National Environmental Health Association: 71st Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition.National Environmental Health Association 71st Annual Education Conference (AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission ) & Exhibition June 18-21, 2007 Education Overview Pre-Conference Education & Exhibition Education Continues Saturday, June 16 These workshops and courses continue Sunday * Biology and Control of Insects and Rodents Workshop * Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response--Level I (Condensed con·dense v. con·densed, con·dens·ing, con·dens·es v.tr. 1. To reduce the volume or compass of. 2. To make more concise; abridge or shorten. 3. Physics a. Version) * National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards Workshop: Building Local and National Excellence * Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners Training Course * Certified Food Safety Professional (CFSP CFSP Common Foreign and Security Policy (European Union) CFSP Certified Funeral Service Practitioner CFSP Certified Food Safety Professional (NEHA) CFSP Customs Freight Simplified Procedure ) Review Course (Sat. only) * Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian sanitarian /san·i·tar·i·an/ (san?i-tar´e-an) one skilled in sanitation and public health science. san·i·tar·i·an n. A public health or sanitation expert. (REHS/RS) Review Course Sunday, June 17 * Advanced Food Safety Field Instrumentation Workshop * Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism Course * NSF NSF - National Science Foundation Plan Review Survey Course * CFSP Credential Exam * Certified Installer of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (CIOWTS) Basic and Advanced Level Exams Saturday pre-conference workshops and courses continue Monday, June 18 Exhibition (two days only) 6:00-9:00pm * Keynote Address keynote address n. An opening address, as at a political convention, that outlines the issues to be considered. Also called keynote speech. Noun 1. and Awards Ceremony * Food Safety and Protection * Onsite Wastewater Systems * Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness * Environmental Health Research * Environmental Health Tracking * General Environmental Health * Injury Prevention/Occupational Health * Solid Waste * NESHTA Workshop: Writing Test Items Tuesday, June 19 Exhibition (two days only) 8:00-11:30am; 1:45-4:00pm * Food Safety and Protection * Onsite Wastewater Systems * Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness * Ambient Air Quality * Environmental Health Leadership Development * Geographic Information Systems (GIS) * Injury Prevention/Occupational Health * Institutions and Schools Environmental Health * Vector Control Vector control is any method to limit or eradicate the vectors of vector born diseases, for which the pathogen (e.g. virusor parasite) is transmitted by a vector which can be mammals, birds or arthropods, especially insects, and more specifically mosquitoes. and Zoonotic Diseases Zoonotic diseases Diseases caused by infectious agents that can be transmitted between (or are shared by) animals and humans. This can include transmission through the bite of an insect, such as a mosquito. Mentioned in: West Nile Virus * Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in the New Jersey Pinelands Pinelands can refer to the following things:
* The Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm The Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm in Atlantic City, New Jersey, is the first coastal wind farm in the United States and the first wind farm in New Jersey. It became operational in December 2005 and consists of five 1.5 MW turbines built by General Electric. Optional Tour * NESHTA Educational Sessions * Poster Session A poster session is the juried presentation of research information by representatives of several research teams at a congress or conference with an academic or professional focus. These are particularly prominent at scientific conferences such as medical congresses. * Student Research Presentations/Posters * REHS/RS Credential Exam Wednesday, June 20 * Food Safety and Protection * Onsite Wastewater Systems * Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness * Children's Environmental Health * Emerging Pathogens * Environmental Health Leadership Development * Hazardous Materials and Toxic Substances * Indoor Air Quality Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) deals with the content of interior air that could affect health and comfort of building occupants. The IAQ may be compromised by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), chemicals (such as carbon monoxide, radon), allergens, or any mass or energy stressor * Institutions and Schools Environmental Health * Swimming Pools/Recreational Waters * Uniformed Services The Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and Public Health Services. See also Military Department; Military Service. EH Affiliate Educational Sessions * Vector Control and Zoonotic Diseases * Water Pollution * NESHTA Educational Sessions Thursday, June 21 * Food Safety and Protection * Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness * Drinking Water drinking water supply of water available to animals for drinking supplied via nipples, in troughs, dams, ponds and larger natural water sources; an insufficient supply leads to dehydration; it can be the source of infection, e.g. leptospirosis, salmonellosis, or of poisoning, e.g. Quality * Emerging Pathogens * General Environmental Health * Hazardous Materials and Toxic Substances * Indoor Air Quality * NESHTA Educational Sessions NOWHERE ELSE Do you find environmental health education in 21 technical sections (over 175 sessions)! Are 1,500 EH & P professionals gathered each year! Is the entire focus of the conference on environmental health, and only environmental health! THAT'S NEHA'S ANNUAL EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCE & EXHIBITION Events (The Fun Stuff!) and Special Meetings Sunday, June 17 Golf Tournament, 12:30-6:30pm Once a year you get the chance to play with your colleagues from around the country. This year the golf course at the Marriott Seaview Resort and Spa is the site of the fun, and the closest-to-the-pin and long drive competitions. Fee includes green fees, cart, range balls, lunch, prizes, and transportation. Buses leave at 12:30pm; tee time 1:20pm. Cost is $135 if you register by June 1, 2007. NEHA/NESHTA Ice Breaker Reception, 6:30-7:30pm Enjoy the friendly atmosphere of this evening before the hectic pace of the conference begins. Light hors d'oeuvres will be served, and NEHA's Board of Directors and staff will be mingling. No charge. Monday, June 18 Uniformed Services Luncheon & Business Meeting, 11:45-1:30pm Those involved with NEHA's Uniformed Services Affiliate will convene over lunch for their annual business meeting. Cost is $18 if you register by June 1, 2007. AAS Wagner Award & USPHS USPHS United States Public Health Service. USPHS abbr. United States Public Health Service Honor Awards Reception, 5:30-6:30pm National recognition for those who have excelled in their professional work will be given to the winners of the John G. Todd, Edward (Ted) Moran, John C. Eason, and Davis Calvin Wagner awards at this annual reception. No charge. Exhibition Grand Opening & Party, 6:00-9:00pm A buzz is constantly in the air as vendors greet their customers, attendees cross paths with colleagues, and the delicious food is consumed as virtually everyone at the conference comes to enjoy the evening. Included with most registrations. Tuesday, June 19 Networking Luncheon, 11:00am-1:00pm Use this opportunity to take advantage of one of the most important benefits of attending the conference--networking! Sit at a table where you know no one, and you'll be amazed what you'll learn. Or if you just haven't had a chance yet to talk to one of your colleagues, here's the time while you enjoy a satisfying meal. Included with most registrations. UL Dancing Queen Show and Dinner at Bally's, 5:30-9:00pm Be transported back to the 1980's and into the music of ABBA at the glittering Bally's production Dancing Queen. Featuring all the songs from the hit musical Mama Mia, fabulous dancers, amazing costumes, and even roller skates roller skates npl → patines mpl de rueda roller skates roll npl → patins mpl à roulettes roller skates roll npl , this is a night not to be missed! Preceding the show, we will enjoy a wonderful dinner at Bally's, included in the price of the ticket. Transportation to Bally's will be provided. With UL's generous sponsorship, tickets for this exciting evening are only $22 while they last. Limited to 300. Wednesday, June 20 American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in of Sanitarians (AAS) Luncheon & Business Meeting, 11:30am-2:45pm Lunch will be served, and the upcoming year discussed, at this event for AAS members. Cost is $30 if you register by June 1, 2007. Uniformed Services Reception, 5:00-6:00pm Everyone is invited to this reception that encourages mingling between EH contemporaries working in and outside of the uniformed services. Meet the uniformed services section speakers as well. No charge. Industry Affiliate Dinner & Business Meeting, 5:00-9:00pm Private industry EH professionals gather this evening to focus on their unique interests. Cost is $60 if you register by June 1, 2007. Evening Free to Enjoy Atlantic City Atlantic City, city (1990 pop. 37,986), Atlantic co., SE N.J., an Atlantic resort and convention center; settled c.1790, inc. 1854. Situated on Absecon Island, a barrier island 10 mi (16. for Everyone Else Stay at the Tropicana and enjoy one of the 20 restaurants right there at The Quarter and maybe a few of those slot machines in the casino, or venture onto the boardwalk to stroll along the beach to any of the numerous shops, restaurants, shows, casinos, and activities within blocks. Thursday, June 21 Presidents Banquet, 7:00-10:00pm; Reception Preceding, 6:00-7:00pm Concluding the conference is this semi-formal evening of excellent food, and final conversations with new and old friends. Remarks from NEHA's new president, and the presentation of two distinctive awards highlight the evening. Included with most registrations. Don't be left behind. NEHA's speakers have field and research experience to share with you. And so do your colleagues from across the country who are attending the sessions with you. Stay up-to-date and serve ... ... your organization, your community, and yourself. This IS the place to be June 18-21, 2007! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Food, Fun, and Education & Networking Extraordinaire ex·tra·or·di·naire adj. Extraordinary: a jazz singer extraordinaire. [French, from Old French, from Latin extra ! GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH Ambient Air Quality Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm The Case for Regulating Ultrafine Particles Under the Clean Air Act Robert A. Reiley, JD, LLM LLM abbr. Latin Legum Magister (Master of Laws) LLM Master of Laws [Latin Legum Magister] Noun 1. , MSc, Assistant Counsel, Pennsylvania Dept. of Environmental Protection, PA 2:45-3:35pm National Clean Diesel Campaign EPA EPA eicosapentaenoic acid. EPA abbr. eicosapentaenoic acid EPA, n.pr See acid, eicosapentaenoic. EPA, n. Region 2 Speaker TBA TBA See: To be announced 3:45-4:35pm Growing Renewable Fuels Renewable fuels are alternative fuel sources such as ethanol, biodiesel (e.g. soy, vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled restaurant greases) or hydrogen, in contrast to non-renewable fuels such as natural gas, LPG (propane). to Keep America Growing EPA Region 2 Speaker TBA Optional Tour The Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm Tuesday, June 19 (9:00-11:00am) For this tour, attendees will visit the Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm at the Atlantic County Utilities Authority Wastewater Treatment Plant Wastewater treatment plant also called wastewater treatment works
