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EPA ADMINISTRATOR CHRISTIE WHITMAN TO VISIT BRANDON SENIOR CENTER IN BRANDON, FLORIDA

Release Date: 04/02/2003
Contact Information: Carl Terry, 404-564-8325 Charlotte McHenry, 813-740-3888 Ext.2338

EPA Administrator Christie Whitman will visit the Brandon Senior Center in Brandon, Florida on national agenda designed to examine and prioritize environmental health threats to older persons. This will be the first coordinated approach by the agency to address environmental hazards that affect the health of the elderly. Brandon's residents will be joined by seniors from Progress Village for the event. WHO: Christie Whitman, EPA Administrator Jimmy Palmer, EPA Regional Administrator Myra Price, Dir., Hillsborough County Department of Aging Services Maureen S. Kelly, Executive Director , West Central Florida Area Agency on Aging, Inc. WHAT: Visit to the Brandon Senior Center for discussion regarding the Agency's Aging Initiative designed to protect older persons from environmental health threats. WHEN: Thursday, April 3, 2003, 11:30 a.m. WHERE: Brandon Senior Center 612 North Parsons Avenue Brandon, Florida