3.22.2010

WE ACT for Environmental Justice and the Columbia Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan invite you to Healthy Homes and You: A Community Forum.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the Mailman School of Public Health, the Columbia NIEHS Center for Environmental Health in Northern Manhattan and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) are partnering to host a Scientific Session and Community Dialogue on April 13, 2010 at the Harlem School of the Arts. The program will include a report and discussion of research results in Northern Manhattan and the South Bronx that affect health and exposure at home to indoor air toxins. The Director of the NIEHS, Dr. Linda Birnbaum, will discuss the national priorities for protecting environmental health of communities. Come out and learn how to reduce exposures to home air pollutants, household products, personal care products, pests, cell phones, bedbugs, mold, lead and much much more. The Scientific Session will run from 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm and the Community Forum will be from 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm. Learn from featured panelists from the WE ACT for Environmental Justice, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, the Mailman School of Public Health, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene and Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Service. 

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