Environment Section is one of 25 Primary Sections in the APHA, all of which represent major public health programs. Sections serve as the primary professional units of the APHA and conduct activities that promote the mission and fulfill the goals of it.
Through its section leadership and committees, the Environment Section allows APHA members with shared interests to come together to develop relevant education, advocacy, and policy that promotes positive environmental health. The mission of the APHA Environment Section is to:
• Influence policy and other changes that create and sustain healthy environments and enhance research, public awareness, prevention and treatment of disease caused or exacerbated by environmental factors
• Develop alliances and professional support with others who work in a variety of public and private setting.
• Keep up to date with relevant science and policy.
Be an Active Student Member
• Facebook-APHA Environmental Section
Join the official Facebook group of the APHA Section of the environment.
• Google Groups-APHA Environmental Section Students
Join the website for the student members of the APHA Environment Section. As soon as we get the official site up and running, we will use this site to post announcements and archive.
Present at APHA!
o Every year, the Environment Section seeks abstracts and full session proposals from students. The theme for the 2009 APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition to be held November 7-11, 2009 in Philadelphia is “Water and Public Health: The 21st Century Challenge.” Go directly to the 2009 Environment Section’s “Call for Abstract”.
o STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT POSTER AWARD TRACK
Students of programs in environmental health, public health, and other health related fields are encouraged to submit abstracts pertaining to their academic research. Interested students should submit their abstract into the Environment Section's "Student Achievement Poster Award Track." Please note that abstracts submitted into other topic related tracks will not be considered for the award.
o STUDENT TRAVEL Award for the APHA Annual Meeting
A limited number of student travel awards are available. It is not necessary to submit an abstract to be eligible for a travel award; however, extra consideration will be given to students who submit an abstract. For information about travel awards, contact Rebecca Gluskin at rtg230@nyu.edu
Opportunity
Coming soon! Current activity around the campus
Current Student Research: To post an abstract of your research to this website, please contact Jooyeon Hwang (hwang100@umn.edu).
Jooyeon Hwang, M.S., Doctoral student
University of Minnesota-School of Public Health, doctoral student Jooyeon Hwang and faculty members Gurumurthy Ramachandran and Pete Raynor from the Division of Environmental Health Sciences visited Cliffs Natural Resources' United Taconite mine in Eveleth, Minnesota and processing facility in nearby Forbes, Minnesota to conduct a walk-through survey of particle levels and engineering controls at the sites.
The purpose of the walk-through was to help select areas for more rigorous measurements of particle exposures and to pinpoint where the dustiest processes in the facilities are located. At various spots throughout the facilities, the number and mass concentrations of particles and their size distributions were measured using state-of-the-art, real-time instruments.
The goals of the study are to gain a more complete understanding of the dust exposure levels workers are currently experiencing and to define how effective existing control measures are in protecting the workers.