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Final Agenda

Wednesday January 16 2013

9:00 Welcome and introductions.   George Alexeeff, PhD. Director, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

9:10 Session I: Emerging Research Relevant to Cumulative Impacts and Children's Environmental Health. Moderator: Mark Miller, MD, MPH.

Impacts of Multiple Environmental, Chemical, and Non-Chemical Stressors on Lung Development and Urban Asthma --  Rosalind J. Wright, MD, MPH. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.

Cumulative Impacts of Chemical and Non-Chemical Stressors on the Brain -- Deborah A. Cory-Slechta, PhD. University of Rochester School of Medicine.

The Exposome and Early Life Exposures -- Martyn T. Smith, PhD. Professor of Toxicology. University of California, Berkeley.

11:45  Lunch (on your own)

1:00    Session II: Considering Cumulative Impacts for Children: Perspectives from Children's Environmental Health Research Centers.
Moderator: Lauren Zeise, PhD. OEHHA.

Application of a Cumulative Impact Framework to Understand Environmental Exposures and Social Stressors in an Agricultural Community -- Asa Bradman, PhD MPH. Center for Environmental Research for Children's Health.

Current State of the Evidence on Environmental Exposures and Autism -- Irva Hertz-Picciotto, PhD. MIND Institute, University of California Davis

Integrating Temporal and Systems Based Models for Detecting Cumulative Impacts: Lessons Learned from the Pacific Northwest Children's Health Research Center --     Elaine M. Faustman, PhD. Professor, University of Washington

Approaches to Considering Cumulative Exposures for Children -- Todd Whitehead, PhD. Center for Integrative Research on Childhood Leukemia and the Environment, University of California, Berkeley

Identifying Cumulative Exposures to Chemicals in Pregnant Women: What Does It Mean?-- Tracey Woodruff, PhD MPH. Professor, UCSF

4:30    Adjourn

Thursday January 17

9:00      Welcome

9:10    Session III. Cumulative Metrics and Findings for Children: Air Pollution. Moderator: Melanie Marty, PhD. Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment.

9:10 New Findings from the Children's Health and Air Pollution Study (CHAPS)

Multi-pollutant Exposures and Pre-Term Birth --  Amy Padula, PhD. Stanford University

The Effect of Chronic Exposure to PAHs on Lung Function in Children -- John Balmes, MD. UCB and UCSF.

9:45  Urban Air Pollution and Childhood Respiratory Health: Burden of Disease and Cumulative Impacts -- Rob S. McConnell, MD. Professor of Preventive Medicine, USC.

10:15     Discussion among Participants

10:45     Session IV:  Decision Makers:  How Do We Address Cumulative Impacts for Children?  Moderator: Amy D Kyle, PhD MPH.  UC Berkeley.

Comments from Discussants:
o Rachel Morello-Frosch, PhD MPH. Professor, UC Berkeley.
o Joseph K. Lyou, PhD. President and CEO, Coalition for Clean Air, LA.
o Gina Solomon, MD MPH. Deputy Secretary for Science and Health, Cal EPA
o Bonnie Holmes-Gen. American Lung Association, Sacramento.

Discussion and Comments from All Participants: Identifying Future Directions

12:00    Wrap up

12:30    Adjourn

 

BACKGROUND and ADVANCE METING MATERIALS -- Background information about cumulative impacts and children's environmental health and advance meeting materials will be posted here.

GOALS AND SPONSORS -- Meeting objectives, organizing group and sponsoring organizations are posted here.

WEBCAST -- This symposium will be webcast by our partners at the California Environmental Protection Agency. You can view information about the webcast and test your connection at the Cal EPA link below: http://www.calepa.ca.gov/Broadcast/

REGISTRATION -- Registration is required to attend the symposium in person. You may register to receive the advance meeting materials. THE IN-PERSON MEETING IS SOLD OUT. You will find registration information at this link.

VIDEOS -- The presentations will be recorded and posted at this web site and on YouTube this spring. If you want to be notified when they are available, send a request to: circle@berkeley.edu.