Topic Committees

Chemicals & Health (National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures) — engages members in activities to track progress on recommendations that came out of the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures project.
Co-chairs: Margaret Willis & Benjamin Pope

Children's Environmental Health — increases awareness and promotes collaborative efforts aimed at reducing environmental risks to children’s health in areas where they live, learn and play. The committee has developed a toolkit of resources for parents and educators to teach children about how the environment affects human health. CEH has also developed two important fact sheets on Climate Change and Childhood Cancer that condense their Policy Statement Protecting Children's Environmental Health: A Comprehensive Framework. Co-chairs: Leyla McCurdy & Patricia Lasley

Climate Change & Health — connects professionals from diverse backgrounds, communicates climate change and health policy development, and supports climate change and health activities and policies aimed at effective preventive strategies.
Co-chairs: Tenaya Jackman & Charles Cange

Environmental Justice — works on environmental justice issues in underserved communities and organizes community outreach at the APHA Annual Meeting.
Co-chairs: Denise Patel 

Food & Environment Working Group — a joint initiative of the APHA Food and Nutrition Section and the Environment Section. FEWG works at the intersection of food, nutrition and the environment to protect public health by cultivating and promoting a healthy, just and sustainable food system. Some of our work at APHA includes coordinating an annual pre-conference food systems tour, promoting a healthy food environment at the conference, supporting policies developed by the Food & Nutrition and Environment Sections, and fostering a dynamic network of interdisciplinary public health practitioners with an interest in food systems issues.  Co-chairs: Bianca Cornelius Liaison: Danielle Ramos 

Noise & Health — raises awareness of and examines the intersection of noise and health.
Chair: Jamie Banks

Water & Health — works on collaborative efforts towards global water sustainability for better health.
Co-chairs: Azizur Molla, Asli Aslan, & Kyana Young 

General Committees

Program Planning — develops an exciting scientific program for the APHA Annual Meeting. Creates a call for abstracts, establishes a review committee, facilitates the review of full session proposals and individual abstracts, and organizes sessions representing the environment section's priorities.
Co-chairs: Ursula Lauper and Inyang Uwak

Policy - organizes the Environment Section's policy initiatives and navigates the APHA policy proposal system.
Co-chairs: Shannon Macika & Toby Levin

Awards - coordinates special recognition and awards from the Section to deserving practitioners.
Chair: Jeni Miller

Nominations — coordinates elections of Section Councilors and Governing Councilors.
Chair: Jeni Miller

Communication — informs members about activities that are happening in the Environment Section.
Chair: Ellen-Claire Newell

Membership — focuses on membership recruitment, retention and involvement.
Chairs: Katlyn McGraw

Treasurer & Fundraising — manages the Section's finances.
Co-chairs: Cynthia Armour & Benjamin Ashraf

Student Involvement — comprises faculty and staff of accredited schools and programs in public health as well as recent alumni and current students at the masters and doctoral levels. The committee coordinates student involvement in the Section and at the APHA Annual Meeting.
Chair: Casey Richman

Liaisons

Liaison to Action Board — Michele Okoh 

Liaison to the Student Assembly — Casey Richman

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