Media Alert: Boston City Council Hearing on Schools

[Guest guest]

Boston Urban Asthma Coalition

(A Program of the Medical Foundation)

and MassCOSH

APRIL 17, 2009

*** MEDIA ALERT ***

ON NATIONAL HEALTHY SCHOOLS DAY, ASHTMA COALITION WILL PUSH BOSTON TO SAVE

MONEY AND PROTECT HEALTH

WHAT: As part of National Healthy Schools Day, community groups, parents,

teachers, students, and health professionals will come together at a

Boston City Council hearing to call on the Boston Public School Department to

improve their school repair system, thus safeguarding public health and

saving taxpayer dollars

WHERE: Boston City Council Hearing Room

WHEN: The hearing will take place from 5pm-7pm on April 27th

CONTACT: Tolle Graham: (617) 825-7233 x19 - BUAC Healthy Schools

Committee Chair

Neal-Dra S. Osgood: (617) 451-0049 x511 – BUAC Organizer

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About Boston Urban Asthma Coalition and MassCOSH

The Boston Urban Asthma Coalition (BUAC) is a non-profit organization with

over 100 members and it advocates for a better environment and health care

access for those living in neighborhoods of Boston hardest hit by the

asthma epidemic. For more information, view the website _www.buac.org_

(http://www.buac.org/) .

The Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH)

is a non-profit organization that represents more than 5,000 health, safety

and legal professionals, workers, community and labor groups.

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