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Teleconference/Webcast: The Human Health Effects of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill: A Summary of the IOM Workshop
Thursday July 29, 2010
1:00 p.m. Pacific / 4:00 p.m. Eastern time

Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment

The Gulf oil spill is now being called the largest single environmental disaster in our nation's history. The impact on the gulf ecosystem is only beginning to be assessed. And what of potential impacts on human health? The Institute of Medicine recently convened a meeting on that topic, and we will hear from some of the leading participants in that meeting about known and suspected health implications of the spread of crude oil and of efforts to contain and clean it. Featured speakers will include Linda Rosenstock, MD, MPH, dean of the UCLA School of Public Health; and Brenda Eskenazi, PhD, Jennifer and Brian Maxwell Professor of Maternal and Child Health and Epidemiology and director of the Center for Children's Environmental Health Research at the UC Berkeley School of Public Health.

Price: free

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Contact: CHE, info@healthandenvironment.org

Training/Workshop: Public Engagement for Environmental Issues
Tuesday through Thursday, August 3 - 5, 2010
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Seattle, Washington
at EOS Alliance Headquarters, 650 South Orcas Street Suite 220

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

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Price: Public consultation and engagement over resource development and environmental issues are a legal mandate, a moral imperative, and a primary mechanism for understanding and reducing public conflict and opposition. Public engagement can allow for better project management by identifying critical public concerns and inviting the public to constructively resolve them. This course will introduce participants to the core concepts of public engagement, including its strengths and limitations, its appropriate uses and misuses, and the strategies and tools through which it can be achieved. On the last day of the course, we will apply these principles to real-life situations. Participants are encouraged to bring in their own "problems" as material for this exercise.

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

Conference/Seminar: The Summer Institute on Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Friday August 6, 2010
7:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sacramento, California
at the University Union Ballroom, Sacramento State University

Sponsor: UC Davis Health System and Sacramento State University

Highlights include sessions on neurodevelopmental disorders across the lifespan: research to practice; behavioral health and developmental disabilities; and early childhood, school age, and transition to adulthood; plus opportunities for cross-fertilization between researchers, healthcare professionals, educators, caregivers, and family members. Pre- and postconference skill-based workshops are new.

Price: see page 8 of the conference brochure

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Contact: UC Davis Health System, 866-263-4338

Conference/Seminar: 62nd Annual Education Meeting and Trade Show
Monday through Friday, August 9 - 13, 2010
Sarasota, Florida
at the Hyatt Regency Sarasota

Sponsor: Florida Environmental Health Association

Training courses are listed on the Event registraton page.

Price: see the Event registraton page

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Contact: Bridget Anderson, 904-384-0838 or execdir@feha.org

Teleconference/Webcast: The Hidden Hazards of Coal Development in Alaska: Public Health and Coal Combustion Waste
Wednesday August 11, 2010
9:00 a.m. Alaska / 10:00 a.m. Pacific / 1:00 p.m. Eastern time

Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment – Alaska and Alaska Community Action on Toxics

Coal combustion waste, or coal ash, is the material that remains after coal is burned. Coal ash may contain heavy metals, radioactive elements, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and particulate matter, all of which contribute to public health and environmental problems. Alaska currently has six coal-fired power plants, all located between Healy and Fairbanks in Alaska's Interior. Coal ash from these facilities is used as fill in local areas, including public spaces, university grounds, and residential neighborhoods, which may pose a health hazard to nearby communities. Improper disposal of this waste in holding ponds or landfill sites may also result in hazardous exposures. Join us for a discussion of the dangerous chemicals in coal ash, how these chemicals may affect our health, air, water and food, and how you can help to protect Alaskans from the health hazards of coal ash.

Price: free

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Contact: Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 907-222-7714 or diana@akaction.org

Teleconference/Webcast: CHE Café Call: On the Ground in the Gulf Coast: A Conversation with Wilma Subra and Michael Lerner
Thursday August 12, 2010
10:00 a.m. Pacific / 1:00 p.m. Eastern time

Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment

Wilma Subra is one of the foremost resource scientists for low-income communities in the Gulf Coast. This MacArthur Prize-winning chemist has dedicated her career to helping low-income communities get the facts they need about their chemical exposures and the implications for their health. She has worked tirelessly since the BP oil disaster to help communities and disaster workers understand their exposures. This conversation will bring the CHE community up to date on her latest findings. Michael Lerner is vice-chair and co-founder of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment and president of Commonweal, a health and environment institute in Bolinas, California.

Price: free

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Contact: CHE, info@healthandenvironment.org

Meeting: Public Meetings on Hydraulic Fracturing Research Study
Thursday August 12, 2010
three sessions: 8:00 a.m. to noon, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m., and 6:00 - 10:00 p.m. Eastern time
Binghamton, New York
at Binghamton University

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency

EPA is hosting four public information meetings on the proposed study of the relationship between hydraulic fracturing and its potential impacts on drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing is a process that helps production of natural gas or oil from shale and other geological formations. By pumping fracturing fluids (water and chemical additives) and sand or other similar materials into rock formations, fractures are created that allow natural gas or oil to flow from the rock through the fractures to a production well for extraction. The meetings will provide public information about the proposed study scope and design. EPA will solicit public comments on the draft study plan. Stakeholders are requested to preregister for the meetings at least 72 hours before each meeting.

Price: free

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Contact: Enesta Jones, 202-564-7873 or jones.enesta@epa.gov

Training/Workshop: Get a HANDLE on Neurodevelopmental Differences
Saturday and Sunday, August 14 - 15, 2010
Sarasota, Florida
at the Fountains at Lake Pointe Woods, 7979 South Tamiami Trail

Sponsor: The HANDLE Institute

This hands-on workshop introduces an interactive approach for identifying and addressing underlying causes of learning and social difficulties related to attentional disorders (ADD/ ADHD) brain injury; autism; motor problems and hypersensitivities; learning challenges; dyslexia; OCD, anxiety disorders, and other behavioral or developmental challenges, issues of aging and more.

Price: Please contact the instructor regarding costs for this course.

