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| E-Bulletin August 23, 2010 |
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| This e-bulletin lists news and journal articles, organizational reports, calls for proposals, upcoming events and other items related to fertility, reproductive health and the environment. E-bulletins are archived and searchable on our website: http://www.healthandenvironment.org/fertility |
CHE-Fertility Highlights
| New CHE-Fertility Partners
CHE-Fertility welcomes the following new members to the group:
- Emma Anglesey, Hobart, Australia
- Sarah Wade, Santa Barbara, CA
- Angelique Goetsch, Minot AFB, ND
- Nanette Reszotko, Batavia, IL
- Man Bahadur Thapa, MS, Kathmandu, Nepal
- Shirley Jones, Manchester, United Kingdom
- Noah Canvasser, MD, Ann Arbor, MI
- Bo Bo Than Oo, MB, Yangon, Myanmar
Online Abstracts Library Changes Thanks To Your Feedback
A big thank you goes out to those of you who provided feedback on the CHE-Fertility Online Abstracts Library. We have made as many changes as we could based on your suggestions. Please take a look at: http://www.healthandenvironment.org/cgi-bin/fertilitylibrary.cgi. If you are able to provide more feedback, we will be seeking beta-testers on an ongoing basis. We very much welcome your input at julia@healthandenvironment.org.
New Science: Girls Hit Puberty at Younger Ages
This finding was covered by a number of mainstream media outlets,
including the Wall Street Journal, Times Magazine, Los Angeles Times,
and NPR.
Link to a listing of this coverage on the Environmental Health News website
New book Released: Environmental Impacts on Fertility/Reproductive Health
CHE Partners, Tracey Woodruff and UCSF Ob/GYN & R.S. Department Chair, Linda
Giudice, MD, PhD, along with Sarah Janssen, MD, PhD, MPH, from UCSF and
the Natural Resources Defense Council and Louis J. Guillette, PhD, from
the University of Florida, Gainesville, edited the recently published
book titled, "Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health and
Fertility." The book addresses reproductive and developmental health
problems caused by exposure to chemicals that are readily found in the
environment in which we live. For more information on the book, please
check out the Cambridge University Press website: http://tiny.cc/3y0ew
New Article on Improving Reviews in Environmental Health
The article, "Pulling Back the Curtain: Improving Reviews in Environmental Health" was written by CHE Partners Tracey J. Woodruff and Patrice Sutton at the University of California, San Francisco's Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment and puts into perspective the need to review and weigh the scientific evidence linking environmental contaminants to reproductive health in order to accurately and effectively translate the information into clinical care, consumer education, and public policy decision making. Link to the article in Environmental Health Perspectives.
New Report on Fragrances and Cleaning Products Available in Spanish
Women's Voices for the Earth released Que Es Ese Olor, the translated version of their groundbreaking report on hidden toxic chemicals in fragranced cleaning products. The report and other translated materials are available for download at www.womenandenvironment.org/queeseseolor.
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Media Spotlight
| Why We Made the Story of Cosmetics
By Stacy Malkan and Annie Leonard
What a couple of weeks it's been! More than 200,000 of you have watched the Story of Cosmetics since its launch July 21, and we've received an outpouring of support
-- from cancer survivors, salon workers who've been harmed by chemical
exposures on the job, green business owners and people around the world
who are thanking us for raising the debate about toxic chemicals in the
shampoos, deodorants and lotions we rub on our bodies every day.
The introduction of the Safe Cosmetics Act on the same day as the film premiere provides a vehicle to organize
this energy into action. There are real opportunities ahead to shift
the $50 billion beauty industry in a safer, more sustainable direction.
Not everyone is excited about these opportunities. Currently, the
big cosmetics companies get to decide what's safe with very little
government oversight, and they like this system just the way it is. The
industry trade association has spent many millions of dollars over the
past five years hiring lobbyists and PR firms to fend off attempts at new regulations.
So it's no surprise that we're seeing pushback about the critiques presented in the Story of Cosmetics (fully footnoted script is here)
and the fact that a serious attempt to fix these problems is moving
through Congress. The misinformation is buzzing, stirring up fears that
the bill would hurt small businesses.
We'd like to take this opportunity to share why we made the film,
and why we believe this moment offers huge possibilities to protect our
health and future generations while also opening up new business
opportunities for the companies that are already doing the right thing
and making the safest products. Link to the full article at Huffington Post
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News, Science and Useful Resources
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Below you will find recent news, science, and other resources, gleaned from the CHE Fertility Online Library, hosted by Environmental Health News, and the CHE daily news feed.
Are children today really going through puberty earlier?
There are reasons to be skeptical of studies showing that kids are hitting puberty earlier. Slate. Opinion, 20 August 2010. Teens carry 30 per cent more BPA than rest of population. Teenagers may carry the highest levels of bisphenol A - about 30 per
cent more than the rest of the population, according to a new survey
that is the largest such study worldwide. But exposure to the
estrogen-mimicking chemical is widespread, with detectible levels in 91
per cent of Canadians. Toronto Globe and Mail, Ontario. 17 August 2010. Chinese health ministry clears milk powder in latest scare. China's health ministry announced Sunday that it had found no clinical
evidence that milk powder had been responsible for apparent breast
development in three infant girls in south-central China. New York Times. 16 August 2010.
