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Goal	Share research findings on the value and limitations of environmental public health indicators (EPHI) for defining environmental problems at the community scale and measuring the success of intervention strategies and remediation efforts. Illustrate how EPHI serve as tools for informing public policy.
Outcomes	Assessment of the state-of-the-science and identification of key research data gaps Shared knowledge about EPA’s EPHI grants: Linking public health indicators with health outcomes Identifying innovative methodologies Impacting policy Enhanced ability to translate and communicate research findings effectively to the general public, policy makers and other key stakeholders, and to have a positive impact on community public health and policy

Day 1: Monday, September 26, 2011

Constitution Ballroom

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.

Registration and Poster Setup

8:00 – 8:05 a.m.

Opening Remarks/Housekeeping
Nica Louie, National Center for Environmental Research (NCER), Office of Research and Development (ORD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Ken Elstein, ORD, EPA

8:05 - 8:20 a.m

Welcome Address
William Senders, Director, NCER, ORD, EPA

8:20 – 8:35 a.m.

Keynote Address: Sustainable Whole System Health Indicators
Sally Darney, Sustainable and Healthy Communities Program, ORD, EPA

8:35 – 9:30 a.m.

Panel I: Public Health Indicators in Community Settings
Chair: Devon Payne-Sturges, NCER, ORD, EPA

Tracking Environmental Health in Healthy People 2020 - Jeff Pearcy, NCHS, CDC
Children’s Environmental Health in the United States: Indicators from America’s Children and the Environment - Daniel Axelrad, NCEE, OPEI, EPA
Creating Tribal-Specific Environmental Public Health Indicators - Charles O’Hara Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
CARE - Community Action for a Renewed Environment - Michael O’Leary, Baltimore City Health Department
Air Quality Modeling and Exposure Analysis for Environmental Justice Opportunities - Katie Lundquist, University of Minnesota

9:30 – 9:50 a.m.

Panel I Discussion and Q&A

9:50 – 10:35 a.m.

Panel II: STAR Research Outcomes (Part I)
Chair: Nica Louie, NCER, ORD, EPA

Epigenetic Modifications After Ambient Air Pollution Exposure - Kari Nadeau, Stanford University
Asthma/Respiratory Health Outcomes - Ying-Ying Meng, University of California, Los Angeles
Circulating Factors Induce Endothelial Cell Activation Following Exposure to Inhaled Nitrogen Dioxide: Evidence From a Novel Translational In Vitro Model - Matthew Campen, University of New Mexico
Effect of Emission Reductions by Source or Location - Katie Lundquist, University of Minnesota

10:35 – 10:55 a.m.

Panel II Discussion and Q&A (Part I)

10:55 – 11:10 a.m.

Break

11:10 – 12:05 a.m.

Panel II: STAR Research Outcomes (Part II)

Evaluating Green Building Attributes in Schools and Their Impact on Students’ Performance in New York State - Shao Lin, New York State Department of Health
Results of Using Indicators in Health Assessment - Ted Russell, Georgia Tech
Comparisons of Measured and Modeled Dietary Arsenic and Relationships to Urinary Arsenic Totals - Mary Kay O’Rourke, University of Arizona
New Environmental Public Health Indicator Linking Organochlorine Compounds and Type 2 Diabetes - Janice Chambers, Mississippi State University
Selenium’s Pivotal Roles in Relation to Mercury Exposure Risks - Nick Ralston, University of North Dakota

12:05 – 12:30 p.m.

Panel II Discussion and Q&A (Part II)

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.

Lunch (on your own)

1:30 – 2:25 p.m.

Panel III: Data Access, Translation and Communication
Chair: Mary Kay O’Rourke, University of Arizona

Data Access
- CDC Data - Judy Qualters, Environmental Public Health Tracking Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Resources from the National Center for Health Statistics - Jennifer Parker, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), CDC
- State Health Data Availability and Access - Jean Johnson, Minnesota Department of Health
Translating Research for Impact - Peggy Shepard, WE ACT for Environmental Justice
Communication of Data to Policy Makers - Lynn Goldman, The George Washington University

2:25 – 2:50 p.m.

Panel III Discussion and Q&A

2:50 – 3:15 p.m.

Panel IV: Environmental Public Health Indicators Uses in Assessments
Chair: Timothy Watkins, NERL, ORD, EPA

Health Impact Assessments - Kara Vonasek, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Exposure and Risk Assessments - Tom Burke, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

3:15 – 3:30 p.m.

Panel IV Discussion and Q&A

3:30 – 5:30 p.m.

Poster Session

Bulfinch/Latrobe Rooms

5:30 p.m.

Adjournment

Day 2: Tuesday, September 27, 2011

Constitution Ballroom

7:30 – 8:00 a.m.

Registration

8:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Posters will be available for viewing

Bulfinch/Latrobe Rooms

8:00 – 8:10 a.m.

Summary of Discussions and Posted Comments - Ken Elstein, ORD, EPA

8:10 – 8:45 a.m.

Panel V: Policy and Public Health Indicators
Chair: Hal Zenick, NHEERL, ORD, EPA

Policy Impact on Public Health - Kazuhiko Ito, New York University School of Medicine
Longitudinal Indicators of Policy Impact: PCB Ban - Mary Fox, The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
The Contribution of Biomonitoring in Evaluating Public Health Interventions to Reduce Second Hand Smoke Exposure - Mary Ellen Mortensen, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC

8:45 – 9:05 a.m.

Panel V Discussion and Q&A

9:05 – 9:50 a.m.

Building Sustainable Whole System Health Indicators (Overview)
Panel VI: Whole Health Indicators – Linking Human Health and Ecosystems
Chair: Sally Darney, Sustainable and Healthy Communities Program, ORD, EPA

Report on the Environment - Patricia Murphy, NCEA, ORD, EPA
The New Haven Project - Danelle Lobdell, NHEERL, ORD, EPA
The Relationships Among Ecosystem Services and Human Well-Being and the Construction of an Index of Well-Being - Kevin Summers, NHEERL, ORD, EPA
Creating an Overall Environmental Quality Index to Examine Health Outcomes - Danelle Lobdell, NHEERL, ORD, EPA

9:50 - 10:15 a.m

Panel VI Discuccion and Q&A

10:15 – 10:30 a.m.

Break

10:30 – 11:50 a.m.

Building Sustainable Whole System Health Indicators (Roundtable Discussions)
Facilitator: Ken Elstein, ORD, EPA

Roundtable Discussion Topics
- Based on your experience, what are the emerging research areas/data gaps linking EPHI with health outcomes?
- How could EPHI assist in evaluating whether a program or policy has achieved the intended outcome(s)?
- Could inequality indicators be used as part of your research (e.g., the Gini index, concentration index, dissimilarity index, Atkinson index)? How could these indicators be used in addressing environmental inequalities and environmental health outcomes?
- Could Eco and Health Indicators be used for whole health assessments?

11:50 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Wrap-Up/Adjourn Public Session
Nica Louie, NCER, ORD, EPA