I am excited to have the honor of serving as Section Chair for an additional year! While we have seen a great deal of tragedy unfold over the last few weeks, it is my hope that we continue to remain motivated and focused on the amazingly valuable work that each of us contributes to the field of environmental public health protection each day. A large number of Section members have already begun to heavily engage themselves into various Committee work goals for the year. We appreciate the effort! I look forward to leading the APHA Environmental Health Section from the overall programmatic successes of 2004 into a new year of further Section organization and direction. As always, we hope you enjoy the Section Newsletters and the helpful information contained in each.

In Peace and Health,

Nse