Annual Meeting of the Superfund Research Program
November 10-12, 2010
Portland, Oregon
Meeting Summary
On November 10, 2010, 65 Superfund Research Program grant recipients, partners, and community members from across the country gathered to showcase the latest community engagement work being done within the Program, and strategize new ways to collaborate with one another.
The morning session showed important work being done at Oregon State University, where grant recipients are engaging with members of the Swinomish Tribal nation to measure exposures to environmental contaminants that may result from cultural practices such as subsistence fishing. The afternoon session examined ways SRP researchers can collaborate with partner agencies such as the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), as well as with health authorities and other local officials. After that, the meeting attendees were invited to participate in a series of breakout sessions to discuss these topics and others of interest.
RTC/CEC Discussion Group Notes
Presentations
NIEHS Update
- Strategic Plan and RFAs
- PEPH Resource Center
- Metrics Manual
- Web and Data Entry
Northwest Tribal Engagement in the Superfund Research Program
Moderator
Anna Harding
- A Case Study in Tribal-University Collaboration: Air Sampling on the Swinomish Reservation
Jamie Donatuto, Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
Kim Anderson, Oregon State University - Comparing and Contrasting Personal Exposure to Particulate Matter: The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and China
Stuart Harris, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
Staci Simonich, Oregon State University
Building Partnerships with Federal and State Agencies
- Enhancing SRP Translation through Collaboration with EPA
Mike Gill, US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 - Portland Harbor Project: Interfacing with Oregon Health Authority
David Farrer, Oregon Office of Environmental Public Health - ATSDRs Perspective on Partnering
Olivia Harris, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Clem Furlong, University of Washington
Planning Committee
- Beth Anderson (Chair), National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
- Maureen Avakian, MDB, Inc.
- Nigel Fields, US Environmental Protection Agency
- Katie Frevert, University of Washington
- Meredith Golden, Columbia University
- Anna Harding, Oregon State University
- Stephanie Jenkins, University of Kentucky
- Madeleine Kangsen Scammel, Boston University School of Public Health
- Sandy Segna, Oregon State University
- David Stone, Oregon State University
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