SAVE THE DATE! October 26, 2012
The Children’s Environmental Health Institute’s Seventh Biennial Scientific Symposium:
How School Environments Affect the Health and Educational Performance of Students
Hosted by:
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Signe Auditorium, Pat Hayes Conference Center
4900 Mueller Blvd. Austin, TX 78723
Join Us:
Please join us at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin, Texas as we examine how school environments affect the health and educational performance of children. Leadership from the medical, educational, research and private sectors will provide evidence-based scientific information on the current state of environmental health risks in schools. Distinguished experts will present exemplary programs and resources on how to prevent children from their unnecessary exposure to environmental toxins and the advantages of healthy school environments.
Registration for 2012 Scientific Symposium will be limited to 100 participants. Details will be forth coming on registration and will be emailed to CEHI members and posted on this Website.
Speakers:
Keynote Speaker: Shale L. Wong, MD, MSPH
Dr. Wong is a Professor of Pediatrics; Director of Medical Student Education in Pediatrics; Director of Mentored Scholarship and Co-Director of Leadership, Education, Advocacy, Development and Scholarship at the University of Colorado, Children’s Medical Center. Dr. Wong was the recipient of the 2009-2010 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy fellowship assigned to the Office of First Lady Michelle Obama for the “Let’s Move Project.”
Speakers:
Claire Barnett, MBA, Executive Director, Healthy Schools Network, and Coordinator, Coalition for Healthier Schools.
Chef Ann Cooper - Celebrated author, chef, educator, and enduring advocate for better food for all children.
Richard Corsi, PhD - Professor in the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, The University of Texas.
Steven Kelder, PhD – Professor in the Division of Epidemiology at the UT School of Public Health and Co-Director of the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Healthy Living.
Kay Morris - Executive Director of Marathon Kids, Student Health & Obesity Prevention Programs Backed by Science.
Stephen Pont, MD, MPH – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas and Medical Director, Austin Independent School District Student Health Services and Medical Director for the Texas Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Childhood Obesity.
Diane Rhodes, RRT, AE-C, RCP – Director of the Department of Environmental Health, North East Independent School District, San Antonio, Texas.
2012 Scientific Symposium Advisory Committee Chair:
Vince Torres, MSE, PE, MAC, Associate Director, The Center for Energy & Environmental Resources, The University of Texas at Austin, Vice President, Austin Independent School District, Children’s Environmental Health Institute Board Member
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Make Every Day Earth Day!
We are pleased to announce that H-E-B has selected Earth Share of Texas to be the beneficiary of its Central Texas in-store coupon promotion for April, in recognition of Earth Day. This means that customers can tear off and add check-out coupons worth $1, $3, or $5 to their total bill.
H-E-B has supported many Earth Share of Texas organizations with corporate grants or in-kind contributions. The April tear-pad promotion enables H-E-B customers to support the Central Texas program work of more than two dozen Earth Share of Texas organizations.
The Children’s Environmental Health Institute will benefit, because the contributions will be divided equally among 28 Earth Share of Texas organizations with program work in Central Texas. Look for the Earth Share of Texas display and tear-off coupons at the check-out stands in 70 Central Texas H-E-B stores and the two Austin Central Market stores this April.
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Children’s Environmental Health Institute 2010-11 Children in Nature Photo Exhibit
Photographer Roberto “Bear” Guerra
Featuring award-winning, humanitarian and social issues photographer Roberto "Bear" Guerra.
To view the 2010-11 Photo Exhibit go to: http://www.bearguerra.com/slideshows/cehi_exhibit_final/
To view Guerra’s gallery of work go to: http://www.bearguerra.com .