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Contact: Carolyn Nuyens, carolyn.nuyens@handle.org

Request for Proposals: Community Challenge Planning Grants and TIGER II Planning Grants
Deadline: August 23, 2010
5:00 p.m. Eastern time

Sponsor: Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Transportation

HUD's $40 million Community Challenge Planning Grant Program will foster reform and reduce barriers to achieving affordable, economically vital, and sustainable communities. Such efforts may include amending or replacing local master plans, zoning codes, and building codes, either on a jurisdiction-wide basis or in a specific neighborhood, district, corridor, or sector to promote mixed-use development, affordable housing, the reuse of older buildings and structures for new purposes, and similar activities with the goal of promoting sustainability at the local or neighborhood level. HUD's Community Challenge Planning Grant Program also supports the development of affordable housing through the development and adoption of inclusionary zoning ordinances and other activities such as acquisition of land for affordable housing projects. DOT is authorized to use up to $35 million of the funds available for TIGER II Discretionary Grants for TIGER II Planning Grants to fund the planning, preparation, or design of surface transportation projects that would be eligible for funding under the TIGER II Discretionary Grant program.

Award: The maximum grant size is $3 million.

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Contact: see page 4 of the announcement

Training/Workshop: Writing Policies and Procedures
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 24 - 25, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Lacey, Washington
at the Thurston County Fairgrounds, Heritage Hall, 3054 Carpenter Road SE

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

Clear, concise, and current policies and procedures save time and money, reduce confusion and liability, and stabilize staff action despite turnover. In this two-day workshop, any staff member can learn to write rules and directions that people can understand and use. The course prepares participants to think through policies, procedures, and task outlines more effectively, and to write them in a more readable style. Come and learn the most popular format for policy and procedure writing in Washington State – adopted by various state agencies, counties, cities and corporations.

Price: $495/$595 reduced tuition available to employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, and nonprofits; students; and NAEP, NEBC, and NWAEP members

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976 or info@nwetc.org

Conference/Seminar: GMSTEC 2010: International Conference for a Sustainable Greater Mekong Subregion
Thursday and Friday, August 26 - 27, 2010
Bangkok, Thailand
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Sponsor: King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi with other Greater Mekong Subregion members

The three research themes of the conference – Environment and Natural Resources, Energy and Materials, Policy and Human Development – accommodate sharing space for scientists and technologists alike in shaping solutions to improve a better standard of living for people in the region.

Price: see the Registration page

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Contact: GMSTEC Secretariat, 662 470 8815 or gmstec2010@kmutt.ac.th

Request for Proposals: Climate Change and Health: Assessing and Modeling Population Vulnerability to Climate Change
Deadline: Saturday August 28, 2010
5:00 p.m. local time

Sponsor: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences with participation from the other NIH components

This FOA encourages research applications to examine the differential risk factors of populations that lead to or are associated with increased vulnerability to exposures, diseases and other adverse health outcomes related to climate change. Applications may involve either applied research studies that address specific hypotheses about risk factors or population characteristics associated with increased vulnerability, or research projects to develop general models or methods for identifying and characterizing population vulnerability to climate change. The ultimate goal of this research program is to help inform climate change adaptation and public health interventions to reduce current and future vulnerability of various populations to the health effects of climate change. Applications are anticipated to involve a multidisciplinary research team, including experts in health sciences and climatology as well as geography, modeling, statistics, demography, and social and behavioral sciences as appropriate. In addition, partnerships with community-based or advocacy organizations, public health officials, urban planners and others are encouraged.

Award: Applicants may request direct costs in $25,000 modules, up to the total direct costs limitation of $275,000 for the combined two-year award period.

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Contact: Contact Center, 800-518-4726 or support@grants.gov

Training/Workshop: Fundamental Contaminant Chemistry
Monday August 30, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Reno, Nevada
at the Eldorado Hotel, 345 N. Virginia Street

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

This course provides participants with an overview/refresher of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport, fate, and remediation. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists and require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of contaminant chemistry. This course includes a review of chemical naming rules (e.g., understanding what 1,1,1-TCA is) and how to use chemical names to predict molecular geometry and environmental behavior.

Price: $350 or $295 for employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, and nonprofits; students; and NAEP members

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

Other Event: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) – Public Hearing
Monday August 30, 2010
The hearing will have a morning, afternoon and evening session, starting at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. or later depending on the number of speakers.
Arlington, Virginia
at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City, 2799 Jefferson Davis Highway

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

This is one in a series of hearings that will provide interested persons the opportunity to present their views on the proposed rule: Identification and Listing of Special Waste: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities, also known as the coal combustion residuals rule, the CCR rule or the coal ash rule. Speakers will have three minutes to present their views. EPA will also accept written statements. Preregistration is requested.

Price: free

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Teleconference/Webcast: School Health Policies and Program Study 2006: Healthy Physical School Environment
Tuesday August 31, 2010
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Eastern time

Sponsor: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Environmental Health Initiative

As society continues to focus on the importance of academic achievement, the physical environment of schools should be addressed as one of the critical factors that influence academic outcomes. The School Health Policies and Programs Study (SHPPS) is a national survey periodically conducted to assess school health policies and programs at the state, district, school and classroom levels. SHPPS 2006 provides a comprehensive look at the extent to which schools have health-promoting physical school environment policies and programs. This presentation will provide an overview of SHPPS and findings for topics such as inspection of school physical facilities; school plans for dealing with mold and moisture-related issues; indoor air-quality management; pest management procedures; purchase of low-emitting products; testing of drinking water; and the use, labeling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials. This is a rescheduling of a teleconference from mid July.

Price: free

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Contact: Laura Abulafia, Laura@aaidd.org

Training/Workshop: Environmental Negotiations for Scientists and Resource Managers
Tuesday and Wednesday, August 31 - September 1, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sacramento, California
at the Radisson Hotel-Sacramento, 500 Leisure Lane

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

This workshop provides attendees with improved skills for effective participation in environmental negotiations. Environmental negotiations are often more complex due to their technical and regulatory intricacy, interest from many parties, and the emotional nature of parties involved. This workshop presents basic negotiation concepts, specific environmental applications, and principled (ethical) negotiation approaches for building trust and relationships. Role-playing provides an interactive method of reinforcing negotiation principles and will be used to teach participants how to recognize commonly encountered tactics while producing responses. Participants will gain a better understanding of negotiation principles, as well as approaches and practices for improving outcomes. In addition, the skills taught in this class will help participants increase their confidence and reduce the anxiety they feel while working to achieve these outcomes. Course materials will provide useful tools for future negotiations.

Price: $795 or $695 for employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, and nonprofits; students; and NAEP members

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

Other Event: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) – Public Hearing
Thursday September 2, 2010
The hearing will have a morning, afternoon and evening session, starting at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. or later depending on the number of speakers.
Denver, Colorado
at the Grand Hyatt, 1750 Welton Street

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

This is one in a series of hearings that will provide interested persons the opportunity to present their views on the proposed rule: Identification and Listing of Special Waste: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities, also known as the coal combustion residuals rule, the CCR rule or the coal ash rule. Speakers will have three minutes to present their views. EPA will also accept written statements. Preregistration is requested.