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Children's Environmental Health Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am Children's Environmental Health in Informal Learning Institutions: Partnering with EPA to Reach Your Audience Paula Selzer, Environmental Protection Specialist, EPA Region 6, TX Linda Rutsch, MPH, SunWise Program Director, EPA, Washington, DC 9:30-10:20am Playing Together in the Sandbox: Partnering with Social Services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales to Protect Children's Environmental Health M.L. Tanner, EH Manager III, South Carolina South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, SC 10:30-11:20am A Children's Environmental Health Template for Educators and Environmental Health Professionals Chuck J. Lichon, RS, MPH, CFSP, EH Director, Midland County Midland County is the name of several counties in the United States:
1:00-1:50pm Reducing Children's Blood Lead Exposure Through Neighborhood Education Gary S. Silverman, DEnv, RS, Professor and Director, Bowling Green State University Bowling Green State University, at Bowling Green, Ohio; coeducational; chartered 1910 as a normal school, opened 1914. It became a college in 1929, a university in 1935. , OH Hailu Kassa, PhD, MPH, MSOH MSOH Multiplexer Section Overhead (SDH) MSOH Month Supply On Hand MSOH Material Supply On Hand , Assistant Professor, Bowling Green State University, OH 2:00-2:50pm Computerized Hazard Assessment and Reduction Program for Housing (HARP) Joe E. Beck, RS, DAAS, Professor, Eastern Kentucky University Student Life The Eastern Kentucky University Office of Student Life works closely with Registered Student Organizations (RSO's), Greek Life, and Thursday Alternative Getaway (TAG). , KY Sheila D. Pressley, MS, REHS REHS Registered Environmental Health Specialist , Assistant Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, KY 3:00-3:50pm Environmental Public Health Response to Elemental Mercury Exposure at Kiddee Kollege Daycare, Gloucester County, New Jersey Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 254,673. Its county seat is Woodbury6. This county is part of the Delaware Valley area. James A. Brownlee, MPH, Director, New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services, NJ LT Mary T. Glenshaw, MPH, PhD, OTR/L OTR/L Occupational Therapist, Registered, Licensed , EIS (1) (Executive Information System) An information system that consolidates and summarizes ongoing transactions within the organization. It provides top management with all the information it requires at all times from internal and external sources. Officer, USPHS, New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services, NJ Jerald A. Fagliano, MPH, PhD, Program Manager, New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services, NJ Joe Eldridge, Program Manager, New Jersey Dept. of Health and Senior Services, NJ 4:00-4:50pm The "Magic" of Food Safety for Children Pattie A. McNiel, MS, Academic Specialist, Michigan State University Michigan State University, at East Lansing; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1855. It opened in 1857 as Michigan Agricultural College, the first state agricultural college. , MI Drinking Water Quality Thursday, June 21 8:30-9:20am Water Quality and Safety Control Measures Utilized in the National Railroad Passenger Service System Clayton Pape, MS, CFSP, Public Health Coordinator, Amtrak Amtrak, the National Railroad Passenger Corp., authorized to operate virtually all intercity passenger railroad routes in the United States. Amtrak was created by Congress in 1970 in response to more than two decades of continuous operating deficits by privately run , IL 9:30-10:20am What About That Air Gap? Claus Mygind, RS, Public Health Consultant, National Automatic Merchandising Association The National Automatic Merchandising Association, or NAMA, is the American national trade association of the food and refreshment vending, coffee service and foodservice management industries. Public relations is an important part of its mandate. , IL 10:30-11:20am Occurrence and Significance of Volatile Organic Compounds volatile organic compound Environment Any toxic cabon-based (organic) substance that easily become vapors or gases–eg, solvents–paint thinners, lacquer thinner, degreasers, dry cleaning fluids in Drinking Water from Domestic Wells Barbara L. Rowe, MS, Hydrologist hy·drol·o·gy n. The scientific study of the properties, distribution, and effects of water on the earth's surface, in the soil and underlying rocks, and in the atmosphere. , U.S. Geological Survey The term geological survey can be used to describe both the conduct of a survey for geological purposes and an institution holding geological information. A geological survey , SD 1:00-1:50pm New Jersey's Private Water Well Testing Act: A Public Health Protection Program Barker Hamill, Assistant Director of the Division of Water Supply, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, NJ 2:00-2:50pm The Effects That Well Depth and Wellhead well·head n. 1. The source of a well or stream. 2. A principal source; a fountainhead. 3. The structure built over a well. wellhead Noun 1. Protection Have on Bacterial Contamination of Private Water Wells in the Estes Park, Colorado Estes Park is a town in Larimer County, Colorado (USA) on the Big Thompson River. The population was 5,413 at the 2000 census. As of a 2006 census estimate, the population has risen to 6,006. Valley Thomas Gonzales, REHS, MPH Candidate, Senior EH Specialist, Larimer County Dept. of Health and Environment, CO 3:00-3:50pm A Study of the Safety and Consumer Perception of Jamaica's Bottled/Packaged Water Melonie Walcott, MPH, Behaviour Change and Communication Officer, University of the West Indies The university consists of three major campuses at Mona in Jamaica, St. Augustine in Trinidad and Tobago, and Cave Hill in Barbados, together with a satellite campus in Mount Hope, Trinidad and Tobago and a Centre for Hotel and Tourism Management in Nassau, Bahamas. , Jamaica Emerging Pathogens Wednesday, June 20 1:00-1:50pm Speaker and Topic TBA 2:00-2:50pm Salmonellosis salmonellosis (săl'mənĕlō`sĭs), any of a group of infectious diseases caused by intestinal bacteria of the genus Salmonella, Outbreaks Associated with Tomatoes, 2002 to the Present: What Have We Learned? CAPT Thomas A. Hill, RS, CFSP, EH Officer, USPHS, FDA FDA abbr. Food and Drug Administration FDA, n.pr See Food and Drug Administration. FDA, n.pr the abbreviation for the Food and Drug Administration. , MD 3:00-3:50pm Strategies in the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community to Control Salmonella in Poultry Wolf Maier, Counselor, European Commission European Commission, branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU) invested with executive and some legislative powers. Located in Brussels, Belgium, it was founded in 1967 when the three treaty organizations comprising what was then the European Community , Washington, DC 4:00-4:50pm Norovirus Outbreaks on Cruise Ships--Steps Toward Prevention Antonio Neri Antonio Neri was a Florentine priest who published L’Arte Vetraria or The Art of Glass in 1612. His father was a physician, and he was an herbalist, alchemist, and glassmaker. Neri traveled extensively in Italy and Holland. , MD, EIS Officer, CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation , GA Thursday, June 21 8:30-9:20am Speaker and Topic TBA 9:30-10:20am Norovirus: A Community and Institutional Threat--Yellowstone County's 2006 Norovirus Outbreak Jennifer L. Pinnow, REHS/RS, CFSP, Assistant EH Director, Yellowstone City-County Health Dept., MT 10:30-11:20am Speaker and Topic TBA 1:00-1:50pm Speaker and Topic TBA 2:00-2:50pm Effectiveness of Hypochlorous Acid hypochlorous acid /hy·po·chlo·rous ac·id/ (-klor´us) an unstable compound with disinfectant and bleaching action. hy·po·chlo·rous acid n. to Decontaminate de·con·tam·i·nate tr.v. de·con·tam·i·nat·ed, de·con·tam·i·nat·ing, de·con·tam·i·nates 1. To eliminate contamination in. 2. Norovirus and Avian Influenza avian influenza: see influenza. Hong Kong Hong Kong (hŏng kŏng), Mandarin Xianggang, special administrative region of China, formerly a British crown colony (2005 est. pop. 6,899,000), land area 422 sq mi (1,092 sq km), adjacent to Guangdong prov. A Strain on Environmental Surfaces Mark Sampson, PhD, Director of Microbiology, PuriCore Inc, PA 3:00-3:50pm Speaker and Topic TBA Environmental Health Leadership Development Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm Graduate Education in Environmental Health Jack Hatlen, MS, RS, DAAS, Associate Professor Emeritus, University of Washington, WA Carolyn Harvey, PhD, CIH CIH Chartered Institute of Housing (UK) CIH Certified Industrial Hygienist (ABIH) CIH Constant Image Height CIH Camshaft in Head (engine) CIH Chen Ing-Hau , CHMM CHMM Certified Hazardous Materials Manager (IHMM) CHMM coupled hidden Markov model CHMM Continuous Hidden Markov Model CHMM Chemistry with Management , Associate Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, KY Alice L. Anderson, PhD, Assistant Professor and Graduate Program Director, East Carolina University East Carolina University is a public, coeducational, intensive research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Named East Carolina University by statue and commonly known as ECU or East Carolina , NC 2:45-4:35pm Environmental Health Problem Solving--CDC Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute Fellow Projects Moderator: CAPT John Sarisky, RS, MPH, Senior EH Officer, USPHS, CDC, GA Presenting Fellows TBA Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am Developing a Passion for Environmental Health Pete D. Thornton, RS, MPH, DAAS, Environmental Administrator, Volusia County Health Dept., FL 9:30-11:20am Innovative Workforce Development Practices: Case Studies Alicia Enriquez, REHS, Environmental Program Manager, Sacramento County Environmental Management Dept., CA Ken Sharp, Executive Officer, Iowa Dept. of Health, IA Other Speakers TBA 1:00-2:50pm Panel: National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards: The Next Step in Enhancing Services Moderator: Sarah B. Kotchian, EdM, MPH, PhD, Associate Director for Planning, University of New Mexico The University of New Mexico (UNM) is a public university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It was founded in 1889. It also offers multiple bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degree programs in all areas of the arts, sciences, and engineering. Institute of Public Health, NM Panelists: CAPT Patrick O. Bohan, MS, MSEH, RS, USPHS (Ret.), Assistant Professor, East Central University, OK Sharunda Buchanan, PhD, Director of the Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract , CDC, GA Michelle Chuk, MPH, Senior Advisor In some countries, a Senior Advisor is an appointed position by the Head of State to advise on the highest levels of national and government policy. Sometimes a junior position to this is called a National Policy Advisor. , NACCHO NACCHO National Association of County and City Health Officials , Washington, DC Pete D. Thornton, RS, MPH, DAAS, Environmental Administrator, Volusia County Health Dept, FL 3:00-3:50pm The Use of the National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards as an Evaluation Tool to Determine Change in Capacity Gerald M. Barron, Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, PA 4:00-4:50pm Advancing Environmental Health Practice Through Evaluation Training Carl Osaki, RS, MSPH MSPH Mailman School of Public Health (Columbia Universty, New York City) MSPH Master of Science in Public Health MSPH Mrs. Potato Head (toy) , Clinical Associate Professor, University of Washington, WA Environmental Health Research Monday, June 18 1:00-1:50pm Results from Effluent and Environmental Monitoring at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant The Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, or WIPP, is the world's first underground repository licensed to safely and permanently dispose of transuranic radioactive waste that is left from the research and production of nuclear weapons. Candice C. Jierree, RHSP RHSP Rental Housing Support Program (Australia) RHSP Registered Hazardous Substance Professional RHSP Right Handed Starting Pitcher , CHMM, STS (Synchronous Transport Signal) The electrical equivalent of the SONET optical signal. In SDH, the European counterpart of SONET, STS is known as STM (Synchronous Transport Module). , Senior Technical Consultant, Washington TRU TRU True TRU Thompson Rivers University (Canada) TRU Toys R Us TRU Transuranic TRU Teenage Research Unlimited TRU The Root Underground (gaming clan) TRU Transuranium TRU Transformer Rectifier Unit Solutions LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control , NM 2:00-2:50pm Data Rich/Data Poor: What We Have Learned (and Don't Yet Know) About Consumers and Safe Food Handling Shelley Feist feist also fice n. Chiefly Southern U.S. A small mongrel dog. [Variant of obsolete fist, short for fisting dog, from Middle English fisting, , Executive Director, Partnership for Food Safety Education, Washington, DC Sheryl C. Cates n. pl. 1. Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food; delicacies; dainties. Cates for which Apicius could not pay. - Shurchill. Choicest cates and the fiagon's best spilth. - R. Browning. , Research Policy Analyst, RTI International, NC CDR (1) See CD-R and extension. (2) (Call Detail Reporting) See call accounting. (3) (Common Data Rate) A standard sampling rate for digital video for 480i and 576i systems. The rate is 13.5 MHz. See ITU-R BT. Janice Adams King, RN, MS, Public Health/Affairs Specialist, USPHS, USDA USDA, n.pr See United States Department of Agriculture. , MD 3:00-3:50pm The Education and Training of Environmental Health Practitioners in the United Kingdom: "Vision 2012" and the "Internationalism" of Environmental Health Peter N. Wright, UK Chartered EH Practitioner, Consultant, United Kingdom 4:00-4:50pm An Environmental Health Fulbright Teaching and Living Experience in Ukraine Darryl B. Barnett, MPH, DrPH, RS, DAAS, Department of EH Science Chair, Eastern Kentucky University, KY Environmental Health Tracking Monday, June 18 1:00-1:50pm Environmental Public Health Tracking 101 Becky Dawson, MPH, Director, ASTHO ASTHO Association of State and Territorial Health Officials , Washington, DC 2:00-2:50pm Survey Results and Training Options for Environmental Public Health Professionals in Environmental Public Health Tracking Karen Roof, Consultant, Kroof EnviroHealth Consulting, CO Anne Savage Venner Venner is a surname, and may refer to:
This page or section lists people with the surname Venner. , EPHT EPHT Environmental Public Health Tracking (CDC) Contractor, CDC, GA 3:00-3:50pm Disease Mapping in Florida: Using the Rapid Inquiry Facility to Evaluate Birth Defects birth defects, abnormalities in physical or mental structure or function that are present at birth. They range from minor to seriously deforming or life-threatening. A major defect of some type occurs in approximately 3% of all births. Around NPL 1. NPL - New Programming Language. IBM's original (temporary) name for PL/I, changed due to conflict with England's "National Physical Laboratory." MPL and MPPL were considered before settling on PL/I. Sammet 1969, p.542. 2. Sites Greg Kearney, DrPH, MPH, RS, Environmental Epidemiologist, Florida Dept. of Health, FL 4:00-4:50pm Healthy Brookline--Volume X Environmental Health Indicators Patrick Maloney, MPAH, RS, CHO CHO Carbohydrate (chemical formla Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen) CHO Chinese Hamster Ovary CHO Chemical Hygiene Officer CHO Chief Health Officer (corporate title) , Assistant Director of Public Health, Chief of EH, Brookline Public Health Dept., MA Food Safety and Protection, See Page 19 General Environmental Health Monday, June 18 1:00-1:50pm Managing for Results--Developing a Workable Outcome Strategy Fully Supported by an Industry-Accepted Cost/Fee Recovery System David F. Ludwig, MPH, RS, Manager, Maricopa County Environmental Services, AZ 2:00-2:50pm Improving Environmental Health Services with Internet-Based Tools Maria Mayes, Director of Marketing, Decade Software Company, LLC, CA 3:00-3:50pm Dealing with Difficult People: How to Survive the CAVE (Citizens Against Virtually Everything)! LuAnn Watson, County Sanitarian/NPS Director, Morton County LEP/NPS, KS 4:00-4:50pm Negotiation Skills for Environmental Public Health Professionals Brian Collins, MS, REHS, DAAS, Director of Health, City of Plano, TX Thursday, June 21 8:30-9:20am A Brief History of the Rise of the Sanitarian Profession: Influences of War, Politics, and Industrialization industrialization Process of converting to a socioeconomic order in which industry is dominant. The changes that took place in Britain during the Industrial Revolution of the late 18th and 19th century led the way for the early industrializing nations of western Europe and Robert W. Powitz, PhD, MPH, RS, CFSP, DLAAS, Forensic Sanitarian, R.W. Powitz & Associates, PC, CT 9:30-10:20am Environment and Health--Making the Connection Joel Coyne, REHS, Registered EH Specialist, Bernards Township Health Dept., NJ 10:30-11:20am The Seven Most Important Things I've Learned in Environmental Health Bob Custard, REHS, EH Manager, Alexandria Health Dept., VA 1:00-1:50pm Environmental Health in the "Broadest" Sense: Obesity and the Built Environment Shari McMahan, PhD, Professor and Chair, California State University Enrollment  Fullerton, CA
2:00-2:50pm Innovative Land Use Planning
Land use planning is the term used for a branch of public policy which encompasses various disciplines which seek to order and regulate the use of land in an efficient and ethical way. and Design for Health and Climate Change Karen Roof, Consultant, Kroof EnviroHealth Consulting, CO Ngozi T. Oleru, PhD, MS, EH Director, Seattle/King County Health Dept., WA 3:00-3:50pm Safe Body Piercing body piercing Body image A disruption of a mucocutaneous surface with jewelry or dangling artifices. See Tattoos. : Choosing the Safe Piercer Gina M. Vallone-Hood, Environmental Manager, Florida Dept. of Health, FL Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm GIS Applications in Environmental Health--Protecting Public Health Through Healthy Environments Donald Irwin, Public Health Sanitarian III, Nassau County Dept. of Health, NY Paul Young, Public Health Sanitarian II, Nassau County Dept. of Health, NY 2:45-3:35pm High Risk Community Mapping for Public Health Action: A Methodology Using GIS Community-Based Maps and Community Risk Rank Tables Nicole A. Wynter, MPhl, Regional EH Officer, North East Regional Health Authority, Jamaica 3:45-4:35pm Spatial Analysis of Cancer-Pesticide Linkage in the Eastern Shore of Maryland The Eastern Shore of Maryland is composed of the state's nine counties east of the Chesapeake Bay. The counties are Caroline County, Cecil County, Dorchester County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Somerset County, Talbot County, Wicomico County, Worcester County. Isoken T. Aighewi, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, University of Maryland Eastern Shore University of Maryland Eastern Shore, located on 776 acres (2.5 km²) in Princess Anne, Maryland, is part of the University System of Maryland. The school was founded in 1886 by through the offices of the Delaware Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church and was known as , MD CONTINUING EDUCATION continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). CREDITS Earn up to 24 hours of NEHA NEHA National Environmental Health Association NEHA National Executive Housekeepers Association NEHA Northern Estates Homeowners Association (Indianapolis, Indiana) continuing education (CE) contact hours by attending the educational sessions at the NEHA AEC & Exhibition (visiting the exhibition alone qualifies you for up to two CE contact hours)! This is enough to meet your full two-year NEHA professional credential requirement. CE forms will be available in the Registration area. CE units have also been requested for correlating portions of the conference from the: American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH); American Dietetic Association The American Dietetic Association (ADA) is the United States' largest organization of food and nutrition professionals, with nearly 65,000 members. Approximately 75 % of ADA's members are registered dietitians and about 4 % are dietetic technicians, registered. (ADA Ada, city, United States Ada (ā`ə), city (1990 pop. 15,820), seat of Pontotoc co., S central Okla.; inc. 1904. It is a large cattle market and the center of a rich oil and ranch area. ); American Indoor Air Quality Council The American Indoor Air Quality Council is a not-for-profit environmental organization founded in 1993. It provides professional certification programs for the indoor air quality industry (IAQ). (AmIAQC); and National Environmental, Safety & Health Training Association (NESHTA). Hazardous Materials and Toxic Substances Wednesday, June 20 1:00-1:50pm Meth Lab Update Speaker TBA 2:00-2:50pm Haz-Matters--A County-Wide Multi-Agency Perspective to Hazardous Materials Response Christopher P. Merkel, REHS, EH Specialist, Camden County Health Dept., NJ Vince Barber, Senior EH Specialist, Camden County Health Dept., NJ 3:00-3:50pm Trends and Consideration for Multi-Lingual Hazmat Compliance Prabhu Natarajan, Director of Strategic Alliances and Product Marketing, 3E Company, CA 4:00-4:50pm Ten Years of Brownfields: How Involved Have Local Health Departments Been? LCDR LCDR abbr. lieutenant commander Gary Perlman, MPH, RS, EH Officer, USPHS, ATSDR ATSDR Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry , MA Laurel A. Berman, MS, PhD, Oak Ridge Research Fellow, ATSDR Brownfields Project, ATSDR Region 5, IL Deborah Orr, Brownfields Coordinator, EPA Region 5, IL Thursday, June 21 8:30-9:20am The Resurgence of Nuclear Power from a Local Environmental Health Perspective: Chernobyl Twenty Years TWENTY YEARS. The lapse of twenty years raises a presumption of certain facts, and after such a time, the party against whom the presumption has been raised, will be required to prove a negative to establish his rights. 2. Later Daniel D. Sprau, DrPH, Associate Professor, East Carolina University, NC 9:30-10:20am When the Siren Sounds: Review of the Blue Grass Army Depot Blue Grass Army Depot is a chemical weapon and standard munitions storage facility located at Richmond, Kentucky, operated by the United States Army. It stores a small stockpile of chemical agents, comprising 523 tons of nerve agents GB (sarin) and VX, and mustard gas, or about two Demilitarization de·mil·i·ta·rize tr.v. de·mil·i·ta·rized, de·mil·i·ta·riz·ing, de·mil·i·ta·riz·es 1. To eliminate the military character of. 2. of Chemical Weapons and Community Preparation for a Chemical Stockpile Emergency Steve Konkel, PhD, AICP AICP American Institute of Certified Planners AICP Association of Independent Commercial Producers AICP Association of Islamic Charitable Projects (Philadelphia, PA) AICP Association of Insurance Compliance Professionals , FRIPH, Associate Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, KY Bryan G. Makinen, MPH, Director of the Instant Care Center and Occupational Medicine Center, Pattie A. Clay Regional Medical Center, KY 10:30-11:20am Speaker and Topic TBA 1:00-1:50pm Biological Monitoring of Chemical Exposure: Practical Applications Crispin H. Pierce, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Clair, WI 2:00-2:50pm New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of to Florida: Safe Movement and Treatment of Anthrax anthrax (ăn`thrăks), acute infectious disease of animals that can be secondarily transmitted to humans. It is caused by a bacterium (Bacillus anthracis Waste Edith Coulter, MPH, Environmental Administrator, Florida Dept. of Health, FL 3:00-3:50pm Pilot Biomonitoring Study in New Hampshire New Hampshire, one of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (S), Vermont, with the Connecticut R. forming the boundary (W), the Canadian province of Quebec (NW), and Maine and a short strip of the Atlantic Ocean (E). to Explore Arsenic Levels in Participant's Urine and Private Bedrock Well Water: Preliminary Findings John Dreisig, MPH, Toxicologist, New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories, NH Indoor Air Quality Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am New