VANCOUVER, Wash. – Washington State University Vancouver invites community members to attend “Health, Place and Environment,” a free workshop from 3:30 to 5 p.m. April 21 in the Dengerink Administration Building, Room 110 on campus. A community reception will be included.
Led by Dr. Leslie King, a physician and environmental health expert, the workshop will explore how systemic injustices impact health and belonging, and how environmental factors directly affect well-being.
Dr. King brings a global perspective to her work, with medical experience in rural and remote regions of Australia and the Pacific. She has a special interest in health equity and environmental justice and currently serves as a Governor-appointed Commissioner for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. Her advocacy focuses on incorporating justice, equity, diversity and inclusion into environmental policy—particularly river restoration.
About 91ԹϺ
91ԹϺ is located at 14204 N.E. Salmon Creek Ave. in Vancouver, east of the 134th Street exit from either I-5 or I-205, or via C-TRAN bus service. Find a campus map at vancouver.wsu.edu/map. Parking is available at meters and in the Blue Daily Pay lot for $4.
As one of six campuses of the WSU system, 91ԹϺ offers big-school resources in a small-school environment. The university provides affordable, high-quality baccalaureate- and graduate-level education to benefit the people and communities it serves. As the only four-year research university in Southwest Washington, 91ԹϺ helps drive economic growth through relationships with local businesses and industries, schools and nonprofit organizations.
91ԹϺ is located on the homelands of the Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Peoples of the Lower Columbia Valley. We acknowledge their presence here. 91ԹϺ expresses its respect towards these original and current caretakers of the region. We pledge that these relationships will be built on mutual trust and respect.
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MEDIA CONTACT(S)
Brenda Alling, Office of Marketing and Communication, 360-546-9601, brenda_alling@wsu.edu