A Children's Environmental Health Forum
"Stepping It Up Together"
Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2011, 8:30am-12:00pm
Location: Women's University Club, 1105 Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101
CHE-WA's Working Group on Children's Environmental Health hosted its Northwest Children's Environmental Health Forum November 29, 2011, at the Women's University Club in Seattle, Washington. This year's theme, "Stepping It Up Together" was designed to encourage and increase new opportunities for cross collaboration and to engage with partners who share the mission of protecting children's health. A panel of children's health leaders answered questions and modeled suggestions on how we can Step Up to meet today's challenges. Group sessions provided time to align critical priorities, with take-way action steps, to further define how working together will advance the accomplishment of mutual goals.
Dr. Howard Frumkin, Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Washington, set the stage as this year's keynote speaker. He shared new insights on the enormity of factors that influence children's health, the overlapping missions of various organizations and agencies, and the importance of partnership building in addressing today's children's environmental health issues.
Other highlights included:
- A special Showcase of Children's Health Programs anchored this year's event allowing us to share in a celebration of accomplishments. We previewed exciting new innovations and met the people making them happen.
- Work in small groups, networking with new people to refine and align priorities and establish new ways to partner to advance children's health.
More information
For more information on this event, contact Margo Young, Regional Children's Environmental Health Coordinator, at the US EPA, at 206-553-1287 or via email.
For more information about the Children's Environmental Health Working Group of the Collaborative on Health and Environment—Washington (CHE-WA) Chapter, please visit the group webpage or contact Gail Gensler at the Local Hazardous Waste Management Program, at 206-263-3082 or via email.
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