EPA Flood Cleanup Materials and Key Messages on Flood Cleanup for Low Literacy Audiences Laura Kolb, MPH, EH Scientist, EPA, Washington, DC 9:30-10:20am Personal Sampling of Bioaerosols in Teachers Nancy Simcox, MS, Research Industrial Hygienist, University of Connecticut Health Center The University of Connecticut Health Center is located on the site of the old O'Meara farms in the Farmington Heights section of Farmington, Connecticut. It is home to the University of Connecticut's schools of medicine, dental medicine, and graduate school in biomedical science. , CT Paula Schenck, MPH, Assistant Director, University of Connecticut Health Center, CT Laura Kolb, MPH, EH Scientist, EPA, Washington, DC 10:30-11:20am Indoor Air Quality Improvements Utilizing Environmentally-Friendly Building Materials James M. Speckhart, MS, Industrial Hygienist, The EI Group, Inc., NC 1:00-1:50pm Does Swimming in Indoor Pools Cause Asthma? A Critical Review of the State of the Science and Recommendations for a Path Forward Sean M. Hays, MS, President, Summit Toxicology, CO 2:00-2:50pm School Environments and Health: Using EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools Program to Face Indoor Air Quality Challenges in an Urban District Paula Schenck, MPH, Assistant Director, University of Connecticut Health Center, CT 3:00-3:50pm A Health Department's Perspective on Handling Mold Investigations and Indoor Air Quality Nancy A. Wilson, Senior EH Specialist, Camden County Division of Health, NJ Robert Lentine, Assistant Chief Sanitary Inspector, Camden County Division of Health, NJ 4:00-4:50pm Heterogeneous Reactions of d-Limonene and Ozone on Activated Carbon in Indoor Air Quality Applications Tricia A. Metts, PhD, REHS, Assistant Professor, East Tennessee State University East Tennessee State University (ETSU) is an accredited American university, founded October 21911 and located in Johnson City, Tennessee. It is part of the Tennessee Board of Regents system of colleges and universities. , TN Thursday, June 21 8:30-9:20am Public Awareness of Indoor Air Quality Problems in Residential Buildings Raeyd M. Aldakheel, PhD, Assistant Professor, King Saud University King Saud University (جامعة الملك سعود) is Saudi Arabia's oldest and premier university, located in the capital Riyadh. , Saudi Arabia 9:30-10:20am Radon radon (rā`dŏn), gaseous radioactive chemical element; symbol Rn; at. no. 86; mass no. of most stable isotope 222; m.p. about −71°C;; b.p. −61.8°C;; density 9.73 grams per liter at STP; valence usually 0. Community Health Assessment Wade T. Sparkman, Director of EH, Nassau County Health Dept., FL Indoor Air Quality (Thursday cont.) 10:30-11:20am Carbon Monoxide carbon monoxide, chemical compound, CO, a colorless, odorless, tasteless, extremely poisonous gas that is less dense than air under ordinary conditions. It is very slightly soluble in water and burns in air with a characteristic blue flame, producing carbon dioxide; : Silent, Invisible, and Deadly LCDR Allison Stock, PhD, MPH, CO Activity Lead and Toxicologist, USPHS, CDC, GA 1:00-1:50pm Variability of Radon Measurements in Schools Chrystine Kelly, Environmental Protection Specialist, Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment, CO Douglas L. Kladder, Director, Center for Environmental Research and Technology, CO 2:00-2:50pm Impact of Human Traffic on Spatial Distribution Patterns of Indoor Particulate Matter John J. Bang, MD, PhD, Research Scientist, North Carolina Central University History NCCU was chartered in 1909 and opened in 1910 as the National Religious Training School and Chautauqua under the leadership of President James E. Shepard. , NC 3:00-3:50pm Risk Associated with Microbial microbial pertaining to or emanating from a microbe. microbial digestion the breakdown of organic material, especially feedstuffs, by microbial organisms. Contamination in Health Care Facilities: A Mixed Model for Fungal and Bacterial Contamination Michael D. Larranaga, PhD, PE, CIH, CSP (1) (Certified Systems Professional) An earlier award for successful completion of an ICCP examination in systems development. See ICCP. (2) (Commerce Service P , Assistant Professor, University of North Texas Health Science Center, TX Injury Prevention/Occupational Health Monday, June 18 1:00-1:50pm Depart Smart: Safer, Healthier International Deployments and Responses Lewis C. Chosewood, MD, Director, CDC, GA 2:00-2:50pm Development of an Occupational Health Program for an Afghan Workforce on a U.S. Installation CAPT Patricia Rohrbeck, Preventive Medicine preventive medicine, branch of medicine dealing with the prevention of disease and the maintenance of good health practices. Until recently preventive medicine was largely the domain of the U.S. Officer, U.S. Air Force, AE 3:00-3:50pm Occupational Health Hazards Associated with Developing-Nation Military Operations--Soto Cano Air Base, Comyagua, Republic of Honduras Glenn T. Berckman, CIH, CSP, Industrial Hygienist, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine-North, MD [Invited] 4:00-4:50pm The Public Health Approach and the Indian Health Service The Indian Health Service (IHS) is an Operating Division (OPDIV) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services responsible for providing federal health services to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Injury Prevention Program CDR Donald B. Williams, REHS, MPH, DAAS, Injury Prevention Specialist, USPHS, IHS IHS (I.H.S.) first three letters of Greek spelling of Jesus; also taken as acronym of Iesus Hominum Salvator ‘Jesus, Savior of Mankind.’ [Christian Symbolism: Brewer Dictionary, 480] See : Christ IHS , AZ Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm Environmental Health and Mitigating Workplace Hazards for Adolescents in a Rural Setting Adenike Bitto, MD, MPH, DrPH, CHES, FRIPH, Epidemiologist and Associate Professor of Health, East Stroudsburg University, PA 2:45-3:35pm Speaker and Topic TBA 3:45-4:35pm Fighting Wild Land Fires Under the Incident Command System: How and Why It Works J. Shannon Swann, PhD, RS, Health Officer, Lake Mead National Recreational Area, NV Institutions and Schools Environmental Health Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm Emergency Management: Needs and Training for Centralized School Foodservice Operations Theresa Stretch, MS, RD, CFSP, Food and Nutrition Food and Nutrition See also cheese; dining; milk. accubation Rare. the act or habit of reclining at meals. alimentology Medicine. thescience of nutrition. allotriophagy Pathology. Specialist, National Food Service Management Institute, MS 2:45-3:35pm Food-Safe Schools Action Guide Toolkit: It Takes a Team Solange Morrissette, National Coalition of Food-Safe Schools Facilitator, Food Service Director, National Coalition of Food-Safe Schools, RI Elizabeth Bugden, MS, School Food Safety Specialist, Kids First, Inc./Rhode Island Dept. of Education, RI Vanessa De Arman, Food Safety Project Specialist, NEHA, CO 3:45-4:35pm Environmental Health and Safety Risks Associated with Off-Campus Student-Tenant Housing at Brigham Young University Brigham Young University, at Provo, Utah; Latter-Day Saints; coeducational; opened as an academy in 1875 and became a university in 1903. It is noted for its law and business schools. Erin Johnson, MPH Candidate, Research Assistant, Brigham Young University, UT Emily Moody, Undergraduate Student, Brigham Young University, UT Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am Safety of School-Vended Foods Taraleen N. Malcolm, MPH, Regional Food Safety Coordinator, North East Regional Health Authority, Jamaica 9:30-10:20am Problem-Based Instruction in Environmental Health: Doing It and Doing It Right Tunde M. Akinmoladun, PhD, DAAS, FRSH FRSH Fellow of the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health FRSH Fellow of the Royal Society of Health , Associate Professor, Chicago State University, IL 10:30-11:20am Keeping Our Students Safe--A County Health Department Perspective on Providing Chemical Management Assisance to Local School Districts Christopher P. Merkel, REHS, EH Specialist, Camden County Dept. of Health, NJ Ray Franklin, REHS, EH Specialist, Camden County Dept. of Health, NJ 1:00-1:50pm Food Safety Requirements in USDA Child Nutrition Programs Marion L. Hinners, MS, Food Safety Specialist, USDA, VA 2:00-2:50pm The Effect of Food Safety Training on Food Safety Behaviors and Microbial Findings in Texas Childcare Centers Deanna M. Staskel, RD, LD, Doctoral Graduate Student, The University of Texas at Austin “University of Texas” redirects here. For other system schools, see University of Texas System. The University of Texas at Austin (often referred to as The University of Texas, UT Austin, UT, or Texas , TX Margaret E. Briley, PhD, RD, LD, Professor of Nutrition, The University of Texas at Austin, TX Institutions and Schools Environmental Health (Wednesday cont.) 3:00-3:50pm Moving Eastern Kentucky University Toward Becoming a "Green University": Strategic Planning as the Catalyst for Institutional Innovation Steve Konkel, PhD, AICP, FRIPH, Associate Professor, Eastern Kentucky University, KY Derek R. Adams, Masters Degree Candidate, Kentucky Division of Water, Environmental, and Public Protection Cabinet, KY 4:00-4:50pm How the 2005 Food Code Addresses the Protection of Highly Susceptible Populations from Foodborne Illness Glenda R. Lewis, MSPH, Retail Food Protection Team Leader, FDA, MD Solid Waste Monday, June 18 1:00-1:50pm The ATSDR Brownfields/Land Re-Use Public Health Involvement Triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. Tool Laurel A. Berman, MS, PhD, Oak Ridge Research Fellow, ATSDR Brownfields Project, ATSDR Region 5, IL LCDR Gary Perlman, MPH, RS, EH Officer, USPHS, ATSDR, MA LT Tarah S. Somers, RN, MSN/MPH, EH Officer, USPHS, ATSDR, Washington, DC 2:00-2:50pm ATSDR Brownfields Project: Incorporating Public Health in Brownfields Revitalization Through Indicator Analysis Laurel A. Berman, MS, PhD, Oak Ridge Research Fellow, ATSDR Brownfields Project, ATSDR Region 5, IL LCDR Gary Perlman, MPH, RS, EH Officer, USPHS, ATSDR, MA LT Tarah S. Somers, RN, MSN/MPH, EH Officer, USPHS, ATSDR, Washington, DC 3:00-3:50pm EPA's Brownfields Program and Region 3 Brownfields Success Stories EPA Region 3 Speaker TBA 4:00-4:50pm Land Revitalization Ed Chu, Acting Director, EPA Region 3, PA Onsite Wastewater Systems, See Page 20 Swimming Pools/Recreational Waters Section education jointly sponsored by NEHA and the Association of Pool and Spa Professionals' (APSP APSP Association of Pool and Spa Professionals APSP Advanced Programmable Signal Processor APSP Access Point Security Protocol (Cisco) ) Recreational Water Quality Committee Wednesday, June 20 APSP Sessions 8:30-9:20am Recreational Water Illness Training and Prevention Sam Fruia, MEd, Aquatic Administrator, Margaret M. Clark Aquatic Center, TX 9:30-10:20am Water Chemistry 101 Tom Seechuk, Market Manager, LaMotte Company, MD 10:30-11:20am Salt Water Generators Marty Fisher, National Sales Manager, Balboa Direct, CA NEHA Sessions 1:00-1:50pm What Really Happens at Aquatic Facilities Between Inspections? CAPT Charles S. Otto, III, MPA MPA medroxyprogesterone acetate. , RS, CFSP, Team Leader/Senior EH Officer, USPHS, CDC, GA 2:00-2:50pm Requirements for Recreational Water Disinfection disinfection, n the process of destroying pathogenic organisms or rendering them inert. disinfection, full oral cavity, n a procedure used to reduce active periodontal disease, usually completed within a certain short time frame. Equipment David R. Purkiss, General Manager, NSF International, MI 3:00-3:50pm National Model Aquatic Health Code and Risk Reduction Plan Douglas C. Sackett, Director, CDC's National Model Aquatic Health Code and Risk Reduction Plan Project; Assistant Bureau Director, New York State Department of Health, NY 4:00-4:50pm Current Technology and a Distrubuted Beach Monitoring Program Jon A. Dinneen, MEd, Associate Research Analyst, State of Connecticut Dept. of Public Health, CT Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness, See Page 18 Uniformed Services NEHA's Uniformed Services Environmental Health Affiliate will be providing educational sessions that are open to all registrants at no additional cost. The sessions will give attendees a unique opportunity to view environmental health issues from a uniformed services perspective. Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am H5N1 Avian Influenza Testing in Subsistence Harvested Birds LTJG LTJG abbr. lieutenant junior grade Brian Lefferts, REHS, Field EH Officer, Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation, AK 9:30-10:20am Combat Environmental Health: Civil-Military Humanitarian Operations During Operation Iraqi Freedom CAPT Ann Peden, REHS, U.S. Navy Reserve (Ret.), Registered EH Specialist, Santa Clara County Dept. of EH, CA 10:30-11:20am A Study of Hearing Protection Use in Industry and Construction: What Can the Military Learn About Improving Compliance? LT Stephanie C. Griffin, REHS, MS Candidate, Safety & EH Officer, USPHS, U.S Coast Guard, WA 1:00-1:50am Water System Vulnerability Assessment Considerations in the U.S. Army Europe Area of Responsibility 1st LT Sean P. Beeman, Environmental Science Officer, U.S. Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine Europe, AE 2:00-2:50pm Military Drinking Water Quality Standards: Historical Perspective, Relevance Today, and Application to Future Research and Development MAJ Thomas C. Timmes, PE, BCEE BCEE Banque et Caisse d'Epargne de l'Etat BCEE Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering BCEE Board Certified Environmental Engineer BCEE Business Connection Enterprise Edition (Sprint PCS) , PhD Candidate, Environmental Engineer, U.S. Army, PA 3:00-3:50pm Environmental and Occupational Health Education Opportunities Available at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences The university currently has two mottos: "Learning to Care For Those In Harm's Way" and "Providing Good Medicine In Bad Places." USU School of Medicine With an enrollment of approximately 167 students per class, USU School of Medicine is located in Bethesda, Maryland on the MAJ Timothy A. Kluchinsky, Jr., DrPH, MSPH, RS/REHS, RES, Assistant Professor, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, MD 4:00-4:50pm Evaluation of Safety and Environmental Health Programs: A Proposed Model for the U.S. Coast Guard LT Michael M. Quinn, REHS, CFSP, Safety & EH Officer, U.S. Coast Guard, VA Vector Control and Zoonotic Diseases Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm Cold Blooded Animals: Pathogens Versus Pets Gary R. Hague, REHS, CFSP, MSEH, Environmental Specialist, Broomfield Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Department of Health and Human Services, HHS , CO 2:45-3:35pm Safely Working with Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium fal·cip·a·rum n. A protozoan that causes falciparum malaria. Infected Mosquitoes Joshua D. Russell, EH & S Manager, Sanaria Inc., MD Stephen L. Hoffman, MD, Chief Executive and Scientific Officer, Sanaria Inc., MD 3:45-4:35pm Knowledge, Attitudes, Perceptions, and Practices of Residents of Port Maria with Respect to Leptospirosis leptospirosis (lĕp'təspīrō`sĭs), febrile disease caused by bacteria of the genus Leptospirae. The disease occurs in dogs, cattle, pigs, sheep, goats, and horses and is transmissible to humans. Albert P. Brown, MPH, Deputy Chief Public Health Inspector Public Health Inspectors as they are known in Canada are known as Environmental Health Officers internationally. Public Health Inspectors have a university degree in Applied Science and a national professional certificate in Public Health Inspection - C.P.H.I.(C). , North East Regional Health Authority, Jamaica Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am Bed Bugs: Are You Ready for the Challenge?--What You Need to Know Richard A. Cooper, MS, Technical Director, Cooper Pest Solutions, NJ 9:30-10:20am Speaker and Topic TBA 10:30-11:20am Speaker and Topic TBA Water Pollution Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am Speaker and Topic TBA 9:30-10:20am Toxic Algae algae (ăl`jē) [plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that : A Case Study From a Small Rural County in Washington State Mike McNickle, MPA, RS, Deputy Director, Jefferson County Public Health, WA 10:30-11:20am EPA Update: Epidemiology and Rapidly-Measured Indicators of Recreational Water Quality Elizabeth A. Sams, MSHSA, Epidemiologist, EPA, NC [Invited] Poster Session Tuesday morning, June 19 Visit www.neha.org in mid-April for the list of poster presenters. The Beach ... sail, catch some rays, enjoy the view ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vibrant Indoors and Out--That's Atlantic City! Famous 4 1/2-mile Boardwalk * Glittering hotels * Gorgeous beach * Fun attractions & arcades Gucci, Tiffany's, Burberry, and 63 more shops at the exciting new Pier Shops at Caesars The Pier Shops at Caesars is a shopping mall located on the four-story Pier at Caesars on the Atlantic City Boardwalk adjacent to Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey via second-story skybridge. The mall was formely the Shops on Ocean One mall. Cultural attractions * Fabulous entertainers * Steel Pier Amusements * Outdoor adventures Boardwalk souvenir shops and food outlets * And all those gamin gam·in n. An often homeless boy who roams about the streets; an urchin. [French.] gamin Noun a street urchin [French] Noun 1. tables and slot machines! Visit www.atlanticcitynj.com for Atlantic City visitor information. Nature ... shoot a round, take a hike, soak in the elements ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Travel Information Flying to the Conference Atlantic City International Airport Atlantic City International Airport (IATA: ACY, ICAO: KACY, FAA LID: ACY) is a public airport located nine miles (14 km) northwest of the central business district (CBD) of Atlantic City, in Atlantic County, New Jersey. -- Delta Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and U.S. Airways all fly into Atlantic City International Airport, which is about 20 minutes from the conference hotel. Philadelphia International Airport -- Most national airlines fly into Philadelphia International Airport, which is just 60 miles from Atlantic City. You may then reach Atlantic City by taking one of the Atlantic City van shuttle services; renting a car and driving to Atlantic City; or by taking the train right from the airport to the 30th Street Station, and then taking the frequent and inexpensive Atlantic City Line The Atlantic City Line (ACL) is run by New Jersey Transit between Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey. It runs over trackage that was controlled by both the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. directly to the convention center where free shuttles will take you to the nearby hotel. Three New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. Area Airports -- JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark airports are about 120 miles away. They may be an appealing alternative if you would like to visit the New York City area in conjunction with your trip to the conference. The national airlines fly into at least one of these airports, providing a wide array of schedule options. The Boardwalk ..., stroll down memory lane, hop on the carousel, listen to the sounds of the surf ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Driving to the Conference Three major highways provide quick access to Atlantic City from every direction for the one-third of the nation's population who live within a day's drive of the city. Distance from: New York 125 miles Philadelphia 60 miles Washington DC 195 miles [GRAPHIC OMITTED] Detailed travel information and directions are available at www.neha.org/AEC/2007 The Hotel Why are you going to love the Tropicana Atlantic City Casino and Resort? [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] * It's right on the famous Atlantic City Boardwalk, right on the beach. * You'll never need to leave the hotel--it's Atlantic City's, and New Jersey's, largest hotel. * You can enjoy ** 20 restaurants ** 30 shops ** many entertainment venues all at the Tropicana's fabulous new three-level Quarter, built to recall the golden days of Old Havana where the Tropicana was THE luxury resort. * Many, many more restaurants, shops, shows, casinos, and attractions are within blocks of the Tropicana, many just a pleasant walk or historic rolling chair ride down the Boardwalk along the beach. And, of course, there's the casino! RESERVE YOUR ROOM TODAY By phone: 1-800-247-8767, code HNEHA Online: www.neha.org/AEC/2007/hotel Conference rates: $119 North, South, & West Towers; $154 Havana Tower Gaming ... double down, go all in, spin the reels, hit a hot streak ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] TERRORISM AND ALL-HAZARDS PREPAREDNESS Monday, June 18 1:00-1:50pm Integrating Traditional Emergency Response Methods into the Local Health Department's Preparedness Procedures Kevin G. Sumner, MPH, Health Officer/Director, Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission, NJ 2:00-2:50pm Disaster Strikes-Environmental Health Responds: "Stories from the Field" Brian R. Golob, MS, REHS, CHMM, Senior Environmentalist environmentalist a person with an interest and knowledge about the interaction of humans and animals with the environment. , Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Dept., MN Cheryl Armstrong, Program Analyst, Saint Paul-Ramsey County Dept. of Public Health, MN 3:00-4:50pm Hitting the Targets: What the DHS DHS Department of Homeland Security (USA) DHS Department of Human Services DHS Department of Health Services DHS Demographic and Health Surveys DHS Dirhams (Morocco national currency) Target Capabilities Mean for Environmental Health Mitch Stripling, Preparedness Education Coordinator, Florida Dept. of Health, FL Heather Lake, EH Preparedness Manager, Florida Dept. of Health, FL Melanie Black, EH Planner, Florida Dept. of Health, FL Jennifer Williams, Hazard and Vulnerability Assessment Analyst, Florida Dept. of Health, FL Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm Integration of Amateur Radio Operators into the Evolving Public Health/Public Safety Network: Moving Towards a Working Relationship with "Ham" Radio Christopher A. Williams, MPA, Emergency Preparedness, Program Coordinator, Community Health Care Association of New York State, NY 2:45-4:35pm Breaking Through the Clutter: Effectiveness and Innovation in Communicating Environmental Health Jana L. Telfer, MA, Associate Director for Communication Science, CDC, GA Other Speakers TBA Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am Environmental Health and Hazmat: Delineating the Roles Stephen R. Tackitt, RS, MPH, DAAS, Health Officer, Barry-Eaton District Health Dept., MI Chris Weber, PhD, NREMT-B NREMT-B National Registry Emergency Medical Technician - Basic (standard) , Deputy Director, Washtenaw County Hazmat Team, MI 9:30-10:20am Forming an All-Hazard Environmental Health Strike Team Roger A. Wesley, MS, RS/REHS, EH Supervisor, Burke County EH, NC Kenneth Anthony, Director, Burke County Emergency Management, NC 10:30-11:20am Cary, North Carolina Cary is the second largest municipality in Wake County, North Carolina and the third largest municipality in The Triangle (North Carolina) behind Raleigh and Durham. It is the seventh largest municipality in North Carolina. : Public Water Supply at Risk--Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink! Andre C. Pierce, MPA, RS, Director, Wake County, NC 1:00-1:10pm Introduction to Food Defense Jason Bashura, MPH, RS, Public Health Emergency Response Coordinator and NEHA Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness Technical Section Co-Chair, Naugatuck Valley Health District, CT 1:10-1:50pm Protecting the Food Supply: Raising Awareness on Food Defense Marion V. Allen, Food Defense Outreach Coordinator, FDA, MD 2:00-2:50pm Agroterrorism: Awareness, Preparedness, and Building a Local Multidisciplinary Response and Recovery Capacity Gary Erbeck, MPH, REHS, Director, County of San Diego, CA Jerry R. Gillespie, DVM DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. DVM abbr. Doctor of Veterinary Medicine DVM Doctor of Veterinary