News Release
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March 7, 2006
Conference at BSU to Focus on Environmental Health
Indoor air quality, water quality, child care regulations and epidemiology
training are just a few of the topics to be discussed at the Idaho
Environmental Health Association conference, March 15-17 at the Boise State
Student Union. March 16 will be Idaho Public Health Association Day. IPHA is
the professional organization for Boise State’s master of health science and
public health programs.
IPHA Day topics include: “Planning for Health: The Built Environment —
Impact and Best Practices for Health”; “The Effect of Smoking Bans on
Myocardial Infarctions: The Boise Experience”; “Community Action for Health:
Health Families, Active Youth”; and “Application of GIS Statistical Tools in
Public Health.”
Other conference sessions will look at pesticides, children’s environmental
health, Epi-Ready, 2005 Idaho risk factors, and natural disaster management
lessons learned from hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
For more information visit the Idaho Public Health Association Web site at
http://www.idahopublichealth.org.
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Contact: Sarah Toevs, Master of Health Science, (208) 426-2452,
stoevs@boisesetate.edu
Media Contact: Kathleen Craven, University Communications, (208)
426-3275, kcraven@boisestate.edu
Boise State University is the largest institution of higher education in
Idaho with about 18,600 students and 2,200 faculty and staff. More than 190
undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and technical degrees are offered within
eight colleges. A metropolitan university located in the capital city, Boise
State is committed to life-enhancing research, teaching excellence and
public service.
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