Ambient Air Quality
Monday, May 10
1:30pm-2:20pm
Study of Trends in Attitudes and Behaviors to Air Pollutionrelated Knowledge
Joan Rohlfs, M.S., Chief, Air Quality Planning, Metropolitan Washington D.C. Council of Governments, Washington, DC
2:30pm-3:20pm
Air Quality: What Does the Public Really Want to Know?
Susan L. Stone, M.S., EH Scientist, USEPA, Research Triangle Park, NC
3:30pm-4:20pm
Federal and State of Alaska Requirements for Diesel Emissions
Clint Farr, Toxicologist, Division of Air and Water Quality, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Juneau, AK (Invited)
Children's EH
Sunday, May 9
1:00pm-1:50pm
Why Children Are Different from Adults
Ruth A. Etzel, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.A.P., George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington, DC
2:00pm-2:50pm
Creating a State-Level Children's EH Program
Don Herrington, R.S., Office Chief, Office of EH, Arizona Depart-ment of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ
3:00pm-3:50pm
Indoor Air Pollution: Effects on Children
Laura Kolb, M.P.H., EH Scientist, Indoor Environments Division, USEPA, Washington, DC
4:00pm-4:50pm
Mercury Update: Health Effects in Children
Elizabeth Blackburn, B.S.N., Office of Children's Health Protection, USEPA, Washington, DC
Drinking Water Quality
Sunday, May 9
1:00pm-1:50pm
Endemic Illnesses Associated with Microbes in Drinking Water
Rebecca L. Calderon, Ph.D., M.P.H., Branch Chief, Epidemiology and Biomarkers Branch, Human Studies Division, USEPA/NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
2:00pm-2:50pm
CDC Safe Water System
Julia Smith, M.P.H., C.H.E.S., Associate Director of Health Education, Food Safety Office, CDC, Atlanta, GA
3:00pm-3:50pm
Collaboration Strategies for Improved Drinking Water Quality
Heidi Urquhart, M.A., Program Manager, NACCHO, Washington, DC
4:00pm-4:50pm
CDC's Healthy Water Plan and the States' Role in its Implementation
Bart Bibler, P.E., Bureau Chief, Water Programs, Florida Department of Health, Tallahassee, FL; and Lorraine Backer, Ph.D., M.P.H., Epidemiologist, Health Studies Branch, NCEH/CDC, Chamblee, GA
Monday, May 10
1:30pm-2:20pm
USEPA's Research Program to Manage Arsenic in Drinking Water
Sally C. Gutierrez, R.S., M.S., Office of Research and Development, Water Supply and Water Resources Division, USEPA, Cincinnati, OH
2:30pm-3:20pm
EH Tracking of Cancer and Arsenic in Drinking Water
Helen Flowers, M.S., Epidemiologist and Amy Lay, M.P.H., Epidemiologist, New Mexico Department of Health, Santa Fe, NM; and William F. Athas, Ph.D., Associate Director, New Mexico Tumor Registry, Albuquerque, NM
3:30pm-3:55pm
Beyond Hooper Bay: Water Fluoridation in Alaska Twelve Years after History's Worst Hyperfluoridation Accident
Troy L. Ritter, R.E.H.S., EH Specialist, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK
3:55pm-4:20pm
Swifter Public Health Response, Better Regulatory Compliance, and Community Empowerment with the Establishment of a Remote Drinking Water Laboratory
Michael G. Halko, M.S., R.S., D.A.A.S., Director of EH, Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, Dillingham, AK
Emerging Pathogens
Tuesday, May 11
1:00pm-1:50pm
Human Campylobacteriosis Associated with Handling Cattle-Wyoming and Nebraska 2000-2002
Patricia J. Taliaferro, B.S., M.P.H., R.E.H.S., D.A.A.S. Loveland, CO.; and Robert E. Harrington, B.S., M.S., R.S., D.A.A.S., Director, Casper-Natrona County Health Department, Casper, WY
2:00pm-2:50pm
Managing a Rabies Prevention Program in Rural Alaska
Jeff R. Severn, R.E.H.S., EH Officer, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation, Betbel, AK
3:00pm-3:50pm
In vivo Antiviral Efficacy of an Alcohol-based Hand Gel and an Antimicrobial Soap Against a Porcine Coronavirus as a Surrogate for SARS-CoV
David R. Macinga, Ph.D., Senior Microbiology Scientist, GOJO Industries Inc., Akron, OH
4:00pm-4:50pm
Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in Florida 1994-2003: Ten Years of Data
Roberta M. Hammond, Ph.D., Food & Waterborne Disease Coordinator, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Community EH, Tallabassee, FL
Wednesday, May 12
9:00am-9:50am
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureaus (MRSA)
Merry Holliday-Hanson, Ph.D., Deputy Public Health Officer, Public Health Preparedness Division, El Dorado County Public Health Department, Placerville, CA
10:00am-10:50am
Preparation Overview for SARS
Brian Lewelling, R.S., LCDR, USPHS, Alaska Native Medical Center, Anchorage, AK
11:00am-11:50am
Deadly Dung-Rising Public Health Risks of Raccoon Parasites
Joyce Tuttle, R.E.H.S., Environmental Consultant, Camino, CA
1:00pm-1:50pm
Salmonella in the Boat: Cost Calculation for a Foodborne Illness Outbreak in Steamboat Springs, Colorado
Nadine G. Harrach, M.S., EH Specialist, Routt County EH Department, Steamboat Springs, CO
2:00pm-2:50pm
Foodborne Norovirus Outbreaks in Florida, 1994-2003
Roberta M. Hammond, Ph.D., Food & Waterborne Disease Coordinator, Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Community EH, Tallabassee, FL
3:00pm-3:50pm
Speaker and Topic TBA
EH in Schools
Monday, May 10
1:30pm-2:20pm
Schools and Toxic Sites: Not a Good Mix
Marilyn C. Underwood, Ph.D., California Department of Health Services, Oakland, CA
2:30pm-3:20pm
School Rifle Teams Exposed to Lead at Indoor Firing Ranges
Scott M. Arnold, Ph.D., Environmental Toxicologist, Alaska Division of Public Health, Anchorage, AK
3:30pm-4:20pm
Using the Six Sigma Process Improvement Tool to Solve Your Environmental Problems
Patrick Hamilton, R.E.H.S., Environmental Manager and Brien Hodges, Quality Process Improvement Evaluator, Adams Twelve Five Star Schools, Thornton, CO
Tuesday, May 11
9:00am-9:50am
Asthma and Lead and Rabies, oh my! EH Goes to School
M. L. Tanner, B.S., Director, Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SC
10:00am-10:50am
Air Quality and Related Respiratory Distress in School Age Children: Implications for EH Policy and Planning in a Socio-economically Disadvantaged Community
Sandra J. Donohue, D.P.A., R.E.H.S., Associate Professor, Department of Health Science, Cal-State University, Fresno, CA; and Loon Bridge, EH Specialist, EH Services, Health & Human Services Agency, County of Tulare, Visalia, CA
11:00am-11:50am
Speaker and Topic TBA
EH Leadership Development
Sunday, May 9
1:00pm-2:50pm
Managing Quality EH Services
Panel Facilitator: Daneen Farrow-Collier, M.S.P.H., Project Officer, CDC, Atlanta, GA Panelists TBA
3:00pm-3:50pm
Need Help? Apply for a Public Health Prevention Specialist
Kelly Jensen, Public Health Prevention Specialist and Stefanie deOlloqui, M.S., C.H.E.S., Education and Training Manager, North Carolina Division of EH, Raleigh, NC
4:00pm-4:50pm
North Carolina Disaster Surveillance: A Rapid Community and Health Needs Assessment
William Service, M.S.P.H., Industrial Hygiene Coordinator, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Raleigh, NC
Monday, May 10
1:30pm-2:20pm
Public Health Workforce Development--The Time is Now
Lee Thielen, M.P.A., Public Health Consultant, Ft. Collins, CO; and Kristin W. Benn, Assistant Manager, Research & Development, NEHA, Denver, CO
2:30pm-4:20pm
EH's Emerging Leaders
Facilitator: Alejandra Tres, B.S., M.P.A., Executive Director, Association of EH Academic Programs, National EH Science and Protection Accreditation Council, Portland, OR Panelists TBA
Tuesday, May 11
9:00am-9:50am
Making EH Policy: The Role of the Local Board of Health
Jennifer O'Brien, M.P.H., Project Director, Training & Education, NALBOH, Bowling Green, OH
10:00am-10:50am
Public Service--Motivating a Higher Sense of Service
Joseph M. Sarcone, M.S.P.H., R.S., Rural Sanitation Coordinator; USEPA, Alaska Operations Office, Anchorage, AK
11:00am-11:50am
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