Medicine. , PhD, Director, University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis, commonly known as UC Davis, is one of the ten campuses of the University of California, and was established as the University Farm in 1905. , CA 3:00-3:50pm Food Defense--Protecting Vulnerable Populations in Nutrition Assistance Programs Is Everyone's Business Marion L. Hinners, MS, Food Safety Specialist, USDA, VA 4:00-4:50pm Achieving All-Hazards Preparedness and Response: Review of Joint NEHA and Michigan State University Department of Homeland Security Noun 1. Department of Homeland Security - the federal department that administers all matters relating to homeland security Homeland Security executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Survey Results Omar Keith Helferich, MS, PhD, Professor, Michigan State and Central Michigan University Central Michigan University, at Mount Pleasant, Mich.; coeducational; est. 1892 as a normal school, became Central State Teachers College in 1927, achieved university status in 1959. The university maintains a forest that is used for botanical and biological research. , MI John E. Griggs, PhD, Managing Partner, Griggs and Associates, LLC, MI Thursday, June 21 8:30-9:20am Public Health Leadership Initiative for Emergency Response (PHLI-ER): A Case-Based Leadership Training Program Rebecca E. Baron, REHS, Program Assistant, New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness, NJ Drew Harris, DPM (Documents Per Minute) The number of paper documents that can be processed in one minute. , MPH, Assistant Director, New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness, NJ Concetta C. Polonsky, CHES, Program Development Specialist, New Jersey Center for Public Health Preparedness, NJ 9:30-10:20am Defining the Roles and Functions for Environmental Health Specialists in Northwest Ohio During Emergencies Niki Lemin, RS, MS, Program Manager, The Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. , OH Aaron B. Otis, RS, MPH, Disaster Coordinator, Northwest Ohio Public Health, OH 10:30-11:20am Developing a Preparedness Curriculum for Our Region Adenike Bitto, MD, MPH, DrPH, CHES, FRIPH, Epidemiologist and Associate Professor of Health, East Stroudsburg University, PA Michelle S. Davis, PhD, Public Health Consultant, PA 1:00-2:50pm Environmental Public Health Emergency Response--"What's in Your Bag?" Cory Frank, Community Health Consultant and EHRT EHRT Extreme High Response Technology (Airtronics Inc.) Coordinator, Iowa Dept. of Public Health, IA Mitch Stripling, Preparedness Education Coordinator, Florida Dept. of Health, FL CAPT Mark D. Miller, RS, MPH, Senior EH Officer, USPHS, CDC, GA Stephanie D. Carey, Health Officer, Montgomery Township Health Dept., NJ 3:00-3:50pm Preparing for TAP with a Tapped-Out Budget: How to Continue Preparedness When Funding Has Been Cut Michele Samarya-Timm, MA, CHES, REHS, DAAS, Health Officer, Health Educator, Franklin Township Health Dept., NJ Highlighted Speaker Kevin G. Sumner Kevin G. Sumner, MPH, is the Health Officer and Director of the Middle-Brook Regional Health Commission, a local public health agency that provides public and environmental health services to six municipalities in central New Jersey. He has worked there for the past 22 years. Mr. Sumner has been actively involved in emergency response and emergency medicine, which has led to the development of relationships with traditional emergency response agencies and has enhanced the ability of his health department to respond to, and participate in, emergency events. He will share with attendees these experiences and provide tools and strategies to improve health department emergency response. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Highlighted Speaker Jana L. Telfer Jana L. Telfer, MA, is the Associate Director for Communication Science at CDC's National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry disease registry Public health A surveillance system that collects and maintains structured records on the new cases of a specific disease or condition for a specified time period and population; a DR analyzes, and interprets data those with a common illness or . Ms. Telfer presented at last year's AEC & Exhibition, speaking about communications after catastrophe. This year, she will be talking about effective and innovative ways to communicate environmental health messages. The presentation will cover topics such as electronic media (Web design and usability, technological innovations) and health communication (message development, risk communication). [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After attending these sessions, you will be able to: *** Explore creative, thoughtful, and FLEXIBLE ways of addressing staffing, workforce development, material resource shortages, and time management issues which may arise during preparedness planning and response. *** Identify some of the key planning, response, and recovery aspects of a variety of emergency situations. *** Explore ways to improve the planning, response, and recovery aspects of an all-hazards event. *** Examine recent food defense related projects and proposals and identify what is being done to address, educate, and promote food defense awareness. *** Address the critical issue of communications--from equipment, message development, and media/public relations perspectives, and what role the environmental health professional plays. FOOD SAFETY AND PROTECTION Monday, June 18 1:00-1:50pm Food Safety Education and Outreach: Communication Strategies for Reaching At-Risk Populations CDR Janice Adams-King, RN, MS, Public Health/Affairs Specialist, USPHS, USDA, MD Katherine M. Kosa, MS, Research Analyst, RTI International, NC 2:00-2:50pm Clostridium perfringens Clostridium per·frin·gens or Clostridium welchii n. Gas bacillus. Clostridium perfringens Infectious disease An anaerobic gram-positive spore-forming rod, widely distributed in nature and present in the Food Poisoning food poisoning, acute illness following the eating of foods contaminated by bacteria, bacterial toxins, natural poisons, or harmful chemical substances. It was once customary to classify all such illnesses as "ptomaine poisoning," but it was later discovered that Associated with Chili, Reno, Nevada, 2006 Lei Chen, PhD, Senior Epidemiologist, Washoe County District Health Dept., NV Kathleen Hanley, REHS, Senior Environmentalist, Washoe County District Health Dept., NV 3:00-3:50pm Specialty Foods--Raw! Raw! Raw!: Identifying and Understanding Raw or Undercooked Ethnic Foods Janet Anderberg, RS, Public Health Advisor, Washington State Dept. of Health, WA 4:00-4:50pm ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 22000: A New, Unique International Standard Intended to Attain Greater Management of Food Safety Practice Gary E. Coleman, REHS, MS, MEH MEH Miniszterelnöki Hivatal MEH Midwest Express Holdings Inc. MEH Modern European History (Advanced Placement Test) MEH Mount Elizabeth Hospital MEH Marine Electronic Highway MEH Moorfields Eye Hospital MEH Make Everything Happen , CFSP, DAAS, Global Manager-Food Safety, Underwriters Laboratories Inc, NC Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm Process-Based Auditing: Creating a Culture of Food Safety in Retail Supermarkets Mary J. Weaver, Technical Manager, NSF International, MI Lori Hodge, Senior Manager, Winn Dixie, FL 2:45-4:35pm Panel: Handwashing on Trial Moderator: Jim Mann, Executive Director, Handwashing for Life Institute, IL Invited Panelists: Gary Ades, PhD, President, G & L Consulting Group, LLC, AR Lee Budd, President, PrepCheck Food Safety Services, NJ Dion Lerman, CFSP, Education & Training Consultant, The Handwashing Leadership Forum and EH Program Specialist, Penn State Cooperative Extension, IL William D. Marler, JD, Attorney/Managing Partner, Marler Clark, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , PS, WA Denis Denis, king of Portugal: see Diniz. Stearns, JD, Attorney, Marler Clark, LLP, PS, WA Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am Nanotechnology, Food Safety, and the Food Industry Lisa Mauer, PhD, Associate Professor, Purdue University, IN 9:30-11:20am Panel: Popeye Was Right--But Spinach Is Better Without E. coli E. coli: see Escherichia coli. E. coli in full Escherichia coli Species of bacterium that inhabits the stomach and intestines. E. coli can be transmitted by water, milk, food, or flies and other insects. O 157:H7 Moderator: Vince Radke. MPH, REHS, CFSP, Sanitarian, CDC, GA Invited Panelists: Jeff Farrar, DVM, PhD, MPH, Branch Chief, California Dept. of Health Services, CA CDR Richard Gelting, PE, PhD, Environmental Engineer, CDC, GA CAPT Thomas A. Hill, RS, CFSP, EH Officer, USPHS, FDA, MD Arthur Liang, MD, MPH, Director of the Food Safety Initiative, CDC, GA 1:00-1:50pm Preparing for Food Safety Emergencies Through the International Food Safety Authorities Network (INFOSAN) and the Five Keys to Safer Food Program Margaret Miller, PhD, RN, Scientist, World Health Organization, Switzerland 2:00-2:50pm CIFOR CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research (Indonesia) : The Council to Improve Foodborne Outbreak Response Donald J. Sharp, MD, DTM DTM dermatophyte test medium. & H, Acting Director of the Food Safety Office, CDC, GA Larry Marcum, JD, Manager, NEHA, CO 3:00-3:50pm Neurotoxic neurotoxic pertaining to or emanating from a neurotoxin. neurotoxic state a case of poisoning by a neurotoxin. neurotoxic adjective Shellfish Poisoning from Recreationally-Harvested Clams in Florida, 2006 Roberta M. Hammond, PhD, RS, Food and Waterborne Disease Coordinator, Florida Dept. of Health, FL 4:00-4:50pm Evaluation of ATP ATP: see adenosine triphosphate. ATP in full adenosine triphosphate Organic compound, substrate in many enzyme-catalyzed reactions (see catalysis) in the cells of animals, plants, and microorganisms. Bioluminescence bioluminescence (bī'ōl  'mĭnĕs`əns), production of light by living organisms. Testing for the Rapid Assessment
of Equipment and Utensil Cleanliness in Restaurants
Paul B. Allwood, PhD, MPH, RS, Epidemiologist Principal, Minnesota Dept. of Health, MN Thursday, June 21 8:30-9:20am Transferring the Knowledge--Food Safety Employee Training Programs LeAnn Chuboff, Director of Science and Regulatory Relations, National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, IL 9:30-10:20am Options for Controlling Norovirus from Farm-to-Fork in Ready-to-Eat Food CAPT Wendy L. Fanaselle, MS, RS, DAAS, Consumer Safety Officer, USPHS, FDA, MD 10:30-11:20am Beyond Enforcement: Techniques for Compliance Control in Food Safety Steven J. Lipton, MEd, LEHP LEHP Lions Eye Health Program (Oak Brook, IL) , CFSP, President, Biotest Services Inc., IL 1:00-1:50pm Fundamentals of Water Activity and Their Usefulness in Conducting Food Service Inspections and Audits Robert W. Powitz, PhD, MPH, RS, CFSP, DLAAS, Forensic Sanitarian, R. W. Powitz & Associates, PC, CT 2:00-2:50pm Illness, Investigation, and Information--A Case Study of Foodborne Illness Response Barbara Kowalcyk, MA, Co-Founder, Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention, PA Patti Waller, MS, Epidemiologist, Marler Clark, LLC, PS, WA 3:00-3:50pm Enhancing Food Program Capacity with Meaningful Measurements: The 2006 Samuel J. Crumbine Consumer Protection Award Winner Lila Wickham, RN, MS, EH Director, Multnomah County Health Dept., OR Jon Kawaguchi, REHS, EH Director, Multnomah County Health Dept., OR James Mack, MPA, RS, Foodborne Disease Outbreak Investigator/Oregon EHS-Net Site Coordinator, Oregon State Health Division, OR Highlighted Panel--E. coli Spinach Outbreak An expert panel of regulatory, industry, and other partners will provide insight on the detection and response to the 2006 E. coli 0157:H7 foodborne disease outbreak associated with spinach. This will be followed by a discussion on how to possibly improve future detection and response, and how this can shape prevention activities. Attendees will have an opportunity to participate in a closing question and answer period. