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McMaster Institute of Environment & Health 
is pleased to present:

Dr. Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H.



Howard Frumkin is Director of the National Center for Environmental
Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) at the
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  He is an internist,
environmental and occupational medicine specialist, and epidemiologist.
Before joining the CDC in September, 2005, he was Professor and Chair of the
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at the Rollins School of
Public Health of Emory University, and Professor of Medicine at Emory
Medical School.  At Emory, he founded and directed the Environmental and
Occupational Medicine Consultation Clinic, the Occupational Medicine
Residency training program, and the Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health
Specialty Unit.
He is the author or co-author of over 100 scientific journal articles and
chapters, and has published 4 books on topics relating to urban sprawl, safe
and healthy school environments, and environmental health.  Dr. Frumkin
received his B.A. from Brown University, his M.D. from UPENN, and his M.P.H.
and Dr.P.H. from Harvard.  Dr. Frumkin's interests include: building healthy
communities, the health consequences of global climate change, and the
mitigation of health disparities.

Children's Health and the Built Environment

<>The Built Environment is a term that Public Health has increasingly
borrowed from the planning and design fields.  It refers to the elements of
the environment that humans create-from the small scale of furniture, rooms,
homes, and schools, to the intermediate scale of streets and neighborhoods,
to the large scale of metropolitan areas.  Even natural features such as
parks and wilderness are part of the Built Environment, since most of these
are planned and managed by humans.
    Many aspects of the Built Environment affect human health and
well-being.  On the scale of buildings, examples include ergonomics, indoor
air quality, and access to natural lighting.  On the scale of neighborhoods,
an example is opportunity for physical activity.  On the scale of
metropolitan areas, an example is air pollution.  All of these, and many
other health impacts, affect children disproportionately.
    This presentation will review direct and indirect impacts of the Built
Environment on children's health.  Some of these impacts are negative,
increasing risk, while others are positive, promoting health.  For each, the
health effect and its connection with the Built Environment are identified,
available evidence is reviewed, and issues requiring further research are
noted. 
    As health professionals increasingly focus on the Built Environment,
working with planners, architects, geographers, and others, they are
identifying approaches to designing and building healthy places.  This
presentation will conclude with an overview of the public health mandate to
create healthy places, especially for children, and suggest ways to advance
that agenda. 

Friday, November 3, 2006
Gilmour Hall room 111, McMaster University
3 pm
Free admission
All are welcome
-- 
Anita Toth
Project Development Officer
McMaster Institute of Environment and Health
Burke Science, B150
1280 Main St. West        Phone: (905) 525-9140 x 23521
Hamilton, ON                    Fax: (905) 524-2400
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