APHA to Showcase Solutions For Improving Community Design to Improve Children's Health During National Public Health Week
Posted on: Friday, 31 March 2006, 15:00 CST
News Advisory:
APHA to Showcase Solutions For Improving Community Design To Improve Children's Health During National Public Health Week Kickoff; 5 Communities To Receive Awards
WHAT: During a briefing to launch National Public Health Week, the American Public Health Association will showcase proven solutions that communities can implement to improve the built environment -- roads, sidewalks, parks and community design -- and improve children's health. APHA will present awards to five model communities from across the country for implementing solutions to address health challenges, such as air pollution, obesity and access to health care, in their built environment.
WHEN: Monday, April 3, Noon-2 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
WHERE: Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room G-50, Washington, D.C.
WHO:
Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, executive director, American Public Health Association
Patricia Mail, MPH, PhD, CHES, president, American Public Health Association
Dora Hughes, MD, MPH, Health & Education Policy Advisor to Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.)
Representatives from five National Public Health Week Blue Ribbon Communities
More information about National Public Health Week is available at http://www.nphw.org . More information about the American Public Health Association is available at http://www.apha.org .
http://www.usnewswire.com
Source: U.S. Newswire
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