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First Annual Symposium on Environmental Justice and Health Disparities in Maryland and DC

The University of Maryland School of Public Health will be hosting its First Annual Symposium on Environmental Justice and Health Disparities in Maryland and DC on December 1st from 9:00am-4:00pm at the Student Union. Topics include: Environmental Justice in the Chesapeake Bay Food Injustice and Health Disparities Traffic, Air Pollution, and Respiratory Health Disparities Maryland Health Disparities Reduction Act Community Capacity-Building and Empowerment. For more information, please contact Dr. Sacoby Wilson at swilson2@umd.edu.

Date: December 1, 2012 - 9:00am

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December 1, 2012 - 9:00am

Date: Saturday, December 1, 2012 - 9:00am

Adele H. Stamp Student Union Building at University of Maryland, College Park, MD.

Attendance Fee: $0.00

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