all know how important diet is to overall health. What about the way our food is produced? How do food and agriculture systems impact on the health and environment of communities? How can hospitals promote sustainable and healthier food for patients and staff? Is the Farm Bill a piece of public health legislation? Do these questions excite you? To learn more and meet colleagues, while enjoying free locally produced hors d’oeuvres, join APHA's Food & Nutrition and Environment Sections and other sponsors for this second annual joint social event at Clyde's of Gallery Place, 707 7th Street NW, Washington, D.C.
- Tuesday, Nov. 6, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
****Please RSVP to kstillerman@ucsusa.org as space is limited.