Title: Conference Looks at How Environment Affects Children
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Section/SPIG: Maternal and Child Health
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A conference entitled Promoting Healthy Communities for Children: The Physical and Social Environments will be held Sept. 26-27, 2005, at the University of Minnesota, Earle Brown Center, St. Paul Campus.
What is the purpose of the conference? To examine critical aspects of the environment as they affect the health and well-being of children and adolescents, organized around three broad themes:
- the natural environment
- the built environment
- the social environment
Given its ecodevelopmental perspective, the conference will be organized to examine the diverse social contexts in which children live, work, and play during different stages of life: preconception, fetal development, first year of life; preschool period - ages 1 - 5; and school age.
Who should attend? This conference is intended for a multidisciplinary audience, including public health and clinical researchers and MCH professionals, community organizers/program developers, and graduate students.
Primary sponsor: Maternal and Child Health Program, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota.
Co-sponsors: UM College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, UM Medical School, UM School of Nursing, UM School of Social Work, Sustainable Resources, and the Institute for Trade and Agriculture.
For further information: Registration information will be available in July on the Maternal and Child Health Program Web site: <www.epi.umn.edu/mch>. Registration fees will be minimal, and continuing education credits will be available.