Contact: Donna Heron 215-814-5113 / heron.donna@epa.gov
PLEASE NOTE: CORRECTED DATE OF ADVISORY
OCTOBER 4, 2010 NOT OCTOBER 1, 2010
EPA’s Senior Advisor on Environmental Justice
Helps Kick off Children’s Health Month
Presentations to Students from the Seed School and
Unemployed Youth from the Potomac Jobs Corps Center
WHEN:
October 4, 2010 – 1:30 p.m.
WHERE:
Children’s National Medical Center – Atrium Area
111 Michigan Ave. NW
Washington, D.C.
WHO:
Lisa Garcia, EPA Senior Advisor to the Administrator
Shawn M. Garvin, EPA Mid-Atlantic Regional Administrator
Dr. Jerome Paulson, Co-director, Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the Environment
Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, Executive Director, Children’s Environmental Health Network
Students from The Seed School, Washington, D.C.
Students from the Potomac Jobs Corps Center, Washington, D.C.
Omar Akbar, Local Performance Artist
WHAT:
Lisa Garcia will discuss EPA efforts to address how minority and low-income communities are disproportionately affected by child health issues such as poor air quality, indoor asthma triggers such as dust mites, mold, cockroaches and secondhand smoke, and exposure to lead from deteriorating lead paint.
Dr. Jerome Paulson will talk about the importance of environmental job training.
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