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Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: The Greater Houston Metropolitan Area - Workshop Summary
Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
REBUILDING THE UNITY OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE GREATER HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA
Sponsored by
The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
National Academy of Sciences Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Friday, January 23, 2004
8:00 a.m
Registration
8:30 a.m
Welcome
The Honorable Paul Rogers, J.D.
Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
Partner, Hogan and Hartson
8:35 a.m.
Goals and Objectives
Lovell Jones, Ph.D.
Roundtable Member
Professor, M.D. Anderson Medical Center
8:45 a.m.
What Is Environmental Health?
Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
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Rebuilding the Unity of Health and the Environment: The Greater Houston Metropolitan Area - Workshop Summary
Appendix A
Workshop Agenda
REBUILDING THE UNITY OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT: THE GREATER HOUSTON METROPOLITAN AREA
Sponsored by
The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
National Academy of Sciences Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
Friday, January 23, 2004
8:00 a.m
Registration
8:30 a.m
Welcome
The Honorable Paul Rogers, J.D.
Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
Partner, Hogan and Hartson
8:35 a.m.
Goals and Objectives
Lovell Jones, Ph.D.
Roundtable Member
Professor, M.D. Anderson Medical Center
8:45 a.m.
What Is Environmental Health?
Lynn Goldman, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
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9:10 a.m.
Environmental Health Challenges in Houston
Ken Sexton, Sc.D., M.B.A.
Professor, Environmental Sciences
The University of Texas School of Public Health, Brownsville Regional Campus
9:35 a.m.
General Discussion
9:50 a.m.
Break
Panel 1: The Natural Environment
Moderator:
Jim Lester, Ph.D., Director of Environmental Group, Houston Advance Research Center
10:05 a.m.
The Natural Environment and Human Health: An Urban, Particularly Houstonian, Perspective
Winifred J. Hamilton, Ph.D., S.M.
Director, Environmental Health Section
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control Research Center Baylor College of Medicine
10:20 a.m.
The Natural Environment: Planning for the Future, Looking at the Past
James Blackburn, J.D.
Partner, Blackburn and Carter, LLP
10:35 a.m.
Public Policy and Flooding: Impact on Health
Kevin Shanley
President, Bayou Preservation Association
10:50 a.m.
Drinking Water: Quality and Quantity
Roger Hulbert
Senior Assistant Director, Water Production, City of Houston
11:05 a.m.
Effects of Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality on Upper and Lower Airway Diseases and Comorbidities
Stuart Abramson, M.D.
Associate Director for Clinical Research, Children’s Asthma Center, Texas Children’s Hospital
11:20 a.m.
Air Quality, Particulate Matter, and Environmental Health
Ramon Alvarez, Ph.D.
Environmental Defense
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11:35 a.m.
It’s Time to Retreat
Cath A. Conlon
Founder and Executive Director, Blackwood Educational Land Institute
and
Jackie Hall
The Hall Group
11:50 a.m.
Respondent: What Are the Next Steps?
LaNell Anderson
Director, Texas Bucket Brigade
12:00 p.m.
General Discussion
12:20 p.m.
Lunch
Panel 2: Social Environment
Moderator:
Nestor Rodriguez, Professor, University of Houston
12:50 p.m.
Social Environment: Challenges for the City of Houston
Stephen Klineberg, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology, Rice University
1:15 p.m.
Cultural Diversity: What Houston’s Communities Say About the Environment
Beverly Gor, Ed.D., R.D.
President of the Asian American Health Coalition
Associate Director of Community Relations, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
1:30 p.m.
Respondent: Addressing the Emerging Social Needs in Houston
Angelina Esparza, R.N., B.A., B.S.N.
Past President, Houston Hispanic Health Coalition
1:40 p.m.
General Discussion
2:00 p.m.
Break
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Panel 3: Built Environment
Moderator:
John Porretto, Roundtable Member, President, Sustainable Building Solutions, Inc.
2:15 p.m.
Overview of the Built Environment and Its Impact on Health
Samuel Wilson, M.D.
Roundtable Member
Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
2:35 p.m.
Brownfields and Environmental Justice
Martina Cartwright, Esq.
Environmental Health Law Clinic, Texas Southern University
2:50 p.m.
From Neighborhoods to the National Scene: Air Pollution, Exercise, and Vulnerable Populations
Anthony J. DeLucia, Ph.D.
Past Chair, American Lung Association
3:05 p.m.
Transportation: Urban Sprawl, Public Transportation, and Health
Catherine Pernot
Associate, Gulf Coast Institute
3:20 p.m.
Reducing Urban Temperature, Improving Outdoor Air Quality, and Reducing Heat-Related Mortality
Hashem Akbari, Ph.D.
Staff Scientist
Leader, Heat Island Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
3:40 p.m.
Environmental Health in Industry: Partnerships and Responsible Care
Carol Henry, Ph.D., D.A.B.T.
Vice President for Science and Research, American Chemistry Council
3:55 p.m.
Green Buildings and Environmental Health: Building Healthier Buildings
Brian Yeoman, M.A.
Senior Research Scientist, Houston Advance Research Center
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4:10 p.m.
Respondent: Are We Making Progress or Are These Isolated Cases?
Jane Laping, M.P.H.
Executive Director, Mothers for Clean Air
4:20 p.m.
General Discussion
4:40 p.m.
Summation
4:45 p.m.
Adjourn