Price: free

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Conference/Seminar: ESREL 2010 Annual Conference
Sunday through Thursday, September 5 - 9, 2010
Rhodes, Greece

Sponsor: European Safety and Reliability Association (ESRA)

The European Safety and Reliability (ESREL) Conference will provide a forum for presentation and discussion of scientific papers covering theory, methods and applications in the fields of risk, safety and reliability to a wide range of sectors and problem areas. The congress official language will be English.

Price: see the Registration page

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Conference/Seminar: 12th Annual Meeting of the Sociey for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
Monday through Thursday, September 6 - 9, 2010
Bath, UK

Sponsor: Sociey for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in partnership with the UK Centre for Tobacco Control Studies

The theme of the conference will be "Translating Science to Policy." Presentations will include preclinical and basic science, clinical studies, public health and epidemiology and policy research.

Price: see the Registration page

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Contact: SRNT 12th Annual Meeting Event Team, 0845 303 3334 or events@purevisionevents.com

Other Event: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) – Public Hearing
Wednesday September 8, 2010
The hearing will have a morning, afternoon and evening session, starting at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. or later depending on the number of speakers.
Dallas, Texas
at the Hyatt Regency Dallas, 300 Reunion Boulevard

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

This is one in a series of hearings that will provide interested persons the opportunity to present their views on the proposed rule: Identification and Listing of Special Waste: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities, also known as the coal combustion residuals rule, the CCR rule or the coal ash rule. Speakers will have three minutes to present their views. EPA will also accept written statements. Preregistration is requested.

Price: free

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Request for Proposals: Mechanisms Underlying the Links between Psychosocial Stress, Aging, the Brain and the Body
Deadline: Saturday September 8, 2012

Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services

This FOA encourages multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research to elucidate the mechanistic links between psychosocial stress and health in aging, as well as how the aging process and age-related diseases affect the responses to psychosocial stressors. Generally, research should be focused on (1) aging and how neural mechanisms respond to psychosocial stress and affect other body systems; (2) characterizing the behavioral, psychological and social mechanisms and pathways involved in transducing psychosocial stressors into health outcomes; (3) how stressors modulate physiological process underlying lifespan, immune mechanisms, and metabolism; and (4) how psychosocial stress contributes to the development or progression of geriatric syndromes, chronic medical conditions, and disabilities in later life. Research is strongly encouraged that aims to identify appropriate targets for intervention, at any level of analysis, from societal to molecular. Research spanning multiple levels of analysis is particularly encouraged. Research focused on oxidative stress or on environmental or physical stressors of a non-psychosocial nature is not appropriate to this FOA.

Award: varies

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Request for Proposals: Diet, Epigenetic Events, and Cancer Prevention
Deadline: Saturday September 8, 2012

Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services

The aim of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA), issued by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), and the Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is to promote clinical and preclinical research to determine how diet and dietary factors, including dietary supplements, impact DNA methylation, histone posttranslational modification, noncoding RNA, and other epigenetic processes involved in cancer prevention and development. Another important aim of this FOA is to encourage collaborations between nutrition and epigenetic experts to study bioactive food components with cancer-preventive properties and to examine key epigenetic events in cancer processes (e.g., carcinogen metabolism, cell division, differentiation, and apoptosis) in order to begin to establish linkages between epigenetics, methylation patterns, and tumor incidences/behaviors.

Award: varies

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Request for Proposals: Nutrition and Physical Activity Research to Promote Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Health
Deadline: Saturday September 8, 2012

Sponsor: US Department of Health and Human Services

This FOA encourages Research Project Grant (R01) applications that propose research on the roles of nutrition and physical activity in the development, prevention, and management of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) or pulmonary diseases. In particular, the FOA aims to (1) improve knowledge of the contribution of diet and physical activity to these conditions and how sleep influences these relationships, (2) increase the evidence base for refining public health recommendations and clinical guidelines regarding these lifestyle behaviors, and (3) develop and test strategies to improve the adoption of these recommendations.

Award: varies

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Conference/Seminar: IFEH 11th World Congress on Environmental Health
Friday September 10, 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia Canada

Sponsor: International Federation of Environmental Health

The theme "Global Health Protection From Sea to Sky" provides a broad platform from which we will explore universal challenges to environmental health in an era of increasing globalization.

Price: unknown

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Conference/Seminar: Pro Walk/Pro Bike 2010
Monday through Friday, September 13 - 17, 2010
Chattanooga, Tennessee
at the Chattanooga Convention Center

Sponsor: National Center for Bicycling & Walking

The conference program and schedule are posted on the website.

Price: see the Registraton page

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Contact: 541-346-3537 or prowalkprobike@ce.uoregon.edu

Other Event: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) – Public Hearing
Tuesday September 14, 2010
The hearing will have a morning, afternoon and evening session, starting at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. or later depending on the number of speakers.
Charlotte, North Carolina
at the Holiday Inn Charlotte (Airport), 2707 Little Rock Road

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

This is one in a series of hearings that will provide interested persons the opportunity to present their views on the proposed rule: Identification and Listing of Special Waste: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities, also known as the coal combustion residuals rule, the CCR rule or the coal ash rule. Speakers will have three minutes to present their views. EPA will also accept written statements. Preregistration is requested.

Price: free

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Lecture: 2010 Seminar Series: A Conversation about Sustainable Design
Tuesday September 14, 2010
Reception 5:30 - 6:30; Program 6:30 - 8:30; Post Seminar Networking 8:30 - 9:00
Seattle, Washington
Downstairs at Town Hall, Eighth and Seneca

Sponsor: Sustainable Path Foundation

Design plays a pivotal role in the sustainability of our buildings, communities and products, as well as in the systems we use to handle transportation, energy and water. Can we change our perspective on the built environment from "projects that are created and finished" to a more sustainable one of "systems that perform over time"? What social factors should be considered when creating built solutions? Join us as Ash Awad, vice president of Energy and Facility Services at McKinstry and Daniel Friedman, dean of the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington explore these and other considerations of sustainable design and its impact on our future.

Price: $10 in advance or $15 at the door

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Contact: 206-443-8464 or info@sustainablepath.org

Conference/Seminar: Health Protection 2010
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 14 - 15, 2010
Coventry, United Kingdom
at the University of Warwick

Sponsor: Health Protection Agency

Health Protection 2010 will showcase the latest scientific research and its practical application in preventing and controlling infectious diseases; protecting against radiation, chemical and environmental hazards; and preparing for potential or emerging threats to health.

