From the March 2008 issue

Register Now for Second Children's Environmental Health Symposium

On Monday, March 17, 2008, the second New York State Children's Environmental Health Symposium will be held from 8:30 AM until 3:30 PM. Due to the overwhelming response, the symposium location has been changed to Citizen's Bank Corporate Headquarters, 833 Broadway, Albany, NY. This symposium and parking are free. State government, business and environmental advocates, health professionals and academics will come together to hear experts discuss the research and policies that frame our understanding of the effect of chemicals in the environment on children's development. Symposium participants will have an opportunity to discuss what we can do to better protect the children of New York State.

Childrens' neurological and physical development is affected by the environment around them

Agenda

Registration and coffee (8:30-9:00 AM)

Opening Remarks

NYS Deputy Secretary for the Environment to the Governor, Judith Enck

Topics and Speakers

Children, Chemicals in the Environment and Intellectual and Physical Development: Moving Toward a System of Care, Education and Outreach (9:15-10:30 AM)

David Carpenter, MD, Director of the Institute for Health and the Environment, University at Albany
Philip Landrigan, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center
Frederica Perrera, PhD, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, Director of the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health (invited)

Environmental Health and Developmental Disabilities: A National Policy Perspective (10:45 AM-12 Noon)

Laura Abulafia, MHS, Director, Environmental Health Initiative, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Barbara Sattler, RN, PhD, FAAN, Director of the Environmental Health Education Center, University of Maryland School of Nursing

Lunch (provided) and Speakers

New York State DEC Commissioner Alexander B. 'Pete' Grannis
New York State DOH Commissioner Richard F. Daines, MD

Protecting Children from Toxic Chemicals in Toys, Jewelry and Other Products in Commerce (1:15-3:30 PM)

Kathy Curtis, Policy Director, Clean New York and co-coordinator, JustGreen Partnership
Cecil Corbin-Mark, Director of Programs, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Sally Edwards, Research Associate, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production
Jean Halloran, Director, Not In My Cart Campaign, Consumer's Union
Steffi Domike, Communications Coordinator, United Steelworkers of America Associate Member Program

Register Now!

Pre-registration is required by Thursday, March 13. Seating is limited, so please register early by sending your name, organization, mailing address, e-mail address and telephone number to: pshhurst@gw.dec.state.ny.us, or call Pam Hadad Hurst or Stephanie Petrone at 518-402-8533.

More Information

For more information, contact Stephen Boese at 518-462-0632.

Driving Directions

From southbound I-787, take the Colonie Street exit, go straight through the first traffic light and continue on the Water Street overpass, then turn right onto Orange Street. Turn right on Broadway. Continue until you pass under a rail road trestle, the the Citizen's Bank Headquarters are on the right.

From northbound I-787, take exit 4 (Downtown Albany, Route 9 North), Follow the sign for Broadway. Make right onto Broadway. Follow through downtown past Clinton Avenue intersection. Soon after, you will pass beneath a rail road trestle. The Citizen's Bank Headquarters are on the right, just after the trestle.

From I-90, take the exit for I-787 south, and follow the directions above.

From the New York State Thruway, take exit 23 to I-787 north, and follow the directions above.

Public Transportation
The Capital District Transportation Authority (CDTA) provides bus service in the Albany, Schenectady, and Troy area. For further information on bus routes and schedules visit the CDTA web site.

Symposium Sponsors

The New York State Children's Environmental Health Symposium is sponsored by the Children's Environmental Health Partnership of New York, which is co-led by the Healthy Schools Network and the Learning Disabilities Association of New York State. Other sponsors are the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, the Environmental Business Association of New York State, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Department of Health.

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