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Environment
Section Newsletter
Fall 2010
Trade and Health Forum Activities
Trade and Health Forum Activities at the Denver Annual
Meeting
Environment Section members are invited to attend the activities
of the Trade and Health Forum this year in Denver. The Forum was established in 2005 to bring
together members from various sections who were concerned about the effect that
trade and trade policy have on public health.
Trade and trade policy have broad ramifications for
environmental health, including pollution and chemical exposures due to the
expansion and restructuring of agricultural and industrial production, water privatization and distribution, trade
in dangerous products or waste, and limitations on governments’ ability to set protective regulations as a condition
of many bilateral and multi-lateral trade agreements.
Join us to learn about these issues and more in Denver:
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Business
Meeting, Sunday, Nov. 7, at 2:30 p.m.;
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Our
full program can be viewed at: http://apha.confex.com/apha/138am/webprogram/WGTH.html
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Wednesday,
Nov. 10, at 10:30 a.m., the Forum will be putting on one of nine
conference “Special Sessions.” Five
speakers, including one from the Environment Section, will present on “Trading
Health? Envisioning Health Justice in a Globalized Economy” (Session 5093.0)
Anyone interested in
participating in the Trade and Health Forum can contact me for information at
susanna_bohme@ijoeh.com
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The Student Involvement Committee
The Student Involvement Committee (SIC)
is looking forward to an excellent set of poster and oral presentations at the
APHA Annual Meeting in Denver this November! The finalists in the
Student Poster Award session will present on Monday morning, Nov. 8
(10:15-12:30 commitment). At present, we have a set of five judges including Dr.
Derek Shendell and Jyostna Jagai working before, during (review) and after
(scoring) the session, including three Student Scholarship recipients
(presenting in other sessions). There are 10 finalists confirmed attending; one
wait-list finalist has been accepted into another oral session co-sponsored
with other sections. We again thank the various senior Section members who
served as peer-reviewers of the dozens of abstracts submitted from students of
public health, urban planning, environmental science and policy from throughout
the United States and even from a few European nations. Please note four of the 10
finalists revised their abstracts by June (now available online) based on new
research data and/or co-authors since February submission. Furthermore, we thank
section members who made efforts to solicit donations from U.S. schools of public health for the funds supporting scholarships for students to help defray
costs of attending the Annual Meeting. Many students applied for scholarships
this year; applications were reviewed and about 3-in-4 (33 overall, and about
half are from underrepresented racial/ethnic minority groups) were provided
travel-related support based on documented need, thanks to a generous grant
from the Kresge Foundation. Many of the recipients are already volunteering
their time to support Environment Section committee work, including the Topic
Committee on Climate Change and Global Health (n=4 students as of this
writing); the Student Involvement Committee (n=5 in total); Program Planning
(n=1); etc. We hope all of them will contribute to the Section. Please make
new student members feel welcome and encourage them to get involved when you
meet them in Denver at any of our sessions, at one of our morning
business meetings, or at the social hour on Monday night, Nov. 8! Finally,
Environment Section committee leaders, please e-mail Dr. Derek Shendell and
Rebecca Tave Gluskin (SIC co-chairs) with names of students now working with
your team.
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The Membership Committee
New
Member Orientation: Sunday, Nov. 7, 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
We
would love to meet you and find out what you are interested in! Environment
Section members will discuss ongoing interests and activities, including plans
for next year’s 100th Anniversary Celebration. This session will
include small group conversations to introduce new members to the Section and
provide mentoring. We hope to meet you there! For more information, contact
Barbara Glenn at glenn.barbara1@gmail.com.
2010-2011
Buddy Program
Not
sure what the Environment Section is all about or how you might get involved?
Meeting a Section liaison could help you learn about opportunities organized by
our section and by other Association bodies and enhance your experience at the
Annual Meeting. Join our Buddy Program and get your questions answered.
Volunteers from the Section will meet with you during the Annual Meeting to
help you navigate the often very confusing meeting program, identify
interesting scientific sessions and events, and make sure you are invited to
our social events. If you are interested, contact Barbara Glenn at
glenn.barbara1@gmail.com.
