HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT = HEALTHY CHILDREN CONFERENCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


WHEN: MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2006

WHERE: Van Nuys High School Auditorium
6535 Cedros Avenue
Van Nuys, California 91411
818-781-2371

10:30am- Noon

WHY: Children are more vulnerable than adults are to toxins in their environment. The growing bodies and systems of kids are extremely sensitive to the short and long-term impact of chemicals. The same exposure to a chemical that may be harmless to an adult can harm the development of the neurological, immune or reproductive systems of children and adolescents. California Safe Schools is committed to filling the protection gap for all students and the larger communities associated with schools.


WHO:

Robina Suwol, Executive Director of California Safe Schools

Dr. Cathie Ann Lippman . M.D. Environmental & Preventive Medicine

Colleen Callahan, American Lung Association of California

Ron Ketcham, Southcoast Air Quality Management District

Greg Girvan, Office of Assemblyman Lloyd Levine

Three hundred Medical & Environmental Science Magnet Students


For further information:
California Safe Schools
818-785-5515

http://www.calisafe.org