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LOCAL PANEL OF LEADING EXPERTS DISCUSS OUR CHILDREN'S FUTURE
Release Date: 4/15/1997
Contact Information: UCLA, (310)206-1960 , EPA, Randy Wittorp (415)744-1589
Who: Los Angeles County * University of California, Los Angeles * University of Southern California * U.S. Environmental Protection Agency * U.S. Department of Health and Human Services * U.S. Department of Education * U.S. Department of Agriculture
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White House Conference on Childhood Development and Learning: What New Research on the Brain Tells Us about Our Children
Where: UCLA, Northwest Corner
Sunset Village Commons, Salon 306A
When: Thursday, April 17 2:30 pm
2:30 pm Press availabilty with world medical experts from the Los Angeles region
3:00 pm Opening remarks by Felicia Marcus, Regional Administrator, EPA Region 9
3:15 pm White House Conference viewed from satellite downlink
4:00 pm Local experts discuss what the latest findings mean to the children of the Los
Angeles Basin
Los Angeles medical experts will explore the latest research findings on early childhood development and discuss how this research can be applied in practical ways to help parents, pediatricians, elected officials, public agencies, and community groups strengthen Southern California families.
The Los Angeles forum is part of of the White House Conference on Early Childhood Development and Learning which will be broadcast via satellite to 58 sites in 30 states across the country. The information will be brought directly to communities and local experts throughout the country to strengthen the national network of people and institutions that can take action on issues affecting the health of children.
Through the conference and local panel discussions, the White House, the medical community, and all of the participating agencies and institutions hope to enrich national thinking and policymaking on issues affecting our children and set the stage for critical dialogue and actions necessary to help our children to thrive.
Southern California Panel
UCLA, Northwest Corner
Sunset Village Commons, Salon 306A
Thursday, April 17 2:30 pm
OPENING REMARKS
Felicia Marcus Regional Administrator
Environmental Protection Agency, Region IX
MODERATOR
Dr. Jonathan Fielding Professor of Health Services and Pediatrics,
UCLA School of Public Health and Medicine
Co-Director, UCLA Center for Children,
Families and Communities
LOCAL PANELISTS
Dr. Helen Duplessis Director of Student Medical Services,
Los Angeles Unified School District
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
UCLA School of Medicine
Dr. Carollee Howes Professor, UCLA Department of Education
Dr. Harley Kornblum Assistant Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and Pediatrics,
UCLA School of Medicine
Member: Brain Research Institute
Felicia Marcus Regional Administrator
EPA, Region IX
Dr. Michael Regalado Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
USC School of Medicine
Visiting Professor,
UCLA School of Public Health
Adam Rocke Registered Environmental Health Specialist,
Environmental Health Division,
LA County Dept. of Health Services
Director, Bureau of Lead Programs, Radiation
Management, and Environmental Hygiene
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