Attend the below event and post on social media. Must have your own cell phone and comfortable posting about this event on your own account.
Flint and Charleston: Drinking water pollution and its impact on women’s health : March 28, 4-5:30pm, Downtown Campus Library, Room 104
Flint and Charleston: Drinking water pollution and its impact on women’s health will be held on March 28th to discuss safe drinking water and reproductive health. This panel, moderated by Geography MA student Bethani Turley, will feature a discussion with WVU Department of Public Health PhD candidate Maya Nye, WVU Economics Assistant Professor Daniel Grossman, and WVFree Executive Director Margaret Chapman. Assistant Professor Grossman will discuss his research on the impact of polluted water on fertility in Flint, Michigan. Margaret Chapman, Executive Director of West Virginia Free, a nonprofit organization whose vision is to “elevate all West Virginians through the promotion of dignity and autonomy of women and families,” and Maya Nye, from WVU Public Health Department, will discuss their “Women and Water” education campaign on the importance of safe drinking water for protecting women’s and children’s health.