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Monday, March 27th, 2000
8:45am-5:00pm
Roone Arledge Auditorium, first floor, Alfred Lerner Hall
Columbia University
1920 Broadway (between 114th & 115th Streets)
New York, New York
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| Sponsored by: | The Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health,
Joseph L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
| Keynote Speakers: | Dr. David Satcher, U.S. Surgeon General
Dr. Kenneth Olden, Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| Co-Sponsors: | The Bauman Family Foundation
Centers for Disease Control
Community Association of Progressive Dominicans
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
New York Community Trust
South Bronx Clean Air Coalition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. |
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| Schedule of events: |
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8:45 a.m.
| Registration and Coffee |
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| 9:30 a.m. | Introduction of Keynote Speaker |
| | Allan Rosenfield, M.D. | Dean, J.L. Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University |
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| 9:40 a.m. | Keynote Address |
| | David Satcher, M.D., Ph.D. | U.S. Surgeon General |
| | Discussion* | |
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| 10:05 a.m. | Current Research on Children's Health and the Environment |
| | Frederica Perera, Dr.P.H. | Director, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health |
| | Discussion* | |
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| 10:30 a.m. | Asthma Rates in New York City: What Do We Know about the Causes? |
| | Jean Ford, M.D. | Director, Harlem Lung Center, Harlem Hospital |
| | When Does Asthma Begin? In Utero Sensitization to Indoor Allergens |
| | Rachel Miller, M.D. | Assistant Professor, Columbia University |
| | Discussion* | |
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| 11:10 a.m. | Coffee Break |
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| 11:25 a.m. | Environmental Justice in New York City |
| | Peggy Shepard | Executive Director, West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. |
| | Discussion* | |
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| 11:50 a.m. | What Makes a Healthy Community: Links Between The Social And Physical Environments |
| | Mindy Fullilove, M.D. | Associate Professor, Columbia University |
| | Discussion* | |
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| 12:15p.m. | "Healthy Environment--Healthy Child" Environmental Health Education |
| | David Evans, Ph.D. | Associate Professor, Columbia University |
| | Discussion* | |
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| 12:40p.m. | Lunch |
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| 1:35 p.m. | Environmental Health Research: Scientific Investments Needed to Improve Risk Assessment Decisions |
| | Kenneth Olden, Ph.D. | Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences |
| | Discussion* | |
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| 2:00 - 3:15 p.m. | Roundtable Discussions |
| | Moderator: Brian Lehrer, M.P.H. | Host, On the Line, WNYC AM820
On the Media, National Public Radio |
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2:00 p.m.
| Roundtable I. Environmental Threats To Our Children: What Do We Know About Exposure And Vulnerability? |
| | Jean Ford, M.D. | Director, Harlem Lung Center, Harlem Hospital |
| | Lynn Goldman, M.D. | Adjunct Professor,
Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health |
| | Patrick Kinney, Sc.D. | Associate Professor, Columbia University |
| | Manuela Orjuela, M.D. | Assistant Professor, Columbia University |
| | Frederica Perera, Dr.P.H. | Director, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health,
Columbia University |
| | Joe Perez | Vice President & Chairmen, South Bronx Clean Air Coalition |
| | Virginia Rauh, Sc.D. | Associate Professor, Columbia University |
| | Michael Shannon, M.D. | Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School |
| | Eduardo Suarez | CEO & President, E.C.H.O. for Sustainable Development |
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3:15 p.m.
| Break |
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| 3:25 p.m. | Roundtable II. Solutions to the Problems at the Individual, Community and Policy Levels |
| | Carmen Chavez | Director of HIV/AIDS Services,
Community Association of Progressive Dominicans |
| | Mindy Fullilove, M.D. | Associate Professor, Columbia University |
| | Michel Gelobter, Ph.D. | Professor, Rutgers University |
| | Andrew Goodman, M.D., M.P.H. | Assistant Commissioner , Occupational and Community Health,
New York City Department of Health |
| | Daniel Luttinger, Ph.D. | Section Chief, Bureau of Toxic Substance Assessments,
New York State Department of Health |
| | Philip Landrigan, M.D., M.Sc. | Director, Center for Children's Health and the Environment,
Mount Sinai School of Medicine |
| | Moises Perez | Director, Alianza Dominicana |
| | Peggy Shepard | Executive Director, West Harlem Environmental Action Inc. |
| | Gina Solomon, M.D., M.P.H. | Senior Scientist, Natural Resource Defense Council |
| | Robin Whyatt, Dr.P.H. | Assistant Professor, Columbia University |
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| 4:50 p.m. | Wrap-up |
| | Brian Lehrer, M.P.H. | Host, On the Line, WNYC AM820
On the Media, National Public Radio |
| | Frederica Perera, Dr.P.H. | Director, Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health |
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* Discussion moderator: Robert Fullilove, Ed.D.
Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs,
Columbia University
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