Eliot Spitzer to Speak on Children, Health and the Environment at Adelphi University
"Our Children at Risk II" Symposium to be held on April 2, 2003
Garden City, NY
March 19, 2003
On Wednesday, April 2nd, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer will join two of the nation's leading children's environmental health experts at a second in a series ofpublic health symposia at Adelphi University, "Our Children at Risk II - Protecting Children fromEnvironmental Exposures" to discuss specific steps which parents, educators and other decision makers can take to protect children from harmful toxins in their environment.
The symposium, which is being co-sponsored by Grassroots Environmental Education,will the held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 noon at the Ruth S. Harley University Center, Adelphi University, Garden City. The public is invited to attend. For additional information, driving directions or to reserve a place at the symposium, please call 516.877.3697.
Along with the Attorney General will be Dr. Herbert Needleman, professor of pediatrics and child psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Needleman was largely responsible for alerting physicians and policy makers to the threat which lead posed to children's health. He has served as an expert consultant to the Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many state and local agencies. He co-authored the book, Raising Healthy Children in a Toxic World.
Also addressing the symposium will be Dr. John Wargo, Director of the Center for Children's Health and the Environment at Yale University. Dr. Wargo is a nationallyrecognized expert on risk analysis and has written extensively on childhood exposures to complex mixtures of toxic substances, especially pesticides. He is the author of Our Children's Toxic Legacy: How Science and Law Fail to Protect Us From Pesticides which received the Award of Excellence in Medical Communications from the American Medical Writers Association.
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 7,600 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.
Media Contact
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Lori Duggan Gold
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