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2009 Events Archive
- March 30, 2009 - Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health Conference -- Translating Science to Policy: Protecting Children's Environmental Health, New York, NY
The Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH), in collaboration with its lead community partner, WE ACT for Environmental Justice, is hosting a day-long conference that will focus on three major environmental health concerns affecting children: air pollution, pesticides, and endocrine disruptors in consumer products. The purpose of the conference is to share research findings from the Center and other investigators over the past ten years in these specific areas, discuss interventions stemming from this research that have been implemented in New York City, and identify strategies to advance policies that will reduce and prevent environmentally-related diseases such as asthma, developmental disorders, and cancer in children living in urban communities.
2008 Events Archive
- October 25-29, 2008 – American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, California.
The 2008 APHA Annual Meeting has the theme, "Public Health Without Borders," and will explore transnational public health, and provide a forum to address a diversity of topics including immigrant and refugee health; water and land rights; coordinating disease surveillance and epidemiologic response activities across borders; air and water pollution management across borders; the international impact of trade, arms sales, tobacco sales and gun control policies; and the international transmission of socio-cultural behaviors with adverse health implications. This Annual Meeting could similarly provide a forum for a better understanding of the aspects of growing multiculturalism that promote healthy living and even to highlight and foster specific traditional practices that may serve to protect minority populations as they enter new environments. The meeting includes more than 900 scientific sessions, roundtables, poster sessions, institute and panel discussions and the largest public health exposition in the field. More than 4,000 scientific papers are expected to be presented. [More Information]
- October 12-16, 2008 – International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) and International Society of Exposure Analysis
(ISEA) 2008 Joint Annual Conference, Pasadena, California.
The theme of this year's ISEE/ISEA joint conference is "Exposure and Health in a Global Environment." This conference will bring together scientists from around the world to exchange ideas about exposure, health and epidemiology in our global environment. Workshop topics include industrialization and urban growth, global transport of pollution, epidemiological studies of population health disparities, differential impacts of environmental hazards and risks in developing and industrial societies and susceptibilities of different populations to environmentally-linked diseases. [More Information]
- June 28-July 2, 2008 – The Teratology Society Annual Meeting, Monterey, California.
The 48th Annual Meeting of the Teratology Society will be held at the Hyatt Regency Monterey on June 28-July 2, 2008. The 2008 scientific program covers important issues in birth defects research and education, ranging from the latest findings in basic research on embryonic and fetal hypoxia to hot topics in nutrition and food safety as they relate to normal and abnormal fetal and child development. The Annual Meeting provides a place and time to catch up with colleagues, make new friends and participate in discussions with established experts in the field, new researchers, and students. The organization includes individuals from a wide range of disciplines including clinicians, scientists and science policy regulators from academic, industrial, and government sectors.
- June 23-24 and June 24-27, 2008 – Society for Pediatric and
Perinatal Epidemiologic Research (SPER) and Society for Epidemiologic
Research (SER) Annual
Meetings, Chicago, Illinois.
SPER is an organization of individuals from a wide variety of disciplines who share an interest in the epidemiology of pregnancy, infancy and childhood. The objective of the Society is to foster pediatric and perinatal epidemiologic research. This research includes the study of any factors that influence maternal health and the health and development of children, from conception through adolescence. The work presented at SPER's annual meeting represents the cutting edge of research in pediatric and perinatal epidemiology. The Society was formed in 1988 and holds an annual meeting each June, immediately preceding the meeting of the Society of Epidemiological Research (SER), which was also established in 1968 as a forum for sharing the latest in epidemiologic research. The SER is committed to keeping epidemiologists at the vanguard of scientific developments.
2007 Events Archive
- October 10-13, 2007 – This workshop brings together the Children's Centers and the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units of North America to explore the latest research findings and their practical application in community settings. This workshop is sponsored by the EPA, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics in recognition of ten years of federal effort to protect children’s environmental health as called for in Executive Order 13045, Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks. This anniversary provides the children’s environmental health community with an opportunity to reflect on the progress that has been made and to formulate our vision for the future of children’s environmental health. [More
Information]
- October 14-18, 2007 –International
Society for Exposure Analysis
,
Durham, North Carolina.
This year’s theme is Exploring Innovative Approaches in Exposure Assessment. This conference will bring together scientists from many environmental and public health fields to present and exchange information on recent advances in the broad field of Exposure Science. [More Information]
- September 5-9, 2007 – Nineteenth
Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE),
Mexico City, Mexico.
This year’s theme is “Translating Environmental Epidemiology into Action: Interventions for a Healthy Future.” [More Information] - June 10-12, 2007 – 4th
International Conference on Children’s Health and the Environment,
Vienna, Austria.
