POLLUTION IN PEOPLE
A Study of Toxic Chemicals In Oregonians
The City Club of Central Oregon will welcome Dr. Renee Hackenmiller-Paradis on August 7th to share an Oregon Environmental Council study "Pollution in People". The study is an accounting of the chemicals that were found in the bodies of ten Oregon volunteers and the alarming levels that showed up in some instances.
Plan to attend this special City Club program to find out more about the study and what it means for Oregonians. The presentation begins at 11:30 at the St. Charles Center for Health and Learning. Check in begins at 11:15. Pre-registraton is required by August 4th.
Members and non-members are welcome, the cost is $13.00 for members and $25.00 for nonmembers. Credit card payment may be made by clicking the link below. If you prefer to pay at the door, use the "contact us" link on the website. Let us know you plan to attend and pay with cash or check at the door.
Register online - (online registration is no longer available for this event. Please call the City Club for information about attending.)
Click these links to read more about Pollution in People:
Pollution in People Flyer
OEC Newsletter-Comprehensive Chemical Policy Reform: Oregon's Role
Renee Hackenmiller - Paradis, MPH., PhD.
Renee joined Oregon Environmental Council’s staff as the Environmental Health Program Director in February 2007. At OEC, Renee works to develop and promote policies and projects that protect kids’ health from toxic pollution and to strengthen collaborative relationships with health professionals. She organizes and implements OEC’s annual Healthy Environment Forum series, coordinates the Oregon chapter of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment, manages the “Pollution in People” project to test 10 Oregonians’ chemical body burden, and is overseeing a report to evaluate the economic cost to Oregon of certain diseases and disabilities that are attributable to environmental contaminants. Renee has a BS in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Washington, a PhD in Genetics from the University of Chicago, and a MPH in Health Management and Policy from Portland State University.