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Highlighted Speaker Margaret Miller Margaret Miller, PhD, RN, is currently assigned to the Department of Food Safety, Zoonoses Zoonoses Infections of humans caused by the transmission of disease agents that naturally live in animals. People become infected when they unwittingly intrude into the life cycle of the disease agent and become unnatural hosts. , and Foodborne Disease at the World Health Organization (WHO). Dr. Miller has worked for the U.S. FDA since 1989 and has held several different positions within the agency, including Deputy Director for Human Food Safety in the Office of New Animal Drug Evaluation. Dr. Miller's presentation will provide attendees with an international perspective on food contamination, and acquaint attendees with the International Food Safety Authority Network (INFOSAN), a network developed by WHO to provide rapid access to information during food safety emergencies. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After attending these sessions, you will be able to: *** Identify key response and coordination issues applicable to multi-jurisdictional foodborne outbreaks. *** Explore new strategies, formats, and technologies in food safety and protection. *** Cultivate opportunities for improved food safety and protection across all industry sectors, government and non-government organizations, and other industry stakeholders. *** Examine examples of innovative and effective food safety and protection training programs. ONSITE WASTEWATER SYSTEMS Monday, June 18 1:00-1:50pm University of Minnesota (body, education) University of Minnesota - The home of Gopher. http://umn.edu/. Address: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Infiltrator Study Sara H. Christopherson, MS, PhD Candidate, Extension Engineer and Instructor, University of Minnesota, MN 2:00-2:50pm Why Do Septic Systems Fail? Vincent Agovino, RS, PhD, Health Officer, Managing Member, A.V. Agovino Associates, LLC, NJ 3:00-3:50pm Development of Institutional and Government Onsite Wastewater Management Programs for Sensitive Ecological Environments: A Case Study of the New Jersey Pinelands Approach Mary Clark, Project Director, Stone Environmental, Inc., VT 4:00-4:50pm The Pinelands Alternate Design Wastewater Treatment Systems Pilot Program: Technology Performance Data and Onsite System Management Strategies Edward Wengrowski, REHS, Wastewater Management Coordinator, New Jersey Pinelands Commission, NJ Tuesday, June 19 1:00-1:50pm Using Onsite Technology to Build Cost-Effective Community Sewage Systems in Subdivisions Douglas J. Ebelherr, LEHP, REHS, Vice President, Chase Environmental Services, IL 2:45-3:35pm Point-of-Sale Inspections--Do They Make a Difference? Elizabeth M. Dietzmann, JD, Attorney at Law, MO 3:45-4:35pm Harris County Texas Onsite Monitoring Program John Blount, PE, Deputy Director, Harris County Public Infrastructure Dept., TX Wednesday, June 20 8:30-9:20am Computer Program for Installer Recertification recertification Recredentialing Graduate education A process in which a professional is periodically re-evaluated–eg, every 10 yrs by an accrediting body to assure continued provision of safe, high-quality health care : Development, Implementation, and Evaluation Sam Dunn, RS, EH Specialist II, Arkansas Dept. of Health and Human Services, AK 9:30-10:20am Creating a Sustainable Wastewater Management Framework Through Implementation of Decentralized de·cen·tral·ize v. de·cen·tral·ized, de·cen·tral·iz·ing, de·cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To distribute the administrative functions or powers of (a central authority) among several local authorities. Management Concepts Brent Reagor, RS, Deputy Director, Town of Acton, MA 10:30-11:20am Computers and Septic Inspections Herbert Yardley, Director/Health Officer, Sussex County Dept. of Health and Human Services, NJ 1:00-1:50pm Performance Decision Tree for Crow Wing County, Minnesota Crow Wing County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of 2000, the population was 55,099. Its county seat is Brainerd6. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 2,995 km² (1,157 mi²). Richard J. Otis, PhD, PE, DEE, Senior Associate, Ayres Associates, WI 2:00-2:50pm Instituting Septic System Management in New Jersey Fred Bowers, MS, PhD, Research Scientist, New Jersey Dept. of Environmental Protection, NJ 3:00-3:50pm Water and Wastewater in Rural America: Meeting Needs Efficiently and Effectively Jim Maras Maraş: see Kahramanmaraş, Turkey. , Deputy Assistant Administrator, USDA, Washington, DC 4:00-4:50pm EPA Update: The Latest from the Office of Wastewater Management Joyce Hudson, Environmental Engineer, Decentralized Program Manager, EPA, Washington, DC Optional Field Trip Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems in the New Jersey Pinelands Tuesday, June 19 (7:30am-12:00noon) This field trip will take you into the New Jersey Pinelands, America's First National Reserve. This unique one million acre region is home to 92 threatened or endangered plants and 43 threatened or endangered animals. This vast region is underlain un·der·lain v. Past participle of underlie. by the 17.7 trillion-gallon Kirkwood-Cohansey aquifer, which contains enough fresh water to cover all of New Jersey to a depth of 10 feet. Development pressures are intense in this region due to its proximity to Atlantic City, Philadelphia, and New York. However, water resources in the Pinelands are protected by a combination of land use and water quality programs. One such program requires the use of advanced onsite wastewater treatment technologies that attenuate To reduce the force or severity; to lessen a relationship or connection between two objects. In Criminal Procedure, the relationship between an illegal search and a confession may be sufficiently attenuated as to remove the confession from the protection afforded by the nitrogen levels from onsite wastewater systems. Field trip hosts will show and discuss: * biological nutrient reducing (BNR BNR Bulgarian National Radio BNR Banca Nationala a României (National Bank of Romania) BNR Biological Nutrient Removal (sewage treatment) BNR Bell Northern Research BNR Body Not Recovered BNR Big Nerd Ranch ) treatment technologies required in the Pinelands * onsite wastewater treatment site selection criteria (soil testing requirements) * the fate of nitrogen in conventional (septic) and BNR wastewater systems * what to look for when inspecting a BNR system installation * operation, maintenance, and monitoring--essential management issues This is an outdoor field trip to construction sites so please come prepared with appropriate footwear (construction boots recommended), sunscreen sunscreen /sun·screen/ (-skren) a substance applied to the skin to protect it from the effects of the sun's rays. sun·screen n. , hat, and insect repellent (just in case). Cost for this field trip is $19 if you sign up by June 1, 2007, and includes transportation. Limit 30 people. Highlighted Speaker Elizabeth M. Dietzmann Elizabeth M. Dietzmann is an attorney who consults nationally with developers, utilities, and other responsible management entities in the implementation, management structure, and operation of decentralized wastewater systems. In addition, she writes a regular legal column on decentralized wastewater topics for Onsite Water Treatment and is an adjunct professor at the University of Missouri School of Mining and Engineering. She will be discussing the pros and cons pros and cons Noun, pl the advantages and disadvantages of a situation [Latin pro for + con(tra) against] of point-of-sale inspections of septic systems, and the manner in which they can be incorporated into a septic regulatory program. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] After attending these sessions, you will be able to: *** Evaluate the latest onsite wastewater treatment technologies. *** Explore new examples of onsite wastewater maintenance, management, and sustainability programs. *** Identify resources and materials available to assist in onsite wastewater management. CREDENTIAL COURSES AND EXAMS Only qualified applicants will be able to sit for an exam, and a separate application for the NEHA credentials is required and due to NEHA by May 5, 2007. For credential applications and information on eligibility, please visit NEHA's Credentialing Department online at www.neha.org. Certified Food Safety Professional (CFSP) Review Course Saturday, June 16 (8:00am-5:00pm) Books Included This one-day refresher course is designed to enhance your preparation for the CFSP exam. The course will cover exam content areas. Participants are expected to have some level of preparation prior to the review course. You will be able to question the instructor who has many years of experience in the food safety and protection field. Cost is $349 for members and $449 for nonmembers. Cost includes the CFSP Study Guide Package, which includes NEHA's CFSP Study Guide Second Edition, Essentials of Food Safety and Sanitation, and the 2005 Food Code (a $199 value), and the CFSP exam and application fees (a $300 value). Limit 50 people. Separate credential application required by May 5, 2007. CFSP Credential Exam: Sunday, June 17 (8:00-10:30am) Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) Review Course Saturday & Sunday, June 16 & 17 (8:00am-5:00pm) Book Included This two-day refresher course is designed to enhance your preparation for the REHS/RS exam. The course will cover exam content areas. Participants are expected to have some level of preparation prior to the review course. You will be able to question instructors who have years of experience in the environmental health field. Cost is $399 for members and $489 for nonmembers. Cost includes the REHS/RS Study Guide Third Edition (a $179 value) and the REHS/RS exam and application fees (a $300 value). Limit 50 people. Separate credential application required by May 5, 2007. REHS/RS Credential Exam: Tuesday, June 19 (8:00am-12:00noon) Certified Installer of Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (CIOWTS) Basic and Advanced Level Exams Sunday, June 17 (1:00-4:00pm) As a professional installer, NEHA would like to give you this opportunity to set yourself apart from your professional colleagues and get the recognition you deserve for your quality work and knowledge. NEHA, through a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and and various partner groups, has developed a national credential to certify installers of onsite wastewater treatment systems. These credentials cover all forms of installation and are offered at both a basic and advanced level. Cost for the basic level exam is $95 for NEHA/NOWRA members and $110 for NEHA/NOWRA members and $125 for nonmembers. Limit 50 people per exam. Separate credential application required by May 5, 2007. Plan for your future education, too! Upcoming AEC & Exhibitions June 22-25, 2008 Tucson July 12-15, 2009 Atlanta BONUS EDUCATION! NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL, SAFETY & HEALTH TRAINING ASSOCIATION (NESHTA) EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FREE TO AEC & EXHIBITION REGISTRANTS--ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES! NEHA has made special arrangements with NESHTA so you may attend NESHTA's regular educational sessions at no additional charge when you register for the AEC & Exhibition (daily registration includes the sessions for your registered day). NESHTA Educational Sessions Tuesday, June 19 8:00-10:50am 1:00-1:50pm and 2:45-4:35pm Wednesday, June 20 8:30-11:20am 1:00-4:50pm Thursday, June 21 8:00am-12:00noon NESHTA Workshop: Writing Test Items Monday, June 18 3:00-6:00pm NESHTA CET CET abbr. Central European Time CET Central European Time CET n abbr (= Central European Time) → hora de Europa central CET abbr Certification Test Tuesday, June 19 12:00noon-5:00pm Advance application and registration with NESHTA required. Fee not included in full conference registration. For more information or to register, please contact NESHTA at rick@neshta.org or 602-956-6099. Just a few of this year's educational session topics: * Redneck EH & S * Responding to a "Dirty Bomb" attack * Developing a successful peer training program * Challenges of customizing training courses while certifying to federal standards * Integrating safety management systems * Work