This conference's purpose is to be a world-wide platform dealing with health problems of children caused by important environmental influences. [More Information] - May 20-24, 2007– International
Conference on Developmental Toxicity and Fetal Programming,
Torshawn, Faroe Islands.
The conference will focus on fetal and early postnatal development as the most vulnerable stages of human life, in regard to adverse effects of environmental hazards. [More Information]
- May 5-8, 2007 – Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada.
The PAS Annual Meeting is the largest international meeting focusing on research in child health while providing a unique venue for interdisciplinary scientific interactions. - April 30, 2007 – National Healthy Schools Day
Every child in every school community should have an environmentally safe and healthy school that is clean and in good repair. Schools in poor condition on the outside often have indoor environmental problems that affect children’s health and learning.
Examples of guidelines for existing buildings:
- Prevent/stop leaks; replace wet and damaged materials in 24-48 hours
- Wash floors and frequently touched surfaces with green cleaning products
- Prevent/control pests and weeds naturally
- Use nontoxic teaching supplies
Examples of guidelines for new buildings:
- Site new facilities for walking and biking to school; provide safe outdoor learning/play areas
- Use natural daylight, natural ventilation, windows that open
- Design and furnish areas for easy cleaning, maintenance, and storage; avoid carpets
- Design halls and classrooms to minimize noise and reverberation
- Don’t use building products that contain persistent or bio-accumulative toxics
- Protect occupant health during renovations; air out spaces prior to use
Possible activities:
- Adopt Guiding Principles of School Environmental Qualityas policy for your school/organization or adopt IAQ management plans.
- Demonstrate Green Cleaning or IPM practices and products.
- Demonstrate actions that support school Indoor Air Quality.
- Hold a Workshop: Designing Healthy High Performance Schools.
- Hold a conference: children, environment, and health.
- Celebrate Mayor/City Council, Governor/State Legislature with National Healthy Schools Day proclamations or policy initiatives.
Possible actions:
- Write a letter or visit your Principal or Facility Director and ask about cleaning products, pest control products, or school repair needs.
- Visit a Teacher or School Nurse: learn how children use asthma inhalers at school.
- Hold a forum with Students or PTA/PTO on healthy school environments.
- Walk around your school: water stains, cracks in outside walls, broken windows or steps, and overflowing dumpsters are health & safety problems that need attention.
For more information:
http://www.healthyschools.org/CHS-_NHS_Day_slides.pdf
- April 24-27, 2007 – 2007 National Lead Mold Conference, Orlando, Florida.
A Networking and Educational Conference Devoted to the Elimination of Childhood Lead Poisoning, the Development and Implementation of Healthy Homes Programs, and the Detection and Remediation of Indoor Environmental Hazards
The regional conference brings together professionals from health, housing, community development, community groups, facilities, advocacy organizations, real estate firms, businesses and industry to explore ways to undertake programs and projects designed to prevent incidents of lead poisoning and eliminate indoor environmental hazards.
- April 18-19, 2007 – Institute of Medicine's Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders Workshop: Autism and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Research Washington, DC.
This workshop is being organized in response to a request from the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, and will be hosted in collaboration with the IOM’s Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine.
The workshop will feature presentations and discussions on strategies for research focusing on the potential relationship between autism and an array of environmental exposures focusing on the following three questions:
- What are the most promising scientific opportunities for improving the understanding of potential environmental factors in autism?
- What scientific tools and technologies are available, what interdisciplinary research approaches are needed, and what further infrastructure investments will be necessary in the short- and long-term to be able to explore potential relationships between autism and environmental factors?
- What opportunities exist for public private partnerships in the support and conduct of the research?
2006 Events Archive
- November 4-8, 2006 – American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts. The 134th APHA Annual Meeting is designed to provide a platform to share successes and failures, discover exceptional best practices and learn from expert colleagues and the latest research in the field. This year's theme is "public health and human rights." The meeting includes more than 900 scientific sessions, roundtables, poster sessions, institute and panel discussions and the largest public health exposition in the field. More than 4,000 scientific papers will be presented.
- September 17-21, 2006 – 23rd International Neurotoxicology Conference, Little Rock Arkansas. This year's theme is "Neurotoxicity in Development and Aging." The conference included sessions led by UC Davis Children's Center Principal Investigator Issac Pessah on understanding autism's complexities, immune system modulation in autism, and advancing the science of autism spectrum disorders. Presenters also included Drs. Susan Schantz and Richard Seegal of the University of Illinois Children's Center on developmental neuroendocrine effects of PCBs and PBDEs and parallels with ADHD.