Price: unknown

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Contact: see the Contact page

Other Event: Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) – Public Hearing
Thursday September 16, 2010
The hearing will have a morning, afternoon and evening session, starting at 10:00 a.m. and ending at 9:00 p.m. or later depending on the number of speakers.
Chicago, Illinois
at the Hilton Chicago, 720 Michigan Avenue

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery

This is one in a series of hearings that will provide interested persons the opportunity to present their views on the proposed rule: Identification and Listing of Special Waste: Disposal of Coal Combustion Residuals from Electric Utilities, also known as the coal combustion residuals rule, the CCR rule or the coal ash rule. Speakers will have three minutes to present their views. EPA will also accept written statements. Preregistration is requested.

Price: free

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Call for Abstracts: Environmental Health 2011
Deadline: Friday September 17, 2010
Salvador, Brazil

Sponsor: Elsevier Science & Technology

The conference is to be held February 6 - 9, 2011, and the theme is "Resetting Our Priorities." This conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform to exchange knowledge and learn about the latest issues in environmental health. Topics include, but are not limited to, climate change and human health, early exposures, resource development, industrial ecology, systems biology, ecosystems economics, impacts of environmental policies on health, environment and health disparities and the burden of disease due to lead. Selected papers from the oral and poster presentations will be published in a special issue of Environmental Research.

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Contact: see the Contact page

Lecture: STAR Progress Review – Sources and Formation of Organic Aerosols
Tuesday September 21, 2010
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
in the EPA Auditorium

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency

PM2.5 is one of the major pollutants of concern as it has been linked to a range of serious respiratory and cardiovascular health problems. One large gap in the understanding of PM2.5 is the sources of organic PM2.5 including those leading to secondary organic aerosol (SOA). Current observations of organic PM are significantly underestimated by even comprehensive air quality models. In 2007, the STAR grant program supported a number of research projects in this area. Many of these projects are improving our understanding of organic particles and their sources and transformation processes in the atmosphere as well as improving models that simulate organic particle concentration. This meeting will include presentations and discussions of the latest results from these STAR grantees and EPA scientists.

Price: free

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Contact: Sherri Hunt, 202-343-9644 or hunt.sherri@epa.gov

Lecture: STAR Progress Review – Sources and Health Effects of Coarse PM
Wednesday September 22, 2010
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
in the EPA Auditorium

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency

Previously, there has been a lack of published studies investigating the associations of mortality and morbidity with coarse thoracic particulate matter (CPM) (PM10-2.5) and addressing the effects of different components or sources of CPM particles. The composition and toxicity of CPM likely vary significantly across locations with large differences between urban and rural regions because of a variety of different sources (e.g., pollen, endotoxin, road dust, agriculture, mining) and difficulties in estimating risks and exposure estimates. In 2007, the National Center for Environmental Research awarded five grants for research studies to improve understanding of the composition, sources, and health effects of urban and rural coarse particulate matter (CPM), which includes particles in the size range from 2.5 to 10 micrometer in diameter. This meeting will include presentations and discussions of the latest results from these STAR grantees and EPA scientists.

Price: free

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Contact: Sherri Hunt, 202-343-9644 or hunt.sherri@epa.gov

Meeting: STAR Kickoff Meeting – Impact of Global Change on Allergic Disease
Wednesday September 22, 2010
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
in the EPA Auditorium

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency

This meeting will provide an overview and discussion of projects recently funded in response to an RFA to link climate change and allergic airway disease. The goal of this work is to increase understanding of the impacts of global climate change on incidence, prevalence and geographic distribution of allergic airway disease in the U.S by considering links between climate and responses by plants and molds, and the production, dispersion and potency of allergens, as well as the associations with human health.

Price: free

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Contact: Sherri Hunt, 202-343-9644 or hunt.sherri@epa.gov

Conference/Seminar: Reproductive Health 2010
Wednesday through Saturday, September 22 - 25, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta

Sponsor: Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP), Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), and Society of Family Planning (SFP)

Information will be posted on the website.

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Contact: Marlo Polonsky, SFP grants officer, 866-584-6758 ext. 302 or mpolonsky@societyfp.org

Conference/Seminar: Tennessee NADD Conference
Thursday and Friday, September 23 - 24, 2010
Nashville, Tennessee
at the the Radisson

Sponsor: National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD)

The featured speaker will be Terry McNelis, the senior vice president for Supports and Services to Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Adults with Autism for NHS Human Services headquartered in Pennsylvania. He has nearly forty years of experience as a service delivery administrator and is a 1- year member of the NADD Board of Directors. He is the recipient of the Dr. Frank J. Menolascino National Award for Excellence in Dual Diagnosis.

Price: unknown

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Contact: George.Zukotynski@tn.gov

Conference/Seminar: 8th Annual Conference on Children's Health and the Environment
Friday September 24, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Washington, DC
at the Hamilton Crowne Plaza

Sponsor: The Mid-Atlantic Center for Children's Health and the Environment (MACCHE), with co-sponsors listed on the website

This year's conference will explore how children's health is affected in the home and school environment. Topics include healthy homes, bisphenol A and phthalates, and schools. Continuing education credits (CME, CHES, CNE and CEU) will be available to participants.

Price: $125 for healthcare professionals, $50 for students, or $150 for all others

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Lecture: A New Paradigm of Autism Research and Treatment
Friday September 24, 2010
2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
San Francisco, California
at the Langley Porter Psychiatric Institute Auditorium, 401 Parnassus Avenue

Sponsor: UCSF Department of Psychiatry, San Francisco Medical Society, and the New School at Commonweal

Autism is a complex heterogeneous condition that begins prenatally or early in development but also can involve active ongoing brain and health problems throughout life. At the level of its chronic and systemic features, autism bears similarities to other chronic illnesses and to conditions with environmental modulation. A new and expanded approach to autism is emerging to address these chronic features. The integration of medical with behavioral dimensions in treatment and intervention can be supported not only by recent research but also by a reexamination of earlier findings in the light of more contemporary questions. This emerging approach can arguably increase and widen the windows of opportunity for clinical intervention and improvement in function and quality of life.

