When: February 14, 2004
Where: Ala Moana Hotel , Honolulu, HI
Institute: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

This Regional Town Meeting on environmental health concerns of Pacific Islanders is part of a series of periodic meetings established by NIEHS Director Kenneth Olden, Ph.D., that focus on environmental impacts on human health. This meeting in Honolulu will be hosted by the Universities of Hawaii and Arizona.

The town meetings are intended to bring together the lay public who are interested in public health and the environment, state and local health professionals, state and local government officials, academicians, environmental health professionals, and advocacy groups. The meetings, held in various U.S. locations, provide a platform for an open dialogue to establish better coordination among the health professionals working on community exposures, industrial exposures, special case "site" exposures, and other environmental issues. These meetings also promote local and state media coverage of environmental health issues and broaden public understanding.

Next Steps
Please contact John Schelp at (919) 541-5723 or schelp@niehs.nih.gov, or visit www.niehs.nih.gov/drcpt/tm/tndates.htm.

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