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general environmental health //session descriptions//10:30 – 11:20amThe New State Legislative Make-Up—How the Changesin the 2008 Election Can Change Environmental HealthPrioritiesScott Hendrick, Policy Associate, Environmental, Energy andTransportation, National Conference of State Legislatures, Denver, CO1:00 – 1:50pmThe History of the Sanitarian ProfessionRobert W. Powitz, PhD, MPH, RS, CFSP, DLAAS, Forensic Sanitarian,R.W. Powitz & Associates, Old Saybrook, CT [Invited]2:00 – 2:50pmAn Evaluation of the Environmental Public HealthLeadership Institute (EPHLI): The Florida ExperienceJohn Sarisky, RS, MPH, DAAS, Senior Environmental HealthScientist, CDC, Atlanta, GACharles Henry, RS, MPA, Environmental Administrator, Florida Dept.of Health, Sarasota, FL3:00 – 3:50pmPublic Health Accreditation Board: Status of NationalAccreditation ProcessSpeakers TBAEnvironmental Health ResearchSunday, June 211:00 – 1:50pmImplications of Carbon Nanotube (CNT) Exposure inPublic Health Perspective: CNT as Another Asbestos?John J. Bang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor, North Carolina CentralUniversity, Durham, NCYolanda B. Anderson, PhD, Chair of Dept. of Environmental, Earth,and Geospatial Sciences, North Carolina Central University,Durham, NCGordon Ibeanu, PhD, Associate Professor, BiomanufacturingResearch Institute & Technology Enterprise (BRITE), PharmaceuticalDept., North Carolina Central University, Durham, NCJohn Lee, Undergraduate Student, Dept. of Biomedical Engineeringat Duke University, Durham, NC2:00 – 2:50pmFood Safety Practices in the Home Baseline SurveyTim S. Shum, MHSA, FBA, Diploma Environmental Health, RegionalDirector of Health Protection, Fraser Health Authority, Canada3:00 – 3:50pmIssues that Drive Research on Onsite WastewaterTreatment Systems and How Florida Responds to theChallenges: a Glimpse into the Florida Department ofHealth’s Onsite Sewage Research ProgramElke Ursin, CEHP, Environmental Health Program Consultant,Florida Dept. of Health, Tallahassee, FL4:00 – 4:50pmHealthy Housing and Farm Life Across the Pond: MySabbatical ExperienceM.L. Tanner, Environmental Health Manager, South Carolina Dept.of Health and Environmental Control, Columbia, SCEnvironmental Health Trackingand InformaticsMonday, June 221:00 – 2:50pmEnvironmental Health in a Social Media World[professional development]You’ve heard the buzzwords—wikis, Facebook, MySpace,podcasts, and blogs—but what do they mean to you as anenvironmental health professional? Do you know how to putthem to use for your organization? Here it all is—brought rightto you in a nutshell and nailed down in plain English—exactlywhat you need to know and understand to use new social mediatools within your agency to engage employees, citizens andother stakeholders, including your regulated community. In thisinteractive workshop, learn to leverage the power of Internetbasedsocial media tools!3:00 – 4:50pmMethods and Strategies for Conducting Community-Based Biomonitoring in a Public Health ContextThe Minnesota Department of Health has conductedbiomonitoring projects in two communities with knownenvironmental exposures. This roundtable/panel discussionwill provide attendees with project methods and results; thesuccesses and challenges of conducting biomonitoring projectsin response to public health concerns; some ethical and practicalconsiderations; and recommendations for strategies for futurebiomonitoring activities in a public health context.Tuesday, June 238:30 – 9:20amUsing Environmental Health Tracking Resourcesfor Health Impact Assessment: Informing Decision-Making in OregonNancy M. Goff, MPH, Outreach and Education Coordinator,Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, Oregon PublicHealth Division, Portland, OR9:30 – 10:20amPanel Discussion—Promoting EnvironmentalPublic Health Tracking Through a CoordinatedCommunication Campaign...Not as Easy as it Sounds!Lisa B. Hines, MPH, CHES, Health Communications Specialist, CDC,Atlanta, GAAlison M. Cox, CHES, Health Education Specialist, Utah Dept. ofHealth, Salt Lake City, UTMarnie Boardman, MPH, Communication and Outreach Coordinator,Washington Dept. of Health, Seattle, WASara Ishado, Public Health Educator, Wisconsin EnvironmentalPublic Health Tracking, Madison, WI10:30 – 11:20amAssessing Environmental Health in Your CommunityJohn S. Hausbeck, MS, RS, Environmental Health ServicesSupervisor, Public Health Madison and Dane County, Madison, WITommye Schneider, RS, Director of Environmental Health and Labs,Public Health Madison and Dane County, Madison, WI1:00 – 1:50pmEnvironmental Public Health Tracking: Facilitatinga New Era of Partnerships, Capacity Building, andData SharingBeth A. Resnick, Associate Director, Johns Hopkins Center forExcellence in Environmental Public Health Tracking and Practice,Baltimore, MDJuleen