[Registration Required] Advanced wastewater treatments can reduce the endocrine disrupting
effects of the effluent on fish, according to a study that pinpoints
the most effective methods. Conventional sewage treatment does not
usually remove all of these compounds. Fish are then exposed when the
estrogens are released into waterways. 16 August 2010. More...Want a baby? Relax . . . Scientists have just confirmed what obstetricians knew anecdotally for
years - that women under stress can have a difficult time getting
pregnant. What's new: Biochemical markers quantified the degree of
stress - and potentially the type - affecting fertility. Science News. 14 August 2010. China examines milk powder 'premature puberty' reports. China's government is investigating reports that a brand of powdered
milk caused infant girls to grow breasts. It is being alleged that
hormone-tainted milk from Synutra International caused several cases of
premature puberty in Hubei province. BBC. 13 August 2010. Obesity linked to lower sperm count in young men. Young men who are obese may have a lower sperm count than their
normal-weight counterparts, a new study suggests. The findings,
reported in the journal Fertility and Sterility, add to evidence tying
obesity to relatively poorer quality sperm. Reuters Health. 12 August 2010. [See other articles related to obesity: Should belly fat prompt early colon cancer screens? and Is obesity contributing to high c-section rates?]Study: Signs of early puberty in more young girls. An analysis conducted by researchers collaborating in the multicenter
Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers adds to the growing
evidence that the onset of puberty in girls may be shifting earlier and
earlier, possibly due to obesity or exposure to environmental
chemicals. Time Magazine. 9 August 2010. Girls showing signs of puberty earlier. A new study finds that girls are more likely today than in the past to
start developing breasts by age 7 or 8. This is just the latest in a
flood of reports over the last decade that have led to concern and
heated debate about whether girls are reaching puberty earlier, and why
it might be happening. New York Times. 9 August 2010.
[Registration Required] BPA may harm sperm in men. Bisphenol A, the chemical commonly known as BPA, and found in
everything from water bottles to food-can liners, may be linked to
decreased sperm quality in men, according to a new study from the
University of Michigan. AnnArbor.com, Michigan. 4 August 2010. Chemical link to testicular cancer probed. Scientists hope to prove whether common environmental chemicals, such
as phthalates used to make plastics, are to blame for rising testicular
cancer rates. BBC. 4 August 2010. Sperm may be harmed by exposure to BPA, study shows. In one of the first human studies of its kind, researchers have found
that urinary concentrations of the controversial chemical Bisphenol A,
or BPA, may be related to decreased sperm quality and sperm
concentration, the University of Michigan said Tuesday in a statement. Xinhua News Agency, China. 4 August 2010. New study highlights pervasive impact of consumer products on air quality in homes. The study provides the most comprehensive information to date on the mixtures of
hormone disrupting chemicals people are commonly exposed to in their
homes. It also confirms that indoor uses of consumer products are the
primary sources of endocrine disrupting exposures in indoor air, and
shows that indoor levels are higher than those outdoors. Environmental Science and Technology. 4 August 2010. Are cell phones safe? It's too early to tell. Does your cell phone increase your risk of brain cancer? Does it affect
your skin or your sperm viability? Is it safe for pregnant women or
children? Should you use a hands-free headset? Are present cell phone
safety standards strict enough? You don't know? You're not alone. Yale Environment 360. 3 August 2010. Chemicals in rivers linked to sexual changes in fish, researchers say. Alberta researchers say gender-bending fish swimming in the province's
southern rivers raise serious questions about whether the water is safe
for people to drink. Canadian Press. 30 July 2010. Common herbicide suspected in frog sex changes. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will present findings in
September on the safety of atrazine, one of the most common herbicides
used in the U.S. But studies show the chemical affects the sexual
development of amphibians, raising concerns about its effect on people.
International Business Times. 28 July 2010. Large quantities of controversial chemical bisphenol-A found in paper receipts. A new analysis by an environmental group suggests Americans are being
exposed to BPA through another, surprising route: paper receipts. Washington Post. 27 July 2010.
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Announcements
| A daily news feed with these announcements is now
available on CHE's website:
http://www.healthandenvironment.org/news/announce.
Job opening: Eugene, Oregon.
Oregon Toxics Alliance (OTA) is seeking a Community Outreach
Coordinator to develop a comprehensive strategy for educating the
public and help coordinate communications with OTA's existing and
potential partners (organizations and individuals). Read more
Job openings: Oakland, California.
The UCSF Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment is seeking to fill two positions: 1) a postdoc to work on a project that addresses one key aspect of how to incorporate new and emerging science into environmental health policy and decision-making and 2) a research coordinator to assist in managing all phases of research activity. Contact Jason Harless: harlessj@obgyn.ucsf.edu.
Job opening: Augusta, Maine.
The Natural Resources Council of Maine (NRCM) seeks an executive director. Current advocacy work focuses in four program areas: energy efficiency and clean renewable energy, protection from toxic chemicals in consumer products, protecting Maine's North woods, and ensuring healthy rivers and watersheds. Read more
Job opening: Colorado Springs, Colorado.
The El Paso County Department of Health and Environment has an opening for an environmental health specialist in their Environmental Health Services program within the Disease Prevention and Control Division. The application deadline is August 30, 2010. Read more
Job opening: Berkeley, California.
The Environmental Chemistry Laboratory has an opening for an
Association of Public Health Laboratories Environmental Fellow for a
period of 1-2 years, starting in July 2010. Applications are due August 25, 2010. Read more
Job opening: Oakland, California.
Worksafe, Inc., a California-based nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting
occupational safety and health (OSH) through education, training and advocacy, seeks
an experienced attorney with initiative and passion for advocacy on behalf of workers in
the areas of OSH and workers compensation. Read more
Job openings: Anchorage, Alaska.
The Alaska Conservation Foundation has openings for a campaign director for the Alaskans for Energy Freedom campaign. Read more
Job opening: Ann Arbor, Michigan.
The Ecