News Release
Wednesday, February 23, 2011, 12:00 p.m. EDT
Media Advisory: Largest oil spill health study to launch along Gulf Coast
Media teleconference to be held with lead scientists
What:
The GuLF STUDY (Gulf Long-term Follow-up Study), to help learn if oil spills and exposure to crude oil and dispersants affect physical and mental health, will launch in states along the Gulf Coast in February 2011. The study is being conducted by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
A teleconference will take place with media to review the study and allow for a question and answer session.
Please RSVP with your intent to participate to tragusa@deveney.com.
Who:
Dale P. Sandler, Ph.D.
Principal Investigator and Chief
Epidemiology Branch
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
For a biography, visit:
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/atniehs/labs/epi/chronic/index.cfm
Aubrey Miller, M.D.
Senior Medical Advisor
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
For a biography, visit:
When:
Monday, February 28, 2011
11:00 a.m. CST / Noon EST
Where:
In the U.S. and Canada, call 1-866-548-2699
Outside the U.S. and Canada, call 1-904-271-2009
Why:
Over time, the GuLF STUDY will generate important data that may help inform policy decisions on health care and health services in the region. Findings may also influence responses to other oil spills in the future.
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