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2009 Global Environmental Citizen Awards presented to Her Majesty Queen Noor and Edward Norton

WHAT:

The Center for Health and the Global Environment (http://chge.med.harvard.edu) at Harvard Medical School will present Her Majesty Queen Noor and Edward Norton with the 2009 Global Environmental Citizen Awards on Sunday, March 15 in New York City. The awards are presented annually by the Center to individuals who have been world leaders in protecting the global environment. Following the presentation, an award dinner and gala will be held with distinguished guests and feature sustainable cuisine by award-winning master chefs Dan Barber, Mary Cleaver, Michel Nischan, and Ana Sortun.

WHO:

Her Majesty Queen Noor
Edward Norton, Actor, Environmentalist
Eric Chivian, MD, Director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School, and a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
Dan Barber, Chef/Owner, Blue Hill Restaurant and Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Mary Cleaver, Chef/Owner, The Green Table
Michel Nischan, Chef/Owner, Dressing Room: A Homegrown Restaurant
Ana Sortun, Chef/Owner, Oleana and Sofra Bakery and Café

WHEN:

Sunday, March 15, 2009

WHERE:

New York City

EVENT ACCESS:

Journalists interested in covering the award ceremony should contact Emily Huhn for more details at 617-384-8739 or emily_huhn@hms.harvard.edu

Center For Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School http://chge.med.harvard.edu

The mission of the Center is to help people understand that our health, and that of our children, depends on the health of the environment, and that we must do everything we can to protect it. To fulfill this mission, the Center carries out a number of programs addressing climate change, the loss of biodiversity, sustainable agriculture, and degradation of the oceans for a range of audiences including the medical community, policy-makers, business leaders, the media and the general public.

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