August 18, 2007 Contact: Gay Nicholson, Program Coordinator, Sustainable Tompkins [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Finger Lakes Conference Links Health and Sustainability A conference that links emerging public health issues and sustainable living in the Finger Lakes region is now accepting registrations. The Health and Sustainability Conference, an all-day event coming in mid-September, is designed for health care professionals, as well as educators, building managers, and policy makers who are concerned about the rapidly changing health care picture. Escalating health problems include new global disease patterns, environmental toxins, the obesity epidemic, untreated preventable diseases, and the stresses natural disasters put on our health care systems. Speakers, consultants, and exhibitors will present information on sustainable solutions such as building healthy community infrastructures, improving nutrition, and greening medical facilities. Keynote speaker Dr. Jonathan Patz, of the University of Wisconsin and Johns Hopkins University, will outline the health care threats of intensified heatwaves, sprawl development, and chemical exposures and how to reduce these risks by rethinking how we live and work. Patz is a leading researcher who has briefed Congress on the health risks associated with climate change. Other speakers include Dr. Sandra Steingraber, an environmental researcher, author, and cancer survivor whose work is often compared to that of Rachel Carson. A presentation of the national publication, "Green Guide to Health Care," will focus on environmentally preferable purchasing, building design, and operations in a health care setting. The regional conference will be held on September 15 at Ithaca College. Organized by Sustainable Tompkins, the conference is sponsored by Ithaca College School of Health Sciences and Human Performance, with additional support from the Park Foundation, Tompkins County Solid Waste Management Division, NYSERDA, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, TC3 Department of Nursing, Cayuga Medical Center, Cayuga Radio Group, and Island Health and Fitness Center. For more information and to register, contact the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce, _www.tompkinschamber.org_ () , 607-273-7080.
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