PEHSU ANNUAL MEETING 2019 - WASHINGTON, DC

Meeting Documents 

 Meeting Slides

• Scientific Sessions (Monday, June 3, 2019) - Meeting attendees can receive CE through July 9, 2021. Webinar recordings and web-on-demand CE is available on the PEHSU National Classroom. Click here for accreditation statement and disclaimers. 
  • Air Quality, TENDR, and PEHSUs
    • Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, Region 3 PEHSU
    • Devon Corcia Payne-Sturgis, DrPH, Assistant Professor, Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health
  • Reproductive Environmental Health
    
    • Torri Metz, MD, MS, FACOG, Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Director of Perinatal Research, University of Utah Health (Virtual)
    • Led by: Susan Buchanan, MD, MPH Region 5 PEHSU
  • The Science of Public Health Messaging: Two Guiding Heuristics
    
    • Edward (Ed) Maibach, PhD, MPH, Professor, George Mason University, Director of Center for Climate Change Communication

• Regional Refresh (Tuesday, June 4, 2019 & Wednesday, June 5, 2019)
  • Select region to view regional presentation
  • PEHSU East
    • Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 | Region 5
  • PEHSU West
    • Region 6 | Region 7 | Region 8 | Region 9 | Region 10

• Day 1 (Monday, June 3, 2019)
  • Welcome
    • Greetings from ATSDR and EPA
      
      • ATSDR: Christopher Reh, PhD, Associate Director
      • EPA: Michael Firestone, PhD, Acting Director, Office of Children’s Health Protection
  • Framing the Theme: PEHSUs and Public Health Messaging: How PEHSUs use public health messaging to provide important information in an engaging way
    
    • Environmental Health Translation Translation-Making A Social Impact in the 21st Century
      
      • Abby Mutic, PhD, MSN, CNM
  • National Program Office Highlights
    
    • Presenters
      
      • Jerome Paulson, MD, FAAP, Medical Director, PEHSU East
      • Carl Baum, MD, MSc, FAAP, FACMT, Medical Director, PEHSU West
  • EPA: Public Health, Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS), & the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
    • Presenter (no slides)
      • Alexandra (Alex) Dunn, JD, Assistant Administrator, Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention

• Day 2 (Tuesday, June 4, 2019)
  • The More You Know: PEHSU Challenges, Cases, Management Issues, and Successes 
    • Coal Ash Pollution and Children’s Health in Virginia
      
      • Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, Region 3 PEHSU
    • Mystery White Powder in a University Daycare Facility
      
      • Mark Anderson, MD, FAAP, Region 8 PEHSU
    • Ethylene Oxide (no slides)
      • Susan Buchanan, MD, MPH Region 5 PEHSU
    • LET THEM EAT CAKE…but not this one!
      • Rose Goldman, MD, FAAP Region 1 PEHSU
  • Contaminants in Drinking Water: Fluoride, PFAS, and Radon
    • Moderator/Presenter: Robert Geller, MD, FAAP, FACMT, Region 4 PEHSU
      • Radon and Uranium in Ground Water
    • Presenters
      • Contaminants in Drinking Water: Fluoride
        
        • Christine Till, PhD, Associate Professor, York University (virtual)
      • PerfluoroalkylSubstances (PFAS)
        
        • Alan Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACMT, FAACT
  • PEHSUs and Environmental Justice Communities
    • Moderator/Presenter: Leslie Rubin, MD, FAAP, Region 4 PEHSU
      
      • Environmental Justice
    •  Panelists:
      • Ongoing Environmental Justice Project and Observations
        
        • Nicholas Newman, DO, FAAP, Region 5 PEHSU
      • Considering Contaminants in WIC Approved Foods
        
        • Margaret Willis, BSN, MPH, Region 10 PEHSU
      • Family-Centered Screening Program to Reduce EH Disparities
        
        • Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH, FAAP, Region 2 PEHSU
      • West Virginia: EJ and Health Issues Surrounding the Establishment of a New Industry
        
        • Laura Anderko, PhD, RN, Region 3 PEHSU
  • PEHSUs at the Policy Level: Bright Futures, 4th Edition Environmental Health Content 
    • Presenters
      
      • Debra Waldron, MD, MPH, FAAP, PEHSU National Program Office
      • Maida Galvez, MD, MPH, FAAP, Region 2 PEHSU
      • Lauren Zajac, MD, MPH, FAAP, Region 2 PEHSU
      • Perry Sheffield, MD, MPH, FAAP, Region 2 PEHSU

• Day 3 (Wednesday, June 5, 2019)
  • Children’s Environmental Health and Disasters
    • Presenter
      
      • Henry Falk, MD, MPH, Former Assistant Administrator, ATSDR & Former Director of National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention