Past Health Conferece Resources

2011 3rd Annual NW Environmental Health Conference

• Green Chemistry and Public Health by Megan R. Schwarzman MD, MPH, School of Public Health, University of California, Berkley (keynote address)
• Policy, Public Health, & Profit: Options for Safer Chemicals Management, by Jennifer Allen, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Public Administration, Portland State University, Alexis Dinno, PhD, Assistant Professor, School of Community Health, Portland State University, and Elizabeth Whalen, MBA, Adjunct Professor, School of Business Administration, Portland State University
• Cutting Edge Research and Policy Initiatives for Advancing Worker Health in Salons: Part 1 by Jamie Silberberger, Part 2 by Dede Montgomery, and Part 3 by Catherine A. Porter,
• Community-based Air Quality Initiatives: Environmental Justice in Industrial Corridor Neighborhoods, by Lisa Arkin, Executive Director, Oregon Toxics Alliance; Alison Guzman, MA, Community Outreach Coordinator, Centro Latino Americano and Oregon Toxics Alliance
• Contaminants in Traditional Foods of the Yupik People of St. Lawrence Island, Alaska: Exposure Pathways, Collaborative Interventions and Prevention, by Vi Waghiyi, Environmental Health and Justice Program Director; Sarah Petras, MPH, Environmental Health Coordinator, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
• My Grandmother’s Medicine: Strategies for Partnering with Diverse Communities to Address Childhood Lead Poisoning, by Pamela Miller, MS, Founder and Executive Director and Samarys Seguinot-Medina, MSEM, Environmental Health Researcher, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
• NWEHC 2011 Resources for Health Care Providers
• Nutrition Policy to Fight Obesity - The Answer to Every Question – “It's the Food System Baby!”, by Nancy Becker, MS, RD, LD, Oregon Public Health Institute
• Autism and Our Planet: The Significance of Environmental Toxicology in Neurodevelopment, by Leigh Ann Chapman, ND
• Implementing Environmental Health Policies and Culturally Competent Partnerships: Averting Environmental Justice Issues with Equitable Policies and Strong Partnerships, by Nimisha Ghosh Roy, MA, Program Developer and Certified Trainer, Cross Cultural Health Care Program
• Introduction to Health Impact Assessments (HIA), by Nancy Goff, MPH, Health Impact Assessment Program Coordinator, Oregon Public Health Division
• The Intertwine HIA: The Public Health Benefits of Portland Metro’s Park’s, Trails & Natural Areas, by Kurt Beil, ND, MPH, Natural College of Natural Medicine
• HIA: Transportation Policies in the Eugene Climate and Energy Action Plan, by Heidi Guenin, MURP, Transportation Policy Coordinator at Upstream Public Health
• Aging Infrastructure, Regulations and Clean Water: Can We Afford Real Precaution?, by Catherine Howells, PhD, Adjunct Professor at Portland State University and Theodora Tsongas, PhD, MS; Patricia Murphy, ND
• Public Drinking Water Sources in Oregon: New Data and Strategic Directions, by Sheree Stewart, Drinking Water Protection Coordinator, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• Biomonitoring for Contaminants in Breast Milk in Alaska Native Women of the Arctic, by Sarah Petras, MPH, Environmental Health Coordinator and Samarys Seguinot-Medina, MSEM, Environmental Health Researcher, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
• Quantitative Assessment of Risk to Infants from Environmental Contaminants in Human Milk, by Mike Poulsen, BS, SM, Toxicologist, Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
• Preparing Health Professionals and Communities for the Health Impacts of Climate Change, by Stacy Vynne, MA, Oregon Preparedness Program Manager, Climate Leadership Initiative, Kari Lyons-Eubanks, MA, Multnomah County Health Department, Environmental Health Services, and Michael Huemann, MPH, MA, Epidemiologist, Emergency Preparedness Planning & Occupational Public Health
• Community Session and Call to Action