National Toxicology Program

A WORKSHOP SPONSORED BY

National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
National Toxicology Program
National Institutes of Health/Office of Rare Diseases
National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute
United States Environmental Protection Agency/Office of Research and Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Environmental Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
American Industrial Health Council

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

Knowledge of human exposures to agents of potential public health concern is critical for a successful and scientifically sound approach to the evaluation of human health risks resulting from environmental exposures. This workshop will focus on the exposure-response-disease paradigm and will describe current opportunities and challenges in exposure assessment research, provide usable information on disease-specific chemical exposures that will enhance integration of exposure assessment with epidemiology and toxicology studies, and highlight approaches for further research and the development of effective prevention and intervention strategies. The two and one-half day workshop is structured so that most of the time will be spent in organized breakout sessions on the state of the science and case studies that will gain focus from the plenary sessions.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

NIH/NIEHS grantees, researchers, risk assessors, and policy-makers from universities, Federal agencies, and industry,
public advocacy and community groups

Topics for Plenary Lectures

• Sensitive Populations at Risk
• Gene-Environment Interactions
• Disease Prevention and Intervention
• Exposure-Disease Relationships
• Regulatory and Legislative Issues
• Some Federal Initiatives in Exposure Assessment
• Exposure Assessment: Present and Future

Breakout Sessions

• Aggregate and Cumulative Exposure Risk Assessment
• Disproportionate Exposures and Disease Impact
• Assessing Environmental Influences on Children's Health
• Integrating Exposure, Dose, Response, and Susceptibility
• Exposure Assessment in Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology

FOR PRELIMINARY PROGRAM AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION (PDF format ), CONTACT:
Anna Lee Sabella
Environmental Toxicology Program
NIEHS
P.O. Box 12233
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709
Tel: (919) 541-4982 Fax: (919) 541-0295
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