Children's Environmental Health Information Resources
Broadcast Announcement
Subject: Children's Environmental Health Information Resources
Date: Fri, 11 Jan 2002 08:27:03 -0500
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of
California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
Children's Environmental Health Information Resources
January 31, 2002, 1-3 pm.
http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtn/child-env/index.asp
Environmental health and safety risks disproportionately affect children. From pesticides in schools and playgrounds to nitrates in the water, children are at increased risk for a variety of adverse health effects such as developmental delays and asthma. The 1997 Presidential Executive Order on the Protection of Children to Environmental Health Risks and Safety Risks states that each Federal agency shall make it a high priority to identify and assess these risks. Access to information is vital for understanding environmental hazards and ensuring the safety of children. There are numerous resources on the World Wide Web that address the environmental health risks of children, however it often is difficult to locate and identify high quality, accurate, and authoritative sources. This live interactive program will demonstrate selected online resources in the context of important children's environmental health issues.
Topics include pesticide exposure, environmental triggers of asthma, and lead poisoning prevention funding resources. The Partnership for Information Access for Public Health Professionals is a joint venture among several public health agencies and associations. This program is just one of many ways the Partnership actively assists public health departments in accessing information http://nnlm.gov/partners
Goal
To increase the knowledge of public health professionals to locate and evaluate electronic information resources on children's
environmental health.
Objectives
Upon successful completion of the course, participants will be able to:
· Identify at least three environmental health issues affecting children.
· Describe why environmental health risks have a greater effect on children than adults.
· Choose electronic information resources on the issues identified in Objective 1.
· Identify major children's environmental health resources available from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), other
government agencies, educational institutions, associations and organizations.
· Perform basic searches in several National Library of Medicine databases including the Hazardous Substances Data Bank
(HSDB), TOXLINE, and MEDLINE/PubMed.
Who Should Attend
Physicians, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, epidemiologists, public health educators, counselors, administrators,
librarians, or anyone else providing environmental health-related services.
Presenters
Stacey J. Arnesen, M.S., Advisor for Special Projects, National Library of Medicine, Bethesda, MD.
Greg P. Bodin, M.L.I.S., Technology Coordinator, South Central Region, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Houston Academy of Medicine, Texas Medical Center Library, Houston, TX.
Rose S. Foster, B.S., Group Manager, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education, Oak Ridge, TN.
Registration Instructions
Visit http://www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline/ to register online for this course. Site registration will begin December 10, 2001.
Individual registration will begin January 2, 2002. Individuals who have questions about registration should call 1-800-41-TRAIN.
Continuing Education Credit
Continuing education credits will be offered for various professions based on 2 hours of instruction.
Downlink Instructions
Satellite downlink sites must have a steerable antenna that can receive either C- or Ku-band channels. Schools, hospitals, community colleges, universities, city/county government offices, and non-profit groups like local chapters of the American Red
Cross may have the equipment. A telephone near the viewing room will allow interaction with the presenters. The program will be closed-captioned.
Satellite Technical Specifications
This broadcast will be available on C- and Ku-bands. Specific coordinates will be available by January 14, 2002. Call 888-232-3299
(or 877-232-1010 for the deaf and hard of hearing) and enter document #130030 when prompted.
Partners in Information, Access for Public Health Professionals, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Health Resources and Services Administration National Association of County and City Health Officials, National Library of Medicine, National Network of Libraries of Medicine, Public Health Foundation
From: Frederick W Stoss <fstoss@ACSU.BUFFALO.EDU>
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