Don’t
forget to find the Environment Section booth in the new APHA Section area near
Everything APHA!
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The Food and Environment Working Group
Denver Food System Tour: SATURDAY, Nov. 6
From thriving urban gardens to innovative community food projects,
Denver has a lot to share with those interested in a just, healthy and
sustainable food system. Join us on a visit to some of the fascinating projects
going on in Denver. We’ll have lunch at a Denver public school working with
Denver SlowFood to improve school lunch; visit Delaney Farm, a project of
Denver Urban Gardens; and tour GrowHaus, an indoor farm, marketplace and
educational center.
Not only will you be inspired by what you see, but the tour is a great
opportunity to network and get to know diverse colleagues interested in food
systems and public health, as well as a chance for those new to APHA to come
into the conference with some connections already made!
Please note the tour will be on SATURDAY, so make sure your travel plans get
you to Denver by Saturday morning.
Nov. 6, 11:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Departing from and returning to the convention center
$35, lunch included
Please RSVP to apha.fewg@gmail.com,
include “Tour” in the subject line. Space is limited. If the cost is
prohibitive, please email Rebecca Klein, rklein@jhsph.edu
5th Annual Networking Reception, TUESDAY, Nov. 9
Join like-minded
colleagues for an evening of delicious, local, sustainable food and inspiring
dialogue. The reception will be walking distance to the convention center, and
will feature free hors d’oeuvres and a cash bar of local beer and wine.
Nov. 9,
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
Walking distance from
the convention center, location TBD
Please RSVP to apha.fewg@gmail.com,
include “Reception” in the subject line.
Questions? Please e-mail Becca Klein: rklein@jhsph.edu
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The Climate Change Committee
The Environment Section’s Climate
Change and Health Topic Committee is working on several ideas to further
disseminate information on climate change and health, as well as looking
forward to our full session on Indicators of Climate Vulnerability and
Community Resilience (Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 10:30 a.m.) at
the APHA Annual Meeting. On the news front, an informal committee
subgroup has formed to discuss ways that public health professionals and
meteorologists might partner to get teams into K-12 schools to educate students
on the linkages between health and climate change. There is also a
subgroup to survey resources on climate change adaptation. Committee
comments on the proposed structure and process of U.S. Global Change Research
Program’s “U.S. National Climate Assessment Objectives, Proposed Topics, and Next
Steps,” were compiled via the APHA staff and sent in to USGCRP. Our Committee
is hoping to locate a venue related to climate change in Denver, where we can
plan an evening gathering and some quiet conversation after the excitement of
the meeting, so stay tuned for location postings.
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The Built Environment
APHA
BUILT ENVIRONMENT Tour
Tour of Globeville, Five Points and Stapleton
Globeville housed the stockyards and mine smelters for Denver in the early 20th
century, with many of the workers living in Five Points, Denver’s historic
African-American neighborhood. This tour
visits these communities, and discusses how they are attempting to transform in
spite of environmental hazards, being a food desert, a lack of infrastructure and
overall neglect. The tour will be
facilitated by Daniel Scheppers from the state department of health, who led
the state’s effort in addressing the Globeville environmental remediation.
The tour will end at the Stapleton Redevelopment Site,
a neighborhood located at the former airport designed following smart growth
principles.
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Sunday,
Nov. 7
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2-5 p.m.
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Meet
Tour Bus at Convention Center at 2 pm |
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Facilitated
Discussion on Smart Growth and Social Justice
Stapleton
Community Center
Do Smart Growth concepts promote social harmony or
divide communities? Did the
redevelopment of Stapleton Airport enhance the neighboring communities or
separate neighborhoods. Come
participate in the discussion on Smart Growth’s impact and Social Justice
following the tour of Globeville.
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Councilman Michael Hancock, Denver District 11
Councilman Doug Linkhart, Denver Councilman at Large
Daniel
Scheppers, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Prof.
