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Officers

Secretary: Catalina Dulling

Chair: Toby Levin

Chair-Elect: Azizur Molla

Immediate Past Chair: Natalie Sampson

Intersectional Committees & Working Groups

hildren's Environmental Health Committee  

- A Joint Committee of Environment Section and Maternal and Child Health Section 

The mission of the Children’s Environmental Health Committee is to increase awareness and promote collaborative efforts designed to reduce environmental risks to children’s health in areas where they live, learn, and play. The Committeehas developed several tools and resources aimed at protecting children’s physical and mental well-being. Learn more here.  Founder and Chair: Leyla McCurdy Co-chairs:Patricia Lasley, Kristie Trousdale

Climate Change & Health - A Committee of the Intersectional Steering Council

The Climate Change and Health Committee connects professionals from diverse backgrounds, communicates climate change and health policy development, and supports climate change and health activities and policies aimed at effective preventive strategies. Co-chairs: Raquel Silva & Matthew Weinburke

Food & Environment Working Group - A Joint initiative of the Environment Section and Food and Nutrition Section

The Food and Environment Working Group works at the intersection of food, nutrition and the environment to protect public health by cultivating and promoting a healthy, just and sustainable food system. Some of our work at APHA includes coordinating an annual pre-conference food systems tour, promoting a healthy food environment at the conference, supporting policies developed by the Food & Nutrition and Environment Sections, and fostering a dynamic network of interdisciplinary public health practitioners with an interest in food systems issues. Co-chairs: Patti Anderson & Meaghan Butler 

Topic Committees

Environmental Justice — works on environmental justice issues in underserved communities and organizes community outreach at the APHA Annual Meeting. Co-Chairs: Roxanne James 

Noise & Health — raises awareness of and examines the intersection of noise and health. Chair: Jamie Banks

Water & Health — works on collaborative efforts towards global water sustainability for better health. Co-chairs: Azizur Molla & Kyana Young

General Committees

Program Planning — develops an exciting scientific program for the APHA Annual Meeting. Creates a call for abstracts, establishes a review committee, facilitates the review of full session proposals and individual abstracts, and organizes sessions representing the environment section's priorities. Co-chairs: Ursula Lauper, Kyra Naumoff, & Inyang Uwak

Policy - organizes the Environment Section's policy initiatives and navigates the APHA policy proposal system. Chairs: Charles Cange

Treasurer & Fundraising - manages the Section's finances. Chair: Vacant

Awards - coordinates special recognition and awards from the Section to deserving practitioners. Chair: Vacant

Nominations — coordinates elections of Section Councilors and Governing Councilors. Chair: Vacant

Communication — informs members about activities that are happening in the Environment Section. Chair: Vacant

Membership — focuses on membership recruitment, retention and involvement. Chair: Vacant

Student Involvement — comprises faculty and staff of accredited schools and programs in public health as well as recent alumni and current students at the masters and doctoral levels. The committee coordinates student involvement in the Section and at the APHA Annual Meeting. Chair: Rhea Goswami

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