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Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

293968
Environmental Stewardship, Food Security and Public Health: Promising Practices from the Poarch Band of Creek Indians


Monday, November 4, 2013 : 11:00 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Ralph McCullers, MPA, Poarch Band of Creek Indians, Atmore, AL
     
During this presentation, we will provide a historic overview of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians and discuss the interface of environmental protection and stewardship, public health, and food on Tribal lands. We will showcase current projects which highlight the importance of these interrelated concepts. The presentation will highlight notable sustainability efforts in Tribal communities such as community gardens, pollinators, and aquacultures and describe related impacts, challenges and successes in implementation.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Environmental health sciences
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the relationship between environmental protection, food security and public health on Tribal lands. Highlight best and promising practices relating to Environmental protection and stewardship in Indian Country (The Poarch Band of Creek Indians). Describe the concept of Sacredness of Place, as a means of preserving culture and expressing self-determination.

Keyword(s): American Indians, Access and Services

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I presently serve as the Environmental Director for the Poarch Band of Creek Indians. I have worked in both the public and private sector focusing on the human-environment interface, with a focus on programmatic integration and reality based environmental and health decision making.
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.

Back to: 3110.1: Showcasing Sacredness of Place: Environmental Public Health Priorities in Indian Country