Price: free, but advance registration is requested

Contact: Shelia Opperman, aut_sym@mac.com

Conference/Seminar: UNIPHE Promotional Conference
Monday and Tuesday, September 27 - 28, 2010
Bucharest, Romania
at the Rin Grand Hotel

Sponsor: Use of Sub-National Indicators to Improve Public Health in Europe (UNIPHE)

The conference aim is raising awareness about the need for sub-national assessments of population health and its social and environmental determinants by improving information sharing and participation among the European community. The conference will focus on emerging and current work in the field of public health information and its application and will feature both oral and poster presentations in the following key areas: 1) environment and health (EH) information policy in Europe, 2) existing EH initiatives/projects update in Europe, 3) environmental health impact assessment tools/approaches 4) UNIPHE results and 5) EH and UNIPHE further partnerships and networking.

Price: unknown

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Contact: agalan@ispb.ro

Training/Workshop: Applying Functional Medicine in Clinical Practice
Monday through Friday, September 27 - October 1, 2010
Portland, Oregon
at The Nines, 522 SW Morrison

Sponsor: The Institute for Functional Medicine

AFMCP is a comprehensive, patient-centered educational program that helps clinicians deepen their clinical understanding and practical application of the Functional Medicine Matrix Model as applied to a variety of health conditions. Continuing education credits are available.

Price: see the website

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Contact: Client Services, 800-228-0622 or client_services@fxmed.com

Lecture: Air Quality in a Changing Climate
Tuesday September 28, 2010
2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Washington, DC
at the Rayburn House Office Builindg, Room 2325

Sponsor: sponsor

"What the Future Holds for the Air We Breathe" is the topic for this lecture to be presented by 1) Jonathan Samet (USC), chair of the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee: The impact of climate change on the future of air research and global human health; and 2) Alice Gilliland (EPA): The rising challenge of meeting cleaner air goals in a changing climate.

Price: unknown

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Conference/Seminar: Ohio State 8th Annual MH/MR Conference – Mental Health Aspects: Treatment & Support
Tuesday and Wednesday, September 28 - 29, 2010
Columbus, Ohio
at the DoubleTree Hotel, Columbus/Worthington

Sponsor: National Association for the Dually Diagnosed (NADD) in association with the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities (DODD), Ohio Department of Mental Health (ODMH), Ohio Rehabilitation Services Commission (RSC), Ohio Coordinating Center of Excellence in MI/DD, Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council (ODDC)

Keynote address presenters will be Lauren Charlot, PhD, assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts Medical School in Worcester director of the UMass Multidisciplinary ID/MH Consultation Team; and Marc J. Tassé, PhD, FAAIDD, director of the Nisonger Center – UCEDD and a professor of the Psychology & Psychiatry Department at the Ohio State University.

Price: see the registration page of the brochure

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Conference/Seminar: Children First: Promoting Ecological Health for the Whole Child
Friday October 1, 2010
San Francisco, California
at the University of California, San Francisco

Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment, Whole Child Center, and University of California, San Francisco Osher Center for Integrative Medicine

Pediatric integrative medicine embraces a holistic, whole-child approach, specifically examining the context – the ecology – in which optimal health and wellness is promoted. This groundbreaking one-day symposium will highlight a range of interacting factors that influence child health and development, including nutrition, education, socioeconomic status, exposures to toxic chemicals, and access to preventive health care. Leaders in these fields of expertise will also describe model programs and concrete steps toward creating optimal and sustainable environments in which children can thrive and reach their full potential. This symposium is open to health professionals, research scientists, parents, school administrators, teachers, policymakers, city planners, nutritionists and all others concerned with ensuring children have the best possible environments in which to grow and develop. Note the meeting will be held the day before the start of the annual meeting of the American Academy of Pediatrics in San Francisco.

Price: $35 early bird registration

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Training/Workshop: Fundamental Contaminant Chemistry
October 4, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Denver, Colorado
at the Wingate by Wyndham Denver Tech Center, 8000 E. Peakview Avenue

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

This course provides participants with an overview and refresher of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination, contaminant transport, fate, and remediation. It also includes a review of chemical naming rules (e.g., understanding what 1,1,1-TCA is) and the ways in which they can be used to predict molecular geometry and environmental behavior. This material is intended for non chemists in the environmental field seeking a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles to use in their work. Moreover, this course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water who have had minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of contaminant chemistry.

Price: $350 or $295 for employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, and nonprofits; students; and NAEP members

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976 or info@nwetc.org

Training/Workshop: Mercury Effects on Ecosystems and Human Health
Wednesday and Thursday, October 6 - 7, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Boise, Idaho
at the Red Lion – Downtown Boise, 1800 W. Fairview Avenue

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

Both organic and elemental mercury create a wide spectrum of ecological and human health concerns. Statewide advisories for mercury levels in fish exist in dozens of states across the United States. Mercury spills cost public and private entities millions of dollars a year in cleanup and health care costs. This course addresses concerns mercury causes by providing participants with a foundation in the science of environmental mercury and presents solutions for mitigating the impacts of this ubiquitous contaminant.

Price: Early bird rate $450 until August 13, 2010, or $350 for employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, nonprofits, students, and NAEP, NEBC, NWAEP members

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976 or info@nwetc.org

Conference/Seminar: First Regional Health Sciences and Nursing Conference 2010
Tuesday through Thursday, October 12 - 14, 2010
Shah Allam, Selangor Malaysia
at the SACC Convention Centre

Sponsor: Universiti Teknologi MARA

The conference is designed to address health problems and issues related to environmental health, medical imaging, medical technology, nursing, nutrition and dietetics, occupational therapy, optometry and physiotherapy. Other related fields are also welcomed.

Price: see the website

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Contact: +603-3258 4494/4326/4382/4362 or frhsnc2010@gmail.com

Call for Abstracts: 75th Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition
Deadline: Friday October 15, 2010
midnight Mountain time
Columbus, Ohio

Sponsor: National Environmental Health Association

The conference will be held June 15 - 18, 2011, and is designed to educate and inform people who have an interest or career in environmental health and protection, as well as to build a professional network of environmental health colleagues, exchange information, and discover new and practical solutions to environmental health issues. A list of the educational tracks is on the website.

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Contact: Denise Devotta, 303-756-9090, ext. 313 or ddevotta@neha.org

Conference/Seminar: La Leche League of Washington Parenting & Breastfeeding Conference
Friday through Sunday, October 15 - 17, 2010
Redmond, Washington
at the Redmond Marriott Town Center

Sponsor: La Leche League of Washington

The conference theme is "Embrace, Enrich, Embolden!" The conference offers a unique opportunity to meet other like-minded parents and professionals while learning about breastfeeding, parenting, childbirth, discipline, nutrition and child development from parents and professionals who are experts on these topics. Conference sessions and schedule will be online May 1, 2010. Registration will begin in July 2010.