hazards of naturally-occuring asbestos * Increasing your skills in designing and developing MS PowerPoint[R] presentations * Advancing your training skills Visit www.neshta.org for specific program information. LEARN (AND HAVE FUN) AT THE EXHIBITION Everything at this 100-booth exhibition is targeted to environmental health. So, like with the educational sessions at the AEC & Exhibition, you don't have to weed through things that don't apply to you to find those of interest! Products * Services * Programs It's all here. And with all of the things that you can learn just by walking down the aisles, you can earn up to two hours of NEHA continuing education credit just by visiting the exhibition. There will also be all kinds of activities to enjoy: * Exhibition Grand Opening & Party Monday night where a selection of hors d'oeuvres may be enjoyed (included with most registrations). * Coffee in the Exhibition Tuesday morning to start your day. * Dessert in the Exhibition Tuesday afternoon for a luscious treat. * NEHA's Bookstore where you may flip through books evaluated by NEHA and deemed of interest to EH practitioners. * The Silent Auction with dozens of items donated by affiliates and other friends of NEHA (Get your bids in by 11:00am Tuesday when the winners will be announced.) * Door Prize Drawings for four prizes provided by exhibitor contributions (Winners will be announced at 2:30pm Tuesday; you need not be present to win.) Exhibition two days only Monday 6:00-9:00pm Tuesday 8:00-11:30am 1:45-4:00pm PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS Biology and Control of Insects and Rodents Workshop Saturday & Sunday, June 16 & 17 (8:00am-5:00pm) Back by popular demand, NEHA is pleased to offer this free, two-day workshop for environmental health professionals. This workshop will include classroom lecture and group discussion on the biology of insects and rodents of public health significance; effective physical and chemical insect and rodent control methods (including integrated pest and sanitation management); and insect and rodent-borne diseases of public health significance, including possible bioterror agents. This workshop is sponsored by the Environmental Health Services Branch of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health. Those interested in participating must submit a letter of intent for consideration. For more information and instructions to apply, please contact Tom Dickey at tdickey@neha.org or Susan Jerles at sjerles@neha.org. There is no charge for this workshop. Deadline to submit a letter of intent is April 13, 2007. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by April 20, 2007. Limit 50 people. Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response-Level I (Condensed Version) Saturday & Sunday, June 16 & 17 (8:00am-5:00pm) This introductory-level training will address a range of environmental health topics commonly faced in response to emergency events. The training will help prepare practitioners with the skills and knowledge to effectively respond to environmental health issues. The training includes a combination of lecture, hands-on, and demonstration components. Attendees will participate in exercises for assessing shelter operations, food, water, wastewater, building environments, and vector control. This training is sponsored by the Environmental Health Services Branch of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health. The training is intended for environmental health, safety, or industrial hygiene professionals from federal, state, and local programs with the responsibility to perform one or a combination of the following functions in an emergency response: food service sanitation, vector control, drinking water, wastewater, institutional sanitation, and/or safety inspections. Those interested in participating must submit an application for consideration. For more information and a training application, please contact Kristen Kuhar at kkuhar@neha.org. There is no charge for this training. Deadline to submit an application is April 13, 2007. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by April 27, 2007. Limit 45 people. National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards Workshop: Building Local and National Excellence Saturday, June 16 (9:00am-4:30pm) & Sunday, June 17 (9:00am-12:30pm) The National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards (NEPHPS), built upon the 10 essential environmental health services, are viewed as the primary tool for strengthening the nation's environmental public health infrastructure. Endorsed by several national agencies and professional associations, they are being used to build capacity, consistency, and accountability within and across the nation's environmental public health system. Through this hands-on workshop, participants will have the early opportunity to pursue national excellence by implementing these standards at their own agencies. Attendees will learn about the standards and their application to day-to-day activities, complete the agency self-assessment instrument, identify their own agency capacity gaps, and learn about and share best practices aimed at improving program capacity. Participants will leave with an action plan to address gaps, and an ongoing evaluation plan. By participating, attendees will also be assisting with building an accurate picture of the nation's environmental public health infrastructure, and providing information on how best to focus capacity-building resources. This workshop is sponsored by the Environmental Health Services Branch of CDC's National Center for Environmental Health. Those interested in participating must submit an application for consideration. Applicants should be middle or senior level managers who are able to complete the assessment of their agencies in advance of the workshop, and implement follow-up improvements. For more information and a workshop application, please contact Kristen Kuhar at kkuhar@neha.org. There is no charge for this workshop. Deadline to submit an application is April 13, 2007. Applicants will be notified of their acceptance by April 27, 2007. Limit 25 people. Essentials for Healthy Homes Practitioners Training Course Saturday & Sunday, June 16 & 17 (8:30am-5:00pm) If you visit homes to provide health or inspection services of any type, you will benefit from this course. The training will help you understand the connection between health and housing, and how to take a holistic approach holistic approach A term used in alternative health for a philosophical approach to health care, in which the entire Pt is evaluated and treated. See Alternative medicine, Holistic medicine. to identify and resolve problems which threaten the health and well-being of residents. Everyone, from a public health nurse visiting a client to an environmental health professional doing a rodent inspection, will gain insight into how housing and health are related and actions they can take to improve the health of their clients. This two-day course brings together professionals with a variety of perspectives and experiences in a series of exercises--keeping the training lively and engaging. Course participants will have a better understanding of how to collaborate to make healthy homes a reality in their community. For more information about the course, please go to www.healthyhomestraining.org/Practitioner/. Cost is $49 for members and nonmembers. Limit 50 people. Advanced Food Safety Field Instrumentation Workshop Sunday, June 17 (8:00am-5:00pm) This is a hands-on workshop that will present the newest portable instrumentation used for measuring food safety parameters, foodborne illness investigations, code enforcement, and quality control activities. The field equipment will include among others, ATP monitoring systems, water activity and pH measuring techniques, the best and latest thermometry thermometry Science of measuring the temperature of a system or the ability of a system to transfer heat to another system. Temperature measurement is important to a wide range of activities, including manufacturing, scientific research, and medicine. devices, and the newest inspection tools and techniques. The instruments' use and interpretation; calibration and field validation; and easily designed, statistically valid sampling techniques will be detailed. All participants will have an opportunity to use the field instruments in actual field testing. A certificate of course completion will be awarded to attendees. Cost is $79 for members and nonmembers. Limit 50 people. Chemical Agents of Opportunity for Terrorism Course Sunday, June 17 (9:00am-5:00pm) The American College of Medical Toxicology, in conjunction with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry The United States Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, (ATSDR) is an agency for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that is directed by a congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous , is pleased to offer this one-day course. In recent years, there has been growing concern that many of the most likely threats of chemical terrorism involve "agents of opportunity." An appreciation of the myriad of potential toxic chemicals readily available in our society is crucial if we are to optimally prepare, identify, and defend against chemical threats. While an understanding of the traditional military chemical weapons (e.g. nerve agents) remains essential, they will not be covered in these lectures. This course will provide awareness-level training on a variety of toxic syndromes likely to be encountered following exposures to toxic industrial chemicals (TICs), toxic industrial materials (TIMs), and other chemical agents of opportunity. A symptom-based clinical approach will be utilized to describe the medical impact of various chemical poisons. This course will provide a framework to enhance recognition of the common health effects of apparently disparate chemical toxins, describe the risk to various healthcare workers, and introduce clinical and public health management strategies. Cost is $49 for members and nonmembers. Limit 50 people. NSF Plan Review Survey Course Sunday, June 17 (8:30am-5:00pm) The National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) Plan Review Survey Course for food service and retail food is designed to provide EH professionals with an understanding of the components and process of plan review. It is based on the current version of the FDA Model Food Code and the CFP/FDA Blue Book. The course covers the application process; menu review; site, mechanical, and structural systems utilities layout; and equipment specifications. It includes sections on water and wastewater, storage, refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. , cooking, dishwashing, and installation of equipment. Cost is $99 for members and $149 for nonmembers if you sign up by June 1, 2007. Limit 50 people. Conference Tidbits TidBITS is an award-winning electronic newsletter and web site dealing primarily with Apple Computer and Macintosh-related topics. Internet publication TidBITS has been published weekly since April 16, 1990, which makes it one of the longest running Internet publications. Up-to-the-Minute AEC & Exhibition Information Sessions, events, and workshops are subject to change. Check out www.neha.org for periodic conference updates! Conference Dress Code Dress for the conference is business casual. The Presidents Banquet is semi-formal. Conference Questions? Call 303-756-9090, ext. 0, or e-mail staff@neha.org Here's what people are saying* about NEHA's AEC & Exhibition ... "I plan to be a regular attendee." "It is wonderful to be able to hear national experts speak on timely subjects." "The overall selection of educational sessions is second to none." "You meet incredible colleagues and the networking is fantastic." "Found some items at the exhibitor's booths I had been searching for online." "The material in the sessions I attended was new and fresh and some of it was more than slightly scary--which is a great thing--it certainly held my attention." "It gets a 10!!!" |
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