This week is National Public Health Week!
The focus of this year's National Public Health Week is "Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance."
Monday, April 7: Be Prepared
Tuesday, April 8: Travel Dufferently
Wednesday, April 9: Eat Differently
Thursday, April 10: Green your Work
Friday, April 11: Green your Home
Click here to view a list of NPHW events nationwide.
AAIDD's next Environmental Health Teleconference is tomorrow!
AAIDD's Environmental Health Initiative is proud to announce the next teleconference in our Research and Science Teleconference series, sponsored by the John Merck Fund, entitled "Lead Exposure and Developmental Disabilities" with Jay Schneider, PhD. Please see the announcement, and contact Laura@aaidd.org with any questions and to RSVP. The PowerPoint materials are available at www.ehinitiative.org.
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National Healthy Schools Day: April 28
National Healthy Schools Day is Monday, April 28, 2008 and is coordinated by Healthy Schools Network Inc, in cooperation with EPA, the Council of Educational Facility Planners-International, and many other organizations.
Learn more at http://www.healthyschools.org/nhs_day.html.
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Upcoming event: Fourth National Integrity in Science Conference: July 11, 2008
The Center for Science in the Public Interest's Fourth National Integrity in Science Conference: Rejuvenating Public Sector Science
July 11, 2008
9 am - 5:30 pm
Ronald Reagan International Center
1300 Pennsylvania Ave, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Register now for a daylong event that will forge an agenda for independent, regulatory science and protecting public sector scientists from political meddling and corporate influence. Sessions will include:
Tackling the Climate Crisis: Unleashing Government Research
When Regulators and the Regulated Collaborate: What Are the Rules?
Protecting Public Sector Scientists
Setting the Comparative Effectiveness Agenda: Should Industry Have a Say?
Empowering Science and Scientists at Federal Agencies
Clean Energy - Do Special Interests Drive the Agenda?
Endangered Species Protection in a Hostile Climate
For more information and to register, visit http://www.regonline.com/Checkin.asp?EventId=606569.
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Position announcement: Advisor on Sustainable Development and Environmental Health; Port-au-Prince, Haiti
PAHO is currently accepting applications for an Advisor on Sustainable Development and Environmental Health. This position will be based in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. For a copy of the position announcement, see https://erecruit.who.int/public/hrd-cl-vac-view.asp?o_c=1000&jobinfo_uid_c=19295&vaclng=en.
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Position announcement: Director of Communications; Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, Annapolis, MD
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay seeks a qualified individual to plan, implement and coordinate all aspects of communication for the Chesapeake Bay Program (CBP). The CBP is the federal/state partnership responsible for leading the Chesapeake Bay restoration effort. Find out more at www.chesapeakebay.net. The Director is responsible for overseeing media relations as well as coordination of information, outreach and website activities for all CBP functions. The successful candidate must possess a general knowledge or interest in environmental issues and an affinity for communicating technical/scientific issues to a non-technical audience. Experience and/or demonstrated skills in marketing, media relations, public outreach, program management, personnel management, facilitation, oral presentation and writing are essential. Good computer skills, basic knowledge of web design and a familiarity with database management would be assets. The individual must enjoy working with people and be willing to travel throughout the seven jurisdiction Chesapeake Bay watershed. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree and a minimum of five years’ experience in public relations, media, journalism or a related field.
The Director position is located at the CBP offices in Annapolis, Maryland. The salary is the mid-to high $60k range, plus a full benefits package. Interested candidates should send an email with “Director of Communications” in the subject line and with an attached cover letter and resume in Word by April 4, 2008 to mail@acb-online.org.
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EPA drops the ball on protecting children from dangerous chemicals
The EPA's Voluntary Children's Chemical Evaluation Program, which relies on companies to provide information about the potentially harmful chemicals they produce, has lost funding and has not met in almost a year. View the full article at http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=733566.
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The Children's Safe Product Act is now law in Washington state!
On April 1st, Washington's Governor Gregoire signed the Children's Safe Products Act into law, making Washington the nation's leader in keeping toxic chemicals out of toys. Despite massive pressure from the toy industry to veto the bill, Governor Gregoire responded to the thousands of parents and other concerned Washingtonians who asked her to sign the legislation.
House sponsor Rep. Mary Lou Dickerson advocated fiercely for the bill, passed unanimously by the House of Representatives. Senate sponsor Sen. Debbie Regala and Sen. Phil Rockefeller shepherded the legislation, winning a vote just in time to meet the statutory deadline for final passage.
Other legislators that made invaluable contributions include Rep. Zack Hudgins, Rep. Tom Campbell, Rep. Ross Hunter, Rep. Bob Sump, Rep. Dan Newhouse, Rep. Hans Dunshee, House Speaker Frank Chopp, Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown, Sen. Jim Kastama, Sen. Jim Hargrove, and Sen. Dan Swecker.
For more information on the new law, visit http://watoxics.org/.
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CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program: Your participation requested!
APHA is an active national partner with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program. The mission of the Tracking Program is to provide information communities can use to improve their health. This information will come from a national Environmental Public Health Tracking Network that integrates health data and environmental data. The Network will be launched this September.
CDC will soon begin the next phase of testing the design of the Tracking Network and would like to include input from public health professionals, like you. We are asking for your participation in a testing method called 'card sorting.' Card sorting is used to ascertain users' ideas on navigation and functionality of the website. The card sort takes about an hour to complete and can be done online.
If you are interested in participating in the card sort, please send an email to Anne Venner at avenner@cdc.gov by Monday, March 31st. She will then pass your email address along to User Insights, the company that is conducting the card sort. Your email address will only be used for the purpose of this specific card sort, and will not be sold. The link to the card sort and instructions will be sent out next week.
Please contact Anne Venner at avenner@cdc.gov or 770-488-3839, with any questions about the card sort.
Thanks in advance for your participation.
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