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Conference and Workshop:
May 17th, 2003 Conference
Conference Binders and Video Tapes:
2.5" binder with presentation overheads and more reference materials
updated since the conference: $30
5 hour video tape filmed by Contra Costa Television and copied
professionally: $30
Contact Susan JunFish at 925-283-4609 for availability.
The May 17th conference was televised twice on Contra Costa T.V. in
June. If you'd like to see another run (to see it and/or to make a
copy), you may contact C.C. T.V. at 925-313-1179, and leave a message
for Peter Armstrong to make the request. We suggest you ask them to
show it in the evening as a series (i.e. 2.5 hours each time over two
evenings). Tapes can also be purchased for $50 through C.C. T.V. or
with a bulk purchase discount through Parents for a Safer Environment
if requested prior to our order.
Contact us at junfish@earthlink.net.
Who Should Attend: Parents, Board of Directors, Administrators, Teachers, Maintenance Staff of Preschools/Daycare, Churches, & Health Clubs; Staff at CA Community ChildCare Licensing Agency, medical providers, and Anyone caring for Kids!
Time: Saturday, May 17th, 2003, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: Lafayette United Methodist Church (no affiliation).
Director: Susan JunFish, MPH
Conference Agenda & Speakers
9:30 - Sign-In & Late Registration (if space)
9:50 - Welcome and Introduction
10:00 - Protecting Children from Environmental Harm
10:30 - Reducing Risk of Infections in Childcare Facilities
11:00 - Toxic Cleaning Chemicals and Safer Alternatives
11:30 - Toxicity of Lead and Mercury and How to Avoid Exposure
12:00 - Health Effects of Pesticides and Alternatives
1:00 - Lunch: morning rolls and fair-trade/organic coffee will be served.
1:30 - Indoor Air & more (lead dust, asbestos, mold, solvents, bldg materials, venting, filters, play equip, phthalates)
2:15 - Tools for Schools - Developing a Plan
3:00 - Commonly Served Snacks that Kids Can Do Without
3:30 - Getting Organics Cheaper
3:45 - Healthy Schools Campaign, Legislative Update
4:00 - Evaluations, Handouts, Informational Booths
Electronic Registration by Credit Card or Debit Card
Name ________________________
Address ______________________
E-mail ________________________
Phone Day _____________________
Phone Evening __________________
Affiliations _____________________
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Mail to: Parents for a Safer Environment
Checks payable to: CEHN. Payments are tax-deductible via
Please enclose a check for $20 if sending in before April 4, postmarked. Thereafter, please enclose $25.
Confirmation notices will be mailed with directions. Walk-in Registration on May 17 until 9:30 am only. Lunch is guaranteed if submitting registration before May 10. Lafayette United Methodist Church (no affiliation) is a 10 min walk from BART. Parking is limited with only 40 spaces and we may have to charge upon a sliding scale, depending on number of passengers in the car. We encourage you to plan ahead and take the bus, carpool, or take BART if coming from out of the area. We will post bus information on this site.
We need your help! This Conference is being organized through volunteer work only. We need help before, during, and after the Event. If this Conference is successful with your involvement, PfSE may be encouraged to host another Conference in 2004 on drinking water issues such as tap vs bottled vs filtered; fluoride treatment, among other hot topics.
Click here to see brochure sent to all ChildCare Facilities in Contra Costa County.
This conference will be filmed for broadcasting and will have some media coverage. We are being partially funded by the First 5, Contra Costa Children and Families Commission and formally sponsored by the League of Women Voters, Mount Diablo Chanpter, and sponsored by the C.C. Child Care Council, and the C.C. Dept of Health Services.
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