Julie A. Becker, PhD, MPH, President, represented WHEN at CleanMed.  She gave an oral presentation, "Minding the Gap: Research Priorities to Address Pharmaceuticals in the Environment".  This PPT builds on her white paper published by Health Care Without Harm.  View the PPT here.  Dr. Becker also gave a poster presentation on "Identifying Stakeholders’ Practices and Concerns about Pharmaceuticals: A Qualitative Study".  View the poster here.

Congratulations to Erin Johnson, BSN, MSN/MPH (c), a volunteer with WHEN, who just won the 2010 Hollie Shaner-McRae Nursing Student Essay Contest from Health Care Without Harm's The Luminary Project.  Erin's essay, "Voices of Students" won first prize and entitles her to attend CleanMed in Baltimore, MD this May.  Read more under our Articles section.

Kudos to Julie A. Becker, PHD, MPH, Founder & Board President, for completing her fellowship at the CDC Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute. Her project involved conducting an original research study to 1) describe the practices from stakeholders about prescribing, dispensing and paying for medications and 2) identify barriers and facilitators that can reduce wasting of medications.  The project’s goal is to reduce the amount of unused, unwanted or expired pharmaceuticals from entering the drinking water.  For more information, contact Dr. Becker via our Contact Us page and select Board of Directors.