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2007 Children's Environmental Health Workshop: Discover, Treat, Prevent, Prepare
2007 Children's Environmental Health
Excellence and Recognition Award Ceremony
October 10-13, 2007
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Building Bridges from Research Findings to Providing Health Care to Our
Children, a co-sponsored workshop on children's environmental health
and progress review for the STAR grants.
Participants include the EPA/NIEHS Centers for Children’s Environmental Health and Disease Prevention Research (Children’s Centers), “Building Health Professionals’ Capacity to Address Children’s Environmental Health” Grantees (HCP Grantees) and the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs), Washington, DC. Workshop will include presentation of the 3rd Annual Children’s Environmental Health Excellence Awards.
Program to include plentary and breakout sessions with case studies: From Children’s Health Research to Pediatric Practice.
Background: 2007 is the 10th Anniversary of Executive Order 13045: "Protection of Children from Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks." This year provides the broad 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. This workshop focuses on the advances in research and their implications for pediatric health care providers, community education, and further research by bringing together three key groups: the PEHSUs, the CEH Centers, and the seven HCP grantees.
For more information on the PEHSU program: http://www.aoec.org/PEHSU.htm
For more information on the HCP grantees:
http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/building2005.htm
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