Sacoby Wilson, University of South Carolina
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FREE Environmental Justice and Health Forum
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Host: Environment Section of APHA |
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Location: Colorado Convention Center
Rm. 402
700 14th Street
Denver, CO 80202 |
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When: Saturday, Nov. 6, 4:00-7:30 p.m.
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*FREE Environmental Justice and Health Forum*
Please join us as community-based organizations from across the country come together to discuss their local Environmental Justice (EJ) and Health Issues.
Overview of the meeting will include:
* Introduction
* Roundtable discussion
* Federal Panel on Environmental Justice Programs
* Conversation on National Coalition Building and EJ Policy
* Next Steps
* Dinner Buffet/Networking
Forum Objectives:
1. Learn about environmental justice and health issues that impact communities across the United States.
2. Share experiences addressing local environmental justice and health issues.
3. Discuss challenges, lessons learned, and best practices to address environmental injustice and health issues.
4. Discuss ways that community-based organizations can collaborate/network to address environmental justice and health issues, impact local, regional and national environmental health policy, and hold federal agencies accountable in their efforts to integrate environmental justice.
5. Learn about federal initiatives to address environmental injustice and related health issues.
Send your RSVP to:
Dr. Simone Charles - scharles@georgiasouthern.edu
AJ Cuevas - azitakj@gmail.com |
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Environmental Justice and Health Forum
On Nov. 6 from 4-7:30 p.m. at the Colorado Convention Center, the APHA Environment Section is hosting an Environmental Justice and Health Forum. Environmental justice leaders, members of community-based organizations, policy-makers, academics, students and other stakeholders will discuss environmental justice and health issues. Participants will discuss environmental justice issues, strategies to address these issues, best practices, lessons learned, federal environmental justice initiatives, and environmental justice policy.
Please join us for this free event and network with other stakeholders interested in addressing national and global environmental justice and health issues. A dinner buffet will be served immediately after the event concludes.
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APHA Meeting in Denver
From Nov. 6-10, 2010, join us in Denver for the APHA 138th Annual Meeting and Exposition. More than 1,000 cutting edge scientific sessions will be presented by public health researchers, academicians, policy-makers and practitioners on the most current public health issues facing the nation today. For more information about the Annual Meeting, visit www.apha.org/meetings.
Our section will have a strong presence at the meeting. View the sessions sponsored by our section by visiting the interactive Online Program. Search the program using keyword, author name or date. Don’t forget to stop by our new booth in the Section and SPIG pavilion (booth 1370) in the Public Health Expo next to Everything APHA
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APHA Environmental Public Health Staff Update
Wow - the summer is gone, and we’re
already gearing up for the Annual Meeting in Denver!
It’s been a busy summer here, and we’re planning on an even busier fall. In
the meantime we want to share some of our recent accomplishments with the Section. Climate Change – We
experienced an amazing turnout for our webinar series “Climate Change:
Mastering the Public Health Role,” which wrapped up in June. Archived webinars
are available on APHA’s newly re-launched EPH website www.apha-environment.org. Look for
an announcement this fall about a second climate change webinar series. Our
legislative staff has worked hard to secure increased public health climate
change funding. Thanks to everyone for supporting their efforts and responding
to APHA Action
Alerts!
Food Policy – We
continue to educate policy-makers about the need for public health-based food
safety legislation. APHA is a member of the Make Our Food Safe Coalition, which
has been instrumental in pushing for new food safety legislation. Separately,
we are also beginning to work with members and partners to identify public
health priorities related to farm and agriculture policy.
Chemical Exposures – We supported
development of the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical
Exposures Community
Conversations Toolkit. More than 1,000 people from 25 states participated in
these conversations. Interested members will have an opportunity to comment on
draft workgroup reports in September and on the draft Action Agenda in
December.
EPH in the Press – Our
new environmental health website was recently featured on Medscape! Our work
to collect stories from the field was also highlighted in the September issue
of The Nation’s Health.
Please check them out if you haven’t already.
We’re expecting to be busy through the
year and look forward to continuing to work with the section.
See you in Denver!
EPH Staff
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