Genesee County Health Department

Better Life Through Better Health

Date:                           October 24, 2008

Release Date:             For Immediate Release             

End Date:                    November 13, 2008

Contact Person:          Jim Helmstetter, MPA, RS

                                    Director of Environmental Health Services

                                    Genesee County Health Department

Phone Number:           (810) 257-3603

Re:                              Green Speaker Series

                                    “Encouraging Recycling at Schools and Workplaces”

When:                         Thursday, November 13, 2008       9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Where:                        Genesee County Health Department

                                    McCree Courts and Human Services Building

                                    630 S. Saginaw Street, 2^nd Floor

                                    Flint, Michigan  48502

Cost:                           Free

The Genesee County Health Department presents Sheila Taylor and Nate Scramlin of the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission to speak in the fourth segment of the Green Speaker Series on various environmentally friendly issues.  The public is invited and encouraged to attend. This segment will feature the current recycling efforts that are underway in schools and workplaces throughout Genesee County.  In addition, Taylor and Scramlin will discuss their recommendations to expand recycling efforts.

Taylor is the Senior Planner at the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission in the Transportation and Environmental Division. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Resource Planning. With over 12 years of experience in environmental programs, she has worked with many organizations to plan and implement effective recycling programs throughout Genesee County.

Scramlin is the Associate Planner at the Genesee County Metropolitan Planning Commission in the Transportation and Environmental Division. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Urban and Regional Planning from Michigan State University. A relatively new addition to the Department with 2 ½ years experience, he brings a sense of excitement about implementing new clean and green initiatives in Genesee County.

The Green Speaker Series is part of the Genesee County Health Department’s efforts to create environments for healthy living. Creating environments for healthy living is one of six public health system strategies in the Health Department’s 2008-2012 Strategic Plan.

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