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Education Advisory BoardThe Education Advisory Board of the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington meets quarterly or more often, as needed, to plan the educational programs for the Confucius Institute for teachers and students. Michele Anciaux Aoki, Director of the CIWA Education Center, chairs the CIWA Education Advisory Board. Contact her at maaoki@seattleschools.org. Many thanks to our founding Director, Karen Kodama, who has now retired from Seattle Public Schools. Education

Photo by Claire Todd Dear Pierce County Officials, As the clouds and cold go away, the lawn chemicals come out to play. To the general public, they are thought of as a means to an end, rather than a harmful chemical such as alcohol and tobacco. If the lawn chemicals are going to be thought of in this way, implementing disclaimer labels of which lawn chemicals do the most amount of damage may help change public perception and encourage more thoughtful buying, without risking the economic impact

General Links American Alliance for Health, PE, Recreation & Dance (AAHPERD) National Recreation & Parks Association (NRPA) Washington Alliance for Health, PE, Recreation & Dance (WAHPERD) Washington Recreation & Parks Association (WRPA) Physical Education Links (Health & Fitness) American Association for Health Education (AAHE) National Association for Sport & Physical Education (NASPE) National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Guide to Public Health Careers (Public Health Online

reaching nearly 2000 people in 2022. Tacoma is also the largest city in the Chambers-Clover Creek watershed. This watershed is impacted heavily by the pollution of its urban setting, including pollution from unhoused encampments. Using an environmental studies lens and socio-political frameworks including a public policy lens, this paper analyzes Tacoma’s housing and water crises separately and explores the ways that the issues are related. Advocating for a shift in Tacoma’s housing policy patterns

2015.” (Read the 2006 Summit Report.) Since 2006, a lot has happened, including the establishment of the Confucius Institute of the State of Washington, a unique state-level partnership between the University of Washington, Seattle Public Schools, the Governor’s Office, and the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction. In recognition of the Confucius Institute’s 3rd anniversary on April 26, 2013, we convened another meeting of business, education, and community leaders and policy makers to