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SBRP - Interactions with Mexico as a Model for Global Environmental Health Networks

March 12 – 14, 2007
Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
Tucson, Arizona

Background

In the past decades, the US-Mexico border region has experienced diverse changes ranging from increased industrialization to a marked demographic explosion. These developments have in turn resulted in numerous environmental and toxicological issues, which have put a great deal of pressure on local governments and citizens. In 2002, the General Accounting Office produced a report on border environmental and public health infrastructure and identified the main barriers toward resolving these issues as: 1) limited financial support for needed projects and 2) lack of human capital. To deal with these emerging issues, a Binational Center was envisioned to specifically tackle binational hazardous waste problems and human capital training.

Meeting Description

An inaugural ceremony will take place for the newly established US-Mexico Binational Center for Environmental Sciences and Toxicology at The University of Arizona. Following the Inaugural Ceremony, a two-day Global Environmental Health Workshop will occur incorporating four to six invited talks per thematic session to give a broad overview. For each session there will be a concurrent poster session which will increase the input within specific research topics. The workshop is being coordinated in conjunction with:

Goal Statement

The overall goal is to address international collaborations and investigations regarding environmental toxicology and engineering, and the interdisciplinary field of environmental science. Particular emphasis will be given to:

  • US-Mexico border relations
  • Remediation, health effects and outreach case studies
  • Low cost solutions to environmental issues in both the US and Mexico

Conference Contacts


Denise Moreno Ramirez
Tel (520) 429-1428
Fax (520) 626-2466
dmoreno@pharmacy.arizona.edu

Lynne A. Mascarella
Tel (520) 626-3106
Fax (520) 626-2023
mascarella@pharmacy.arizona.edu

Carrie E. Venezia
Tel (520) 626-3020
Fax (520) 626-2023
venezia@pharmacy.arizona.edu

Registration & Logistical Information


Office of Continuing Education
The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy
P.O. Box 210202
Tucson, AZ 85721
Tel (520) 626-3020
Fax (520) 626-2023
continuinged@pharmacy.arizona.edu

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Last Reviewed: March 14, 2007