Price: unknown

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Contact: Jennifer Wenzel, Wenzel05@live.com

Conference/Seminar: 48th International Making Cities Livable Conference
Sunday through Thursday, October 17 - 21, 2010
Charleston, South Carolina

Sponsor: City of Charleston and the International Making Cities Livable Council

Children are profoundly affected by the environment in which they live. The opportunity to safely walk to school, play outdoors in a park or live in a healthy environment affects their well being and future development. The physical layout of our communities can promote or restrict active living and healthy development. This conference offers an opportunity to get involved in creating child-friendly communities. Towns and cities play a critical role as they focus on building child-friendly green spaces, community places, safe routes, and urban design. The conference theme is "True Urbanism: Planning Healthy and Child-Friendly Communities." An exhibit on Successful Solutions for Healthy and Child-friendly Communities will also be featured.

Price: see the Registration page

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Contact: Making Cities Livable at the Contact Us page

Conference/Seminar: International Symposium on Breast Cancer Prevention: Nutrition, Communication and Public Policy
Monday and Tuesday, October 18 - 19, 2010
West Lafayette, Indiana
at Purdue University

Sponsor: International Breast Cancer and Nutrition Group

The goal of this symposium is to bring together global public health actors and advocates with researchers on breast cancer prevention and nutrition to provide a platform for discussion among scientists, clinicians and other professionals in the biology, epidemiology, medicine, nutrition, communication, education and public-policy fields. The symposium will discuss approaches to breast cancer prevention that focus on nutrition, communication and public policy. This initiative recognizes that different countries have unique perspectives which would benefit a sustained international effort to prevent breast cancer, and that the education of trainees in cross-disciplinary and international collaboration is an essential component in addressing global public health-related issues.

Price: $150 ($75 for students and breast cancer advocates) until June 30th

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Conference/Seminar: CDC Healthy Homes Meeting
Tuesday and Wednesday, October 19 - 20, 2010
Atlanta, Georgia
at the Westin Atlanta Perimeter North

Sponsor: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthy Homes and Lead Poisoning Prevention Program

The goal of the meeting is to build on knowledge gained from our childhood lead poisoning prevention activities to enhance healthy homes program planning and facilitate dialogue around healthy homes initiatives. The agenda will be posted on the website.

Price: free

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Conference/Seminar: Sixth Biennial Scientific Symposium
Thursday and Friday, October 21 - 22, 2010
Houston, Texas
at Space Center Houston

Sponsor: Children's Environmental Health Institute

The symposium theme is "Prenatal & Early Life Exposures: How Environmental Toxins Affect the Course of Childhood." Participants will examine the role of toxins on the health of infants and young children. Leadership from the medical, corporate and government sectors will provide evidence-based scientific information on the consequences of prenatal environmental exposure to toxins and of not taking action to protect the health of infants and young children.

Price: see the Registration form

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Contact: Janie Fields, janie.fields@cehi.org

Training/Workshop: Functional Medicine Advanced Practice Module
Friday through Sunday, October 22 - 24, 2010
Santa Monica, California
at the Fairmont Miramar Hotel

Sponsor: The Institute for Functional Medicine

The topic is "The Many Faces of Immune Dysregulation and Chronic Inflammation: Infections, Allergens and Autoimmune Disorders." More information will be posted on the website as it becomes available

Price: see the website

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Contact: Client Services, 800-228-0622 or client_services@fxmed.com

Conference/Seminar: American Society for Reproductive Medicine 66th Annual Meeting
Saturday through Wednesday, October 23 - 27, 2010
Denver, Colorado
at the Colorado Convention Center

Sponsor: American Society for Reproductive Medicine

The meeting theme is "Taking Reproductive Medicine to New Heights." Topics include psychological care of the infertility patient, optimization of clinical care of the PCOS patient, premature ovarian failure, environmental, occupational and dietary impacts on fertility and pregnancy, third-party reproduction, laparoscopic surgery techniques, male infertility microsurgery, cross-border care, culture media enhancement, oocyte/embryo vitrification, contraception, menopause, hormone therapy, endometriosis care, reproductive ethics and numerous additional offerings in all areas of reproductive medicine.

Price: unknown

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Training/Workshop: Contaminant Chemistry 101
Monday October 25, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sacramento, California
at Tsakopoulos Library Galleria, Sacramento Public Library, 828 I Street

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

This course provides participants with an overview/refresher of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport, fate and remediation. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists and require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of contaminant chemistry. This course includes a review of chemical naming rules (e.g., understanding what 1,1,1-TCA is) and how to use chemical names to predict molecular geometry and environmental behavior.

Price: $300 until July 16, 2010, or $245 for Native American tribes; government employees; nonprofits; students; and NAEP, NEBC, NWAEP members

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

Conference/Seminar: 2010 ANAC National Conference
Monday through Wednesday, October 25 - 27, 2010
Toronto, Ontario Canada
at the Hilton Toronto Airport

Sponsor: Aboriginal Nurses Association of Canada (ANAC), with its collaborative partners, the Canadian Men in Nursing Group, Canadian Nurses for Health and the Environment and Diabetes Nursing Interest Group of the RNAO

With a theme of "Linking our Knowledge through Diverse Interests", this national conference celebrates not only the 35th Anniversary of ANAC but also celebrates the many changes in nursing practice and collaborative distinct partnerships is the 2010 International Year of the Nurse. This celebration provides opportunities for aboriginal and non-aboriginal nurses and other health professionals to come together to share, support, network and link our knowledge across a wide variety of diverse, yet overlapping health topics, including Aboriginal health, environment, diabetes, and the anniversary themes.

Price: see the Registration form

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Contact: ANAC, 866-724-3049 or ctoulouse@anac.on.ca

Lecture: The Intimate Ecology of Motherhood with Dr. Sandra Steingraber
Thursday October 28, 2010
7:30 p.m.
San Francisco, California
at the Jewish Community Center San Francisco, 3200 California Street

Sponsor: EcoBirth

In her electrifying book, Having Faith: An Ecologist's Journey to Motherhood, Sandra Steingraber, award-winning writer, mother, and biologist, explores the intimate ecology of motherhood. Both a memoir of her own pregnancy and an investigation of fetal toxicology, Having Faith reveals the extent to which environmental hazards now threaten each stage of infant development. In the eyes of an ecologist, the mother's body is the first environment for life. An enthusiastic and sought-after public speaker, Steingraber has keynoted conferences on human health and the environment. She is recognized for her ability to serve as a two-way translator between scientists and the common culture. Steingraber will be joined with a panel of local experts from the environmental, birthing and academic communities.

