December 2003 E-Newsletter
HSC Activity
Upcoming Events
HSC Staff Participate in
U.S. EPA’s
IAQ
Tools for Schools Conference
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
Gathering of School Environmental Health Activists
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.
Association of School Boards Conference
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
Officials to Discuss Concerns About Childhood Obesity
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
for the
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:
Date: Friday January 30, 2004
Time: 8:00 AM to 2:45 PM
Location: UIC School of Public Health Auditorium, 1603 W.
Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60612
Cost: $95.00
Participants: Our course will focus on basic health and
safety competencies for art educators, concentrating on middle
school, high school and college level instruction. We will
provide 6 contact hours of continuing education and are also
approved to provide 6 CDPUs which can be used for teacher
re-certification.
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.
Click here to see the course objectives,
agenda, and for information on how to register.
"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.
To find out more about the event in general and purchasing
tickets, 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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