Section Activities/Benefits
Calendar/Events
o Check out all the Environment Section’s events at the APHA annual meeting.
o Environment Section Annual Business Meetings at the 2008 APHA annual meeting are on:
o Sunday, October 26th 8:00-9:30 AM & 10:00-11:30 AM (Columbia I - Marriot Marina Hotel)
o On Monday, October 27th 6:30-8:00 AM (Columbia I - Marriot Marina Hotel)
o Meeting Information: Environment Section meetings are held the third Thursday of every month. To be a participant in the calls, please email Rebecca Head at Rebecca_head@monroemi.org.
Newsletter
The APHA Section Newsletters are distributed electronically to APHA members and, can be accessed with an APHA Member-ID and password in a Member's Only Restricted area of the APHA Web site at: Section Newsletters. If you have forgotten your APHA username or password and would like the information e-mailed to you, please click here: Forgot your User Name and Password?
NEW! Environment Section Winter 2008 Newsletter
Link to Environment Section Newsletter archives
Section Awards
Homer N. Calver Award:
This award recognizes an environmental health expert, usually of national renown, who has contributed in significantly to the field. The award recipient will provide a special lecture at the Annual APHA Meeting."
Congratulations to the 2008 award recipient: Diane Takvorian
Damu Smith Environmental Achievement Award:
Leadership comes in many forms and from many different communities. This award recognizes crosscutting collaborative work that has enhanced or increased understanding of economic security, ecological conservation, culture, or health. Award recipients are likely to approach their work with a broad or global perspective, and to be notable and inspiring in some of the following areas of work in relation to environmental issues: 1) developing leadership, building movement, or engaging youth; 2) partnering across difference; 3) achieving on–the–ground results; 4) funding equitably; 5) promoting respect by addressing racism, sexism and other oppressions through communication and education; 6) diversifying membership, workforce, or board; 7) modeling positive structural changes based on evaluation and accountability procedures.
Congratulations to the 2008 award recipient: Hilton Kelley
Distinguished Service Award:
This award recognizes a Section member who provides noteworthy & important contributions to the Section.
Congratulations to the 2008 award recipient: Allen Dearry
Section Policies & Resolutions
There are two proposed policies cued up in the environmental health category (review all proposed policies). One is on discouraging smoking in feature films; the other is on removing all lead from commercial products. There is also a proposed policy on community water fluoridation which would be of interest to members. In addition, we are aware of a late breaking policy on transportation and public health.
If anyone seeks support on passing other late breaking policies, or would like to way in on these proposed policies, please contact John Balbus at jbalbus@edf.org.
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