Newswise — What: Leading environmental health experts from around the globe will present current research on environmental health issues and debate policy solutions at a five-day conference entitled Exposure and Health in a Global Environment. The conference " organized by co-chairs Ed Avol of the Department of Preventive Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California and Dr. Dean Baker of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Health and School of Medicine at the UC Irvine " is a joint meeting of the International Society of Environmental Epidemiology and the International Society of Exposure Assessment. The conference will feature more than 40 symposia and 61 sessions involving 305 speakers on topics including climate change, bioaccumulation of chemicals and long-term health effects of air pollution, pesticides, noise, industrial operations and agricultural.
Who: Opening plenary session presents California's environmental health leaders addressing climate change, new green chemistry initiatives and biomonitoring initiatives. Participants include:"¢ Mary Nichols, Air Resources Board chair"¢ Maureen Gorsen, Toxic Substances Control director"¢ Dr. Mark Horton, California Department of Public Health director
Nearly 200 students from several continents and hundreds of researchers from developing countries will attend to share perspectives and explore opportunities for future research.
When: Sunday, Oct. 12 through Thursday, Oct. 16
Where: Pasadena Convention Center 300 Green St. Pasadena, Calif., 91101
More Info: Full agenda and participant list available on request. Among the hundreds of talks and poster sessions, research will be presented on:
"¢ Genetic susceptibilities"¢ Health challenges from use of plasticizers, pesticides and insecticides"¢ Role of environmental exposure in asthma"¢ Burden of disease from environmental causes"¢ Environmental modifiers of fetal growth"¢ Environmental and social factors in children's health and development"¢ Global goods movement, local impacts"¢ Infectious diseases and global health"¢ Community engagement and environmental health research
The program is at http://secure.awma.org/events/isee-isea/ Please note that news media credentials are required for free admission to the conference.
News media credentials are required for free admission to the conference
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