Price: $18

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Contact: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 415-292-1200 or info@jccsf.org

Training/Workshop: TCA 101 Workshop: Introduction to the Model Toxics Control Act (WAC-173-340)
Thursday and Friday, October 28 - 29, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Richland, Washington
at the Hampton Inn – Richland, 486 Bradley Boulevard

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

This course provides attendees with an in-depth understanding of the procedures for establishing cleanup levels and points of compliance under the Model Toxics Control Act (WAC 173-340). The course covers procedures for establishing cleanup levels using Methods A, B, and C for groundwater, surface water and soil, as well as an overview of recent rule revisions related to dioxins/furans, PCBs, and carcinogenic PAHs. Additionally, the terrestrial ecological evaluation process to soils at sites will be covered. Participants will benefit from an overview of Washington State Department of Ecology's three and four-phase partitioning models, as well as their use of leaching test methods for determining soil concentrations that are protective of groundwater. Attendees will also have an opportunity to walk through the process of establishing cleanup standards using case studies. Both instructors have a deep and thorough understanding of MTCA and will welcome questions at the end of each topic.

Price: $445 until August 6, with $345 reduced tuition available to employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, and nonprofits; students; and NAEP, NEBC, NWAEP membRers

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, Northwest Environmental Training Center

Conference/Seminar: NADD Annual 27th Conference & Exhibit Show for 2010
November 3 - 5, 2010
Seattle, Washington
at the Renaissance Seattle Hotel

Sponsor: National Association for the Dually Diagnosed

Presentation categories include 1) Presentation/Skill Building Workshop, 2) Research Symposium and 3) Poster Session. Presentations are invited in a variety of topics, including environmental health.

Price: unknown

Contact: Ed Seliger, eseliger@thenadd.org

Conference/Seminar: SOPHE 61st Annual Meeting
Thursday through Saturday, November 4 - 6, 2010
Denver, Colorado
at the Denver Marriott City Center

Sponsor: Society for Public Health Education

Public health professionals working in disease prevention and health promotion have much to celebrate and still more to discover. At the conclusion of the Healthy People (HP) 2010 decade, we should pause to take stock of our achievements and learn from our challenges. At this conference, plenary speakers and presenters will share progress and discovery in disease prevention and health promotion, discuss goals and expectations for the next decade, and describe innovative strategies for achieving those objectives.

Price: unknown

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Contact: SOPHE, 202-408-9804 or info@sophe.org

Conference/Seminar: 138th Annual APHA Meeting & Exposition
Saturday through Wednesday, November 6 - 10, 2010
Denver, Colorado
at the Colorado Convention Center

Sponsor: American Public Health Association

The conference theme is "Social Justice: A Public Health Imperative." The social circumstances in which we are born, live, and work, play a greater role in longevity and overall health in the United States than genes, health insurance and access to health services. Annual Meeting sessions will explore why certain populations bear a disproportionate burden of disease and mortality and what the public health community can do to better address the causes of these inequities.

Price: see the Registration Fees page

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Contact: APHA, 202-777-APHA

Training/Workshop: Mercury Health Assessment: A Bigger Threat Than Global Warming?
Monday and Tuesday, November 8 - 9, 2010
8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Baltimore, Maryland
at the Residence Inn Marriott, 17 Light Street

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

Science-based evidence suggests that mercury pollution may be an even greater threat to ecosystems and human survival than global warming. This course will address this claim by examining the environmental fate of mercury from both historical and current perspectives. Topics will include a review of mercury's human uses and the consequences we now face as a society; the most current, peer-reviewed mercury toxicity models; and the ways in which environmental mercury exposure coupled with factors like nutritional deficiencies create metabolic disruptions that adversely affect learning in children. Lastly, current mercury use and pollution policies of different countries will be analyzed to determine the need for global consensus as we move forward.

Price: $450 until August 13th or $350 for employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, and nonprofits; students; and AFS and NAEP members

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976

Training/Workshop: Fundamental Contaminant Chemistry
Monday November 15, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Helena, Montana
at the Holiday Inn - Conference Center Downtown, 22 North Last Chance Gulch

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

This course provides participants with an overview/refresher of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport, fate, and remediation. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists and require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of contaminant chemistry. This course includes a review of chemical naming rules (e.g., understanding what 1,1,1-TCA is) and how to use chemical names to predict molecular geometry and environmental behavior.

Price: $350 or $295 for employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, and nonprofits; students; and NAEP members; $300/$245 until August 13th

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976 or info@nwetc.org

Conference/Seminar: National School Response Conference 2010
Thursday and Friday, November 18 - 19, 2010
New York, New York

Sponsor: National School Response Conference

NSRC 2010 will address topics of high concern as wide ranging as school violence – school shootings, bullying, dating violence, vandalism, gang activity, alcohol and drugs, bomb threats, child abuse, vandalism, school massacres – catastrophic events such as pandemic outbreaks, tornadoes, terrorist attacks, and technological intrusions. Associations, academic institutions, EMS providers, and law enforcers will showcase the country's statewide initiatives on school security for the development of the best practices for the school community.

Price: unknown

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Contact: Jennifer McCrory, 425-996-7102 jennifer@eve-ex.com

Training/Workshop: Fundamental Contaminant Chemistry
Monday November 29, 2010
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Portland, Oregon
at the Audubon Society of Portland, 5151 NW Cornell Road

Sponsor: EOS Alliance

This course provides participants with an overview/refresher of key chemistry concepts associated with environmental contamination and provides a foundation for understanding contaminant transport, fate, and remediation. This material is intended for environmental professionals who are not chemists and require a fundamental understanding of chemistry principles for their work. This course is recommended for all environmental professionals working with contaminated soil and water with minimal formal training in the subject. It is also recommended for project managers seeking a review of contaminant chemistry. This course includes a review of chemical naming rules (e.g., understanding what 1,1,1-TCA is) and how to use chemical names to predict molecular geometry and environmental behavior.

Price: $350 or $295 for employees of Native American tribes, government agencies, and nonprofits; students; and NAEP members; $300/$245 until September 10th

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Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976 or info@nwetc.org

Call for Abstracts: 6th International Conference on the Impact of Environmental Factors on Health
Deadline: December 31, 2010 (this date may be adjusted as the conference date approaches)
Riga, Latvia

Sponsor: Wessex Institute of Technology and the Journal of Saftey and Security Engineering

Health problems related to the environment have become a major source of concern all over the world. The health of the population depends upon good quality environmental factors including air, water, soil, food and many others. The aim of society is to establish measures that can eliminate or considerably reduce hazardous factors from the human environment to minimize the associated health risks. The ability to achieve these objectives is in great part dependent on the development of suitable experimental, modeling and interpretive techniques, which allow a balanced assessment of the risk involved as well as suggesting ways in which the situation can be improved. The interaction between environmental risk and health is often complex and can involve a variety of social, occupational and lifestyle factors. This emphasises the importance of considering an interdisciplinary approach. The language of the conference will be English. The conference is scheduled for Monday through Wednesday, July 25 - 27, 2011.

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Contact: Irene Moreno Millan, 44 (0) 238 029 3223 or imoreno@wessex.ac.uk

Training/Workshop: National Toxicology Program Workshop: Role of Environmental Chemicals in the Development of Diabetes and Obesity
Tuesday through Thursday, January 11 - 13, 2011
Raleigh, North Carolina
at the Crabtree Marriott, 450 Marriott Drive

Sponsor: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, US Environmental Protection Agency and the FDA National Center for Toxicological Research

There has been increasing interest in the concept that environmental chemicals may be contributing factors to the epidemics of diabetes and obesity. The National Toxicology Program (NTP) is holding a workshop to evaluate the science associating exposure to certain chemicals or chemical classes with the development of diabetes and obesity in humans. The format of the workshop includes both plenary talks and breakout groups. The workshop is open to the public with time set aside in the agenda for public comments during the plenary session on the first day. The public can attend the breakout groups as observers. Registration is on a first-come basis and is limited to 100 people.

Price: free

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Contact: Dr. Kristina Thayer, 919-541-5021 or thayer@niehs.nih.gov

Conference/Seminar: IAQ Tools for Schools National Symposium
Thursday through Saturday, January 13 - 15, 2011
Washington, DC
at the Grand Hyatt

Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency

Information about the conference will be posted on the website.

Price: unknown

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Conference/Seminar: Environmental Health 2011
Sunday through Wednesday, February 6 - 9, 2011
Salvador, Brazil

Sponsor: Elsevier Science & Technology and the journal Environmental Research

This conference will provide an interdisciplinary platform to exchange knowledge and learn about the latest issues in environmental health. Topics include, but are not limited to, climate change and human health, early exposures, resource development, industrial ecology, systems biology, ecosystems economics, impacts of environmental policies on health, environment and health disparities and the burden of disease due to lead. The conference theme is "Resetting Our Priorities."

Price: unknown

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Training/Workshop: 2011 Disability Policy Seminar
Monday through Wednesday, February 14 - 16, 2011
Washington, DC
at the Grand Hyatt Washington, 1000 H Street, NW

Sponsor: The Arc of the United States, United Cerebral Palsy, American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Association of University Centers on Disabilities, National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities, and Self Advocates Becoming Empowered

The Disability Policy Seminar partners are planning another informative event focusing on major federal issues that affect the lives of persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Price: unknown; registration will open in December

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Contact: Annie Acosta, acosta@thedpc.org

Conference/Seminar: Environmental Epigenomics and Disease Susceptibility
Sunday through Friday, March 27 - April 1, 2011
Asheville, North Carolina
at the Grove Park Inn

Sponsor: Keystone Symposia

Session titles include "Fetal Origins of Adult Disease Susceptibility", "Postnatal Epigenetic Programming of the Brain", "Epigenetics and Complex Diseases" and "Epigenetic Transgenerational Inheritance" and others.

Price: see the Registration page

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Contact: Keystone Symposia, 800-253-0685 or info@keystonesymposia.org

Conference/Seminar: 75th Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition
Wednesday through Saturday, June 15 - 18, 2011
Columbus, Ohio

Sponsor: National Environmental Health Association

The conference is designed to educate and inform people who have an interest or career in environmental health and protection, as well as to build a professional network of environmental health colleagues, exchange information, and discover new and practical solutions to environmental health issues. A list of the educational tracks is on the website.

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Contact: Denise Devotta, 303-756-9090, ext. 313 or ddevotta@neha.org

Conference/Seminar: 2011 National Healthy Homes Conference
Sunday through Wednesday, June 20 - 23, 2011
Denver, Colorado
at the Colorado Convention Center

Sponsor: US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Healthy Homes, US Department of Health and Human Services, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Energy, US Department of Agriculture

This year's theme, "Leading the Nation to Healthy Homes, Families, and Communities," reflects the growing demand for building and sustaining housing and communities that are healthy, safe and green for America's families. The conference will offer over 100 educational sessions covering eight topic areas.

Price: unknown

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Contact: 888-644-2586 or info@healthyhomesconference.org

Conference/Seminar: 6th International Conference on the Impact of Environmental Factors on Health
Monday through Wednesday, July 25 - 27, 2011
Riga, Latvia
at the Reval Hotel Latvija

Sponsor: Wessex Institute of Technology and the Journal of Saftey and Security Engineering

Health problems related to the environment have become a major source of concern all over the world. The health of the population depends upon good quality environmental factors including air, water, soil, food and many others. The aim of society is to establish measures that can eliminate or considerably reduce hazardous factors from the human environment to minimize the associated health risks. The ability to achieve these objectives is in great part dependent on the development of suitable experimental, modeling and interpretive techniques, which allow a balanced assessment of the risk involved as well as suggesting ways in which the situation can be improved. The interaction between environmental risk and health is often complex and can involve a variety of social, occupational and lifestyle factors. This emphasises the importance of considering an interdisciplinary approach. The language of the conference will be English.

Price: unknown

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Contact: Irene Moreno Millan, 44 (0) 238 029 3223 or imoreno@wessex.ac.uk

Request for Proposals: Health Impact Assessment Demonstration Projects
Deadline: There is no deadline to submit a letter of interest. The Health Impact Project will accept applications on a rolling basis until all grant funds are committed.

Sponsor: The Health Impact Project

Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) bring together relevant public input, available data and a range of qualitative and quantitative methods to anticipate the potential health consequences of a proposed policy, program or project. The goal of the CFP and subsequent HIAs is to improve health, demonstrate the effectiveness of HIAs and promote their incorporation into local, state, tribal, and federal decisionmaking. Government agencies, educational institutions and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply.

Award: $25,000 to $150,000

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