- September 2-6, 2006 – ISEE/ISEA International Conference on Environmental Epidemiology and Exposure, Paris, France. The 2006 joint conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) and the International Society of Exposure Analysis (ISEA) will be held in Paris, with the theme "Science, Population diversity, Caution and Precaution." The conference is a unique opportunity for the scientific community concerned with the future of our environment -- and with public health for current and future generations - to question how the adoption of the precautionary principle in the European Union (EU) may change the way scientists work. Under the new regulations, major mass-produced chemicals will need to be registered for each specific use and pass a series of tests in which companies will be forced to share testing data. Chemicals that are deemed safe according to the precautionary principle (a safety assessment based on assuming a compound is hazardous unless proven otherwise) will receive a five-year authorization. While precautionary measures are generally adopted by scientists when interpreting data and scientific evidence, it takes other forms during the regulatory decision process, such as when so-called "uncertainty factors" are used in setting environmental standards. The crucial difference is that the usual - and often private - exchanges between scientists and risk managers are now expected to take place in a transparent and publicly visible manner. In this new setting, each stakeholder is able to question the data, the scientific rationale and the balance of the final decision. Hence, the pressure of public opinion, which weighs heavily on the decision makers, will now also have an impact on the scientific world.
- May 16-18, 2006 – EPA 2006 Science Forum, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, DC. Each year, the world's leading environmental scientists and policy makers gather at the EPA Science Forum in Washington, DC to explore the latest discoveries in the world of environmental research. The Science Forum demonstrates EPA’s commitment to quality science, highlights high-priority topics and accomplishments, facilitates dialogue among EPA and extramural scientists, clients, customers, stakeholders, and colleagues from across government, the private sector, academia, and the scientific community. The themes for this year's Science Forum include susceptibility, global threats and community futures. Partners include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
- April 29-May 2, 2006 – Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California. The goal of the conference is to present a diverse range of pediatric science, ranging from basic science to translational (pre-clinical), clinical and health services research from pediatric academic disciplines, and provide a venue for interdisciplinary scientific interactions.
2005 Events Archive
- December 10-14, 2005 – APHA Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The APHA Annual Meeting is designed to share successes and failures, discover exceptional best practices and learn from expert colleagues and the latest research in the field. The meeting includes more than 900 scientific sessions, roundtables, poster sessions, institute and panel discussions and the largest public health exposition in the field. More than 4,000 scientific papers will be presented.
- October 30-November 3, 2005 – The 15th Annual Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis, Tucson, Arizona. Practitioners of Exposure Analysis use diverse approaches when improving exposure assessment, via new methods of recruitment, sample collection or laboratory analysis across a diversity of species, age, gender, income, race and ethnicity. Exposure and health disparities remain important concerns.
- September 28-29 , 2005, The Indoor Environmental Health & Technologies Conference & The Lead and Healthy Homes Grantees Conference -- Presented by the National Association of Lead and Healthy Homes Grantees. Presenting programs that focus on ways of Meeting the Challenges of Preventing Environmental Illness through health research, policies, and programs; community education and outreach; building maintenance and operations practices; and lead hazard control and healthy homes policies and programs.
- September 13-16, 2005 – The 17th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE 2005) is being held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The annual ISEE meeting brings together more than 500 international delegates from diverse spheres of interest including epidemiologists, toxicologists, governmental and industrial representatives, community activists, students and policy makers to discuss issues pertaining to environment and health.
- September 11-14, 2005 – 22nd International Neurotoxicology Conference, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. This year’s theme is “Environment and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.” The conference includes an all-day session led by Children’s Centers researchers, presenting an integrated overview of the multidisciplinary approaches needed to understand risk factors contributing to childhood disorders and aging. This session will provide mechanistic data that will aid in the interpretation of epidemiological data and in understanding the role that environmental agents play in inducing central nervous system dysfunctions.
- July 26-29, 2005, Children's World Summit for the Environment
- July 11-12, 2005, Collaborations for Children's Environmental Health Research: A Scientist-to-Scientist Workshop, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. A working meeting to build scientist-to-scientist collaboration in children’s environmental health research. This meeting was held to ensure that EPA’s research will continue to lead local and national efforts in children’s health, from basic research to major public health outcomes. The conference included brief updates from the Children’s Centers on their research, and breakout sessions to discuss collaborations between Children’s Centers researchers and EPA scientists in areas including computational toxicology, neurotoxicology, asthma and air pollution, organophosphate and organochlorine pesticide exposures and oxidative stress biomarkers.
- April 17-19, 2005, Health Effects Institute Annual Conference -- Theme: The Latest in Air Quality Measures and Health Research. Topics include: Health Effects of Traffic Pollution; Air Pollution and Children's Health; and Particulate Matter in a Multi-Pollutant World.
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