April 3-4, 2008
Bethesda, Maryland

For 20 years, individuals and families, communities and businesses have benefited from the two Superfund programs of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). Superfund programs primarily address the environmental problems of hazardous waste sites. The NIEHS Superfund Basic Research Program has played a crucial role in addressing challenges posed by such environmental contamination including health risks, toxicity, exposure predictions, fate and transport, and the need for cost-effective treatments. The NIEHS Worker Education and Training Program has provided science-based safety and health training for nearly 2,000,000 workers who handle hazardous materials and waste or who respond to emergencies involving hazardous materials. Working in parallel, these two programs are a national asset providing the science and the training that is the foundation of environmental protection.
On April 3rd and 4th, 2008, at the National Institutes of Health campus in Bethesda, Maryland, the two NIEHS programs held a joint meeting to discuss the benefits of their work in protecting human health from hazardous substances. This conference explored their strengths and interactions with the goal of enhancing collaboration among the institutions and organizations funded by the programs.
Agendas
Attendees
- NIEHS WETP 2008 Awardee Meeting Attendees List (51KB)
- NIEHS SBRP-WETP 2008 Joint Meeting Attendees List (33KB)
Workshop Description
- Workshop Description (183KB)
Presentations
Click on the links below to view presentations and breakout session reports from April 2, April 3, or April 4 at the NIEHS WETP 2008 Spring Awardee Meeting and the Joint NIEHS SBRP-WETP Technical Workshop: Reducing Risk and Protecting Public Health through Research and Training.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Meeting Notes: April 2, 2008 (45KB)
Time | Topic |
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1:00-2:00 p.m. | Welcome - NIEHS Update (627KB) Joseph Hughs, Sharon Beard, Ted Outwater, Jim Remington, Carolyn Mason, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
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2:00-2:15 p.m. |
NIEHS National Clearinghouse Update |
2:15-3:30 p.m. |
Department of Energy (DOE)/ NIEHS Program Update Introductions and Overview of the Program DOE Policy Issues and Training (132KB) "Eight-fifty What?" USW 851 Gap Analysis and Needs Assessment Project (152KB) CPWR Approach to 851 |
4:00-5:00 p.m. |
Concurrent Sessions Business Official Meeting Grants Management and Funding Program Official Meetings Hazardous Waste Worker Training Program (HWWT)/ Hazardous Materials Disaster Preparedness Training Program (HPTP)/ Department of Energy (DOE) Issues
Brownfields/Minority Worker Training Program Issues (286KB)
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Thursday, April 3, 2008
Meeting Notes: April 3, 2008 (70KB)
Time | Topic |
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9:00-9:30 a.m. | Welcome Bill Suk, Acting Deputy Director, NIEHS |
9:30-10:15 a.m. | Keynote Address (1MB) Philip J. Landrigan, Professor and Chairman, Department of Community & Preventive Medicine; Professor of Pediatrics, Director, Children’s Environmental Health Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
10:15-10:45 a.m. | Program Overviews Joseph “Chip” Hughes, Director, Worker Education and Training Program (WETP) Claudia Thompson, (575KB) Acting Director, Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP) |
11:15 a.m.- 12:15 p.m. | The Future of Risk Assessment: Community-Based Cumulative Risk Assessment Defining Cumulative Risk Mike Callahan, MDB, Inc. The Importance of Cumulative Risk from a Community Perspective (6MB) Robert Bullard, Clark Atlanta University Chronic Stress as a Risk Modifier in Cumulative Risk: ATSDR's Activities in Superfund (189KB) Pamela Tucker, ATSDR Changing the Risk Assessment Paradigm: EPA's Activities in Cumulative Risk (899KB) Lee Hofmann, EPA |
12:15-12:30 p.m. | Charge to Breakout Groups Donald Elisburg, National Clearinghouse |
1:30-5:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions Breakout Session 1 - Preventing Exposure through Research and Training Session Co-chairs: David Osterberg, University of Iowa and Craig Slatin, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Breakout Session 2 - Bridging the Gap: Dialogue, Communication and Partnerships Session Co-chairs: Linda Delp, UCLA and Madeleine Scammell, Boston University
Breakout Session 3 - Clean-up, Green-up, and Nano-technologies: Emerging Issues in Remediation, Clean Production and Engineered Nanomaterials Session Co-chairs: Wendell Ela, University of Arizona and Bruce Lippy, The Lippy Group
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5:00-5:30 p.m. | Report Back from Breakout Sessions |
Friday, April 4, 2008
Meeting Notes: April 4, 2008 (26KB)
Time | Topic |
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8:30-9:30 a.m. | Keynote Address (52KB) John Howard, Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health |
9:30-10:30 a.m. | Using Research to Protect Disaster Site Workers Session Co-Chairs: Margaret Karagas, Dartmouth College and Jim Remington, WETP
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10:45 a.m.- 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Sessions
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12:00-12:30 p.m. | Report Back from Breakout Sessions |
12:30-1:00 p.m. | Wrap-Up / Closing Remarks (514KB) Gerald Poje, Independent Consultant, formerly with the U.S. Chemical Safety Board and NIEHS |
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