Adelphi University Presented A Public Education Symposium:
"Our Children at Risk"
Symposium explored the link between environmental exposures and childhood health and developmental problems
Garden City, NY
October 11, 2002
Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, Director of the Center for Children's Health and the Environment, and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., a leading environmental lawyer and Sr. Attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council both spoke to a packed house at Adelphi's Ruth S. Harley University Center during a recent public education symposium held there.
The symposium, "Our Children at Risk", which was held on October 10, 2002, featured Dr. Landrigan as keynote speaker. "Our Children at Risk" focused on the link between environmental exposures and childhood health and developmental problems, with information on what is harming our children and what we can do to protect them.
A growing body of scientific research suggests that children are at risk of health and developmental problems caused by their exposure to chemical toxins in the environment. The public symposium included a research update featuring videotaped interviews with research scientists Elizabeth Guillette, Ph.D. (Tulane University), John Wargo, Ph.D. (Yale University) and Frederica Perera, Ph.D. (Columbia University) presented by Patti Wood, Executive Director, Grassroots Environmental Education, co-sponsor of the symposium.
NYS Assemblyman Tom DiNapoli and NYS Senator Michael Balboni were on hand to present the symposium's legislative report. Audience members were encouraged to participate in a question and answer section during the symposium. Video footage of the October 10th symposium is available for viewing online at Adelphi's RealMediaTM Archive of Past Events at Adelphi University.
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs -- The College of Arts and Science, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, University College/ABLE Program, and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing, and Social Work -- the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls over 7,000 students from 37 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation.
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