Lam, Doctoral Candidate, Johns Hopkins Center forExcellence in Environmental Public Health Tracking and Practice,Baltimore, MDRamya Chari, Doctoral Candidate, MPH, Johns Hopkins Center forExcellence in Environmental Public Health Tracking and Practice,Baltimore, MD2:00 – 2:50pmAssessing the Risks to Public Health fromContamination in Potable Wells Using the GeographicInformation System (GIS)Robert Vincent, RS, MPA, Environmental Administrator, Bureau ofWater Programs, Florida Dept. of Health, Tallahassee, FLGeneral Environmental HealthSunday, June 211:00 – 4:00pmNEW! Student and Young Professional Career Forumand Mentoring ProgramEngage with EH professionals involved in a wide variety of areas,at different stages of their career. Explore the diversity of careerpaths in EH and have the opportunity to network with wellknownnames in the field. This forum also serves to connectthose who signed up as mentors and mentees for the mentoringprogram organized and sponsored by the American Academyof Sanitarians (AAS). Throughout the proceeding days of theconference, mentors will introduce mentees to their network ofmore experienced colleagues and contacts in the EH field. If youare interested in being a mentor or mentee, please send your nameand contact information to Denise Devotta at ddevotta@neha.org.Monday, June 221:00 – 2:50pmAlternative Outreach Methods: Puppetry and PublicPerception [professional development]Believe it or not, a puppet can help you communicate effectivelywith people in your community who face an environmental healththreat. Why will people listen to a puppet before they will listento you? Discover the answer to these questions and how you canharness the power of puppets to reach your target audience inthis engaging interactive workshop.3:00 – 3:50pmCommunity-Based Health Impact Assessment ofRedevelopment Projects in AtlantaIn vulnerable communities, changes from redevelopmentprojects can have great impacts on health. In this hands-onsession, attendees will learn how identify health impacts ofredevelopment and obtain practical tips on how to conduct asuccessful Health Impact Assessment using research conductedby Georgia State University.3:00 – 4:50pmAlternative Outreach Methods: Oral Communication—Making the Message Stick [professional development]Inspire individual behavior change. Through hands-on training,attendees will be presented a toolkit with a variety of essentialsto increase adult learning and retention through learner-focusedinvolvement and crucial trainer techniques that add energy andemphasis to fundamental messages.Tuesday, June 238:30 – 9:20amPecha Kucha: A Different Presentation Format[professional development]Presented at the NEHA 2008 AEC & Exhibition, this session wasranked one of the top favorites by attendees. Pecha Kucha is theJapanese word for “chatter,” and is a truly unique way to delivera PowerPoint presentation. 20-slides-with-just-20-seconds-perslideis the rule, which allows for a succinct delivery of content inless than seven minutes! Watch this presentation format in actionand then interact with the presenters to get questions answeredand receive more in-depth information.9:30 –11:20amInspector Idol [professional development]Back by popular demand—Inspector Idol makes a return in 2009!Inspector Idol is a fun, interactive session that will teach you howto deal with reporters and the ever-growing media spotlight onhealth inspections. Participants will face an on-camera interviewwhere they’ll be evaluated by a panel of experts. All attendeeswith receive information and tools to assist them in knowingwhat reporters are looking for, what’s the best way to answerquestions about inspection results, and what’s the wrong way todeal with reporters.1:00 – 2:20pmHelp Raise the Visibility of Environmental PublicHealth, Develop Good Educational Materials, Lessonsfrom the FieldCome learn how to better promote yourself and the profession ofenvironmental public health to the outside world! Participate in aroundtable discussion focused on several educational materialsintended to educate policy makers about environmental publichealth. Provide your input on these materials and then listento some important lessons and tips the authors have learnedthrough focus group testing.1:00 – 2:30pmOuch! That Hurts! Programmatic Considerations forRegulating Tattoo and Body Piercing FacilitiesGot tattoo artist or body piercers? Are you looking for someinsights into environmental health issues associated with theiroperations? What about temporary tattoo parlor set-ups atconferences? How do you handle those? You will get the chanceto hear what St. Louis County, Missouri is doing with theirprogram, and will leave the session with some best practicesto help develop or improve your tattoo artist and body piercingregulation program.[ Visit neha.org for additional and up-to-date conference information. ]6