272573 It began a movement: 20 Years of protecting children from environmental hazards

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM

Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, MPH , Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN), Washington, DC
        
The Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN) was the first organization created to champion the vital cause of protecting all children from environmental health threats. As part of CEHN's 20th anniversary year, the organization's Executive Director will provide an overview of CEHN's current training and advocacy programs. As CEHN and the CEH field enters a new era, key partnership opportunities will also be discussed. The need to use a Health in all Policies (HiaP) approach at the national and state levels for policy changes that protect children's health will be discussed.

Learning Areas:
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Articulate the impact of the first two decades of the CEH movement on current research agendas, program efforts, and policy implications.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been Executive Director of The Children's Environmental Health Network for 8 years and a leader in children's environmental health for 12 years.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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