December 2003 |
HSC Alerts & NewslettersHealthy Schools Campaign in Action: HSC Activity HSC Staff Participate in U.S. EPA’s Mark Bishop, State Policy Director, and Louella Hung, Outreach Director, participated in the US EPA’s Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Conference in October. Over 500 people from across the country met for three days in “In 1997, I participated in a similar EPA event where there were 20 public health professionals in attendance wondering where the schools were. At this event, the participants varied from school administrators to facility directors, health professionals and architects,” said Mark Bishop. Senator Hillary Clinton Addresses Senator Clinton, who has been a strong advocate for making schools environmentally healthy places to learn and work, addressed a gathering of the National Healthy Schools Coalition. Mark Bishop, State Policy Director, participated in the day-long meeting with activists from eight other states. At the meeting advocates from the Healthy Schools Network addressed the need to create a unified voice for school environmental health issues.
HSC hosted a Carousel of Panels at the 71st Joint Annual Conference of the Illinois Association of School Boards, the Illinois Association of School Administrators, and the Illinois Association of School Business Officials on November 22 in HSC’s work with the Chicago Public Schools to explore “green cleaning” continues with 10 schools participating in pilot programs. The 10 schools are Addams, HSC participates in Rochelle Davis, Executive Director, participated in the 3rd Annual Illinois Food Security Summit in early November. She participated in two workshops on making school food healthier and more accessible. Other panelists include Dr. Stan Fields, Superintendent, HSC Meets with Rochelle Davis, Executive Director, participated in a meeting convened by the Springfield Regional Superintendent to examine the problem of childhood obesity and explore ways in which the schools can promote healthy eating habits. HSC will be working with a HSC Conducts Survey of Food Service Directors HSC is currently conducting a survey of school food service directors to learn about opportunities and barriers to schools purchasing from A book recently published by the Institute for Community Resource Development titled Bringing Change to the Table: New Approaches to Food Sustainability in Illinois includes a chapter written by Rochelle Davis, Executive Director, called “Healthier Schools, Happier Farmers: Getting Crops to Schools.” Contact LaDonna Redmond at songobisi8@netscape.net if you are interested in purchasing a copy. HSC Supports Expanding the Eligibility HSC receives help from HSC is pleased to participate in the Dietetic Internship Program of Loyola University’s School of Forum on Healthy and High Performing On Thursday, January 29, we will be sponsoring a lunch time discussion with Tobie Bernstein, Staff Attorney of the Environmental Law Institute and author of the recently published Building Healthy, High Performance Schools: A Review of It will take place from Showing of a Mercury Webcast. In January, US EPA Region 5 will be showing a webcast titled "Enhancing Pollution Prevention in School and Lab Facilities - Lessons Learned From Mercury." This 3-hour webcast was a joint presentation of the National Institutes of Health, US EPA and other partners. Click here to see the agenda. If you are interested in attending, please contact Maryann Suero by January 6 at Suero.Maryann@epamail.epa.gov and let her know your preference for a morning or afternoon showing. Art Classrooms: Healthy and Safe Spaces to Create HSC is helping plan the following course for art educators: UIC School of Public Health experts will present important principles for providing safe and healthy art education environments. Practitioners will present their experiences in assessing and developing safe and healthy art environments. Participants will learn in an interactive method utilizing hands on demonstration, case studies, and learning about an important environmental assessment tool that can be used in their schools and studios provided by the Illinois Healthy Schools Campaign. Instructors include: Dr. Katherine Duvall, MD, MPH; Dr. David Hinkamp, MD, MPH; Dr. Lorraine Conroy, ScD, CIH; Ms. Margaret Skimina, CSP, CET; Ms. Linda Pas, RN, BSN; Ms. Louella Hung, MPH. "Laughing Matters" Event Returns The Healthy Schools Campaign will host its second fundraising benefit on Thursday, March 4, 2004, at 6 p.m. It promises to be a night of great comedy and great food.Second City e.t.c. Theater performers will be entertaining our supporters in a private theater. Beforehand, guests will enjoy fresh food prepared by the llinois Institute of Arts - Culinary Arts, with food provided by Whole Foods Market. We would love to see you there. To find out more about becoming a sponsor, click here. >> Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) is soliciting applications from Illinois public and private schools for grants to increase school recycling and waste reduction efforts. For more information and for the application, see http://www.westcook.org/cmadocs/school.doc or http://www.illinoisbiz.biz/com/recycling/school_recycling_grants.html >> In 2004, the General Mills Foundation will award 50 grants, $10,000 each, to not-for-profit organizations with innovative programs that help youth develop good nutrition and fitness habits. For more information, visit http://www.generalmills.com/corporate/commitment/community
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