Women's Reproductive Health & The Environment in Los Angeles County
CONVENING OF ENVIRONMENTAL &
REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH EXPERTS
COMMUNITIES, SCIENCE AND POLICY
January 26, 2010
The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities
An invitation only "Convening of Experts" was held to define short term goals in the areas of research, community support, and policy. Approximately
100 individuals representing the areas of advocacy, academic research, public policy, and community education attended.
SHORT TERM GOALS
AUDIO PRESENTATIONS
RESOURCES
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ADVOCACY THROUGH EDUCATION
November 16, 2010
The California Endowment's Center for Healthy Communities
Featuring a presentation to
women's health stakeholders of the short term goals developed at the Convening of Experts, a panel presentation on the latest research into environmental toxins and how they affect women's reproductive health, and examples of community activism.
POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS
What does the Current Research Tell Us?
Michael Lu, MD, MPH, Associate Director of the UCLA Child and Family
Health Training Program
Communities in Action-
Sisters in Control
Janette Robinson Flint, Executive Director, Black Women for Wellness
Communities in Action-Nail Salon Workers & Reproductive Justice
Lisa Fu, Coordinator, California Healthy Nail Salon Collaborative
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These Conferences were held in response to recommendations from the 2007 Los Angeles County Women's Health Policy Summit
and were co-sponsored by
The Iris Cantor- UCLA Women's Health Education & Resource Center and the Los Angeles County Department of
Public Health's Office of Women's Health
and supported by
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation and the Executive Advisory Board of the
Iris Cantor-UCLA Women's Health Center
