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POSTPONED - Pesticides & Public Health Working Group

Mar25
  • Date: March 25, 2020
    Time: 9:30am - 2:00pm
    Location: Ames Public Library
    515 Douglas Ave
    Ames, IA 50010
Contact:
Audrey Tran Lam (audrey.tranlam@uni.edu)

THIS EVENT IS POSTPONED. WE WILL UPDATE WHEN WE HAVE NEW INFORMATION.

Join the Center for Energy & Environmental Education (CEEE) and the Center for Health Effects of Environmental Contamination (CHEEC) for a special program in Ames. 

Carmi Orenstein with Concerned Health Professionals of New York (an initiative by health
professionals, scientists, and medical organizations for raising science-based concerns about the impacts of fracking on public health and safety) will lead a discussion on the successes and challenges of organizing health care professionals around environmental health issues,
and how to apply these lessons to Pesticides in Iowa.


Purpose: To develop a shared understanding of the public health issues related to pesticide use, and to work collaboratively to find ways to reduce their application in Iowa.

Lunch provided.
Please RSVP to Audrey Tran Lam (audrey.tranlam@uni.edu)  by March 18.