EPA Awards Washingtin U/AOEC an environmental award.

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Hi All,

Below is a press release regarding the EPA's efforts/awards to protect

children's environmental health. Dr. Ruth Etzel is the primary recipient - a

well

deserved award. She has worked long and hard to advance the understanding of

environmental illness in children.

But two others are being awarded that have been absolutely horrid to

teachers and children made ill from mold in schools. Namely the LA County

School

District. This is one of the most notorious school districts in the country

when it comes to teachers being made ill in school from mold. The other

wrongful recipient is the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics

at

Washington University. This clinic is headed by Dr. Tee Guidotti,

past president of ACOEM. He is documented as calling environmental

sensitivities " junk science " . He is also documented as diagnosing a Washington

teacher

with dementia after exposure to mold. She had to fight hard to regain her

health and to receive her workers compensation from the school district.

This is absolutely disgusting that the LA County School District and the

AOEC at GWU would be receiving an award for environmental excellence from the

EPA.

Sharon

News Brief

If you need more information on this subject, call the listed Press Officer

For Release: (Washington, D.C. - Thursday, Oct. 11, 2007)

EPA Honors 10 Exceptional Efforts to Protect Children

October is Children's Health Month

Contact: Enesta , (202) 564-4355 /

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Training nurses to perform pediatric

environmental health home assessments; providing

safe drinking water to those in need; improving

scientific understanding of children's exposures

to chemicals; and performing routine health and

safety inspections in schools. These are samples

of the 10 programs recognized by EPA at the

third annual Children's Environmental Health

Excellence Awards ceremony Oct. 11 in Washington, D.C.

EPA is honoring 10 organizations for their

outstanding leadership in protecting children

from environmental risks. EPA plays a major role

in protecting infants and children, who are more

susceptible than adults to some environmental

hazards, because their nervous, immune,

digestive and other systems are still developing.

The 2007 Children's Environmental Health

Champion Award will be presented to Dr. Ruth

Etzel - a visionary epidemiologist,

pediatrician, and environmental health

scientist. Dr. Etzel is being recognized for 20

years of leadership teaching health

professionals about the importance of children's

environmental health. She is the founding editor

of Pediatric Environmental Health, a book

published by the American Academy of Pediatrics

that has become the " Dr. Spock " -type reference

for issues related to children and the

environment. Working with the Ambulatory

Pediatric Association, Dr. Etzel helped launch

the first Pediatric Environmental Health

Fellowships in the United States in 2001. The

fellowships provide three years of post-graduate

training to pediatricians interested in careers

in pediatric environmental health. Most

recently, Dr. Etzel has worked with the

International Pediatric Association (IPA), with

support from EPA, to launch a virtual

International Pediatric Environmental Health

Leadership Institute. The institute could

eventually reach up to 500,000 pediatricians

about children's environmental health.

Ultimately, the institute will improve

participants' expertise and leadership in

recognizing, diagnosing, preventing, and

managing pediatric diseases linked to

environmental factors, and will enable them to

be champions of healthy environments for children.

Following Dr. Etzel's lead, seven of the 10 2007

Children's Environmental Health Excellence Award

Winners are being recognized for their work

educating healthcare professionals about

children's environmental health to increase the

number of health professionals who can address

pediatric environmental health concerns.

The Children's Environmental Health Awards are

designed to recognize ongoing and sustainable

dedication to, and notable leadership in,

protecting children from environmental health

risks at the local, regional, national and international level.

This year's winners are:

Asthma Regional Council, Dorchester, Mass. (Region 1)

National Center for Healthy Housing, Columbia, Md. (Region 3)

Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Region 3)

Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. (Region 3)

Association of Occupational and Environmental

Clinics, Washington, D.C. (Region 3)

National Exposure Research Lab EPA, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

(Region 4)

Procter and Gamble, Cincinnati, Ohio (Region 5)

LA Unified School District, Los Angeles, Calif. (Region 9)

NW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, Seattle, Wash.

(Region 10)

Argentine Society of Doctors for the Environment, Buenos Aires,

Argentina

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