Title: Green Neighborhood Project

Author:

Section/SPIG: Environment

Issue Date:

---

For those of you who have not heard about this project, the Green Neighborhood will be hosted by the Environment Section in the exhibition hall at the 2004 APHA Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., Nov. 7-10. To highlight this year’s theme, “Public Health and the Environment," the Section is planning to showcase organizations that focus on environmental health issues in the exhibition hall by grouping them in a specially marked area. We envision having a distinctive entry with a “green” path through the neighborhood. The neighborhood will be highlighted in the final program and flyers promoting the neighborhood will be distributed at the meeting. Also in the plans are awards for exhibitors who exemplify “Environmentally Friendly Booths.”

Special invitation letters have been sent out by APHA program planning staff to over 80 organizations suggested by members of the Environment Section. (If your organization did not receive one and you would like to be added to next years list or you know of an organization that should be invited, please send us contact information). Space is limited and timelines are short, but we are hoping for an excellent response. As the conference approaches we will keep you up to date and if anyone is interested in helping plan the final details please contact Brenda Afzal, <bafzal@son.umaryland.edu>, (410) 706-1778), or Robyn Gilden, <rgilden@son.umaryland.edu>, (410) 706-4803.