Did you know Hillsborough County has the worst air pollution in all of Florida? Help represent PSR and show your support for a national medically-based smog standard that protects all children with asthma! Join us at the Rally for Clean Air at 10:30 am at Lykes Park in downtown Tampa on the corner of Franklin & Kennedy.

Because we ALL need CLEAN AIR!

Sponsored by the Florida Healthy Air Campaign of Sierra Club Florida

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CALL: 727-824-8813, ext. 303 or view the event on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/communicreations#!/event.php?eid=269918459690409

2011 is a special year for PSR. It marks 50 years of medical advocacy for a healthy, just and peaceful world for present and future generations.

As we celebrate the PSR 50th Anniversary, emerging medical and health professionals from both graduate and undergraduate programs will convene in Washington, DC on April 8-10th for Rx for Survival: Social Justice and Medical Advocacy--a conference designed to train participants in advocacy, to promote social justice and to educate on issues that are the gravest threats to human survival.

The Rx for Survival conference seeks to encourage participants to look beyond the traditional realms of their medical or public health professional careers by becoming change makers in both the medical and policy world. The three-day conference will feature:
 

Workshops: Regional discussions will occur in between informative panels and serve as the forum for participants to formulate an advocacy agenda.

Training: Each panel will feature an advocacy component and share details on how to move from advocacy to action in their local communities, nationally and internationally.

Panel Discussions: Panel discussions featuring world-renowned experts and policy makers. Invited speakers include: scientists, physicians, advocacy leaders, and administration officials.

Networking: PSR members, board members, and PSR staff will present or participate in every session of the SPSR conference. Also, a reception celebrating the 50th Anniversary will be held and be a great event to meet PSR leaders and conference speakers.

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of PSR with the next generation of medical advocates! Space is limited, so register today and get the early bird registration fee. All PSR members are encouraged to attend. Early bird rates for students and residents are just $30 and non-students are $90. Students and residents are eligible for travel stipends and are encouraged to apply early.

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Join Resilient Tampa Bay 2011 t their expert panel discussions on Tampa Bay's vulnerabilities to water threats and presentations on Dutch approach and case studies. There will be a focus on creating a sustainable region through preparedness for urban flooding, storm surge, and sea level rise. This workshop provides a unique opportunity for Tampa Bay professionals and residents to exchange ideas with professionals from the Netherlands.

Keynote Morning Speaker: Steven M. Seibert, Collins Center for Public Policy

Keynote Luncheon Speaker: James W. Beever, III, Southwest Florida Regional Planning Council.

This is a FREE public forum, but registration is required. Please email Bessie Skoures (skoures@usf.edu) to RSVP by February 17th. For more information, or to view the agenda, please visit the Resilient Tampa Bay page.

Please join us in honoring Roger P. Stewart as the recipient of the Second Annual T. Terrell Sessums Award for Environmental Stewardship.

This event is at the USF College of Public Health Samuel P. Bell Auditorium located at 13201 Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33612.

Parking is available in lots 38B or 38C, students will be stationed in the lots with parking passes. Please see the attached map.

6:30-7:00 Light Refreshments
7:00-7:25 Awards Ceremony
7:25 - 8:10 Dean’s Lecture: Water and Public Health. Victor W. Sidel, MD
8:10 – 8:30 Discussion

For nearly 30 years, Mr. Stewart was the Executive Director of the Environmental Protection
Commission of Hillsborough County. He aggressively led the clean-up of pollution, improvement
of primitive sewage treatment facilities and stopped runaway development. Although retired for 10
years, Mr. Stewart continues his work for the environment by sharing his knowledge with local
school children and civic and social groups.

Victor W. Sidel, MD will give the Dean’s Lecture, Water and Public Health: the role of
cooperative national and international actions to solve the health problems of unsafe water and to
mitigate the dangers of armed conflict when water is scarce.

Dr. Sidel is the distinguished University Professor of Social Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center
and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He has published widely on the topic of war and
public health. Most recently he co-authored the editorial “Water Rights and Water Fights:
Resolving Conflicts Before They Boil Over,” which will be published in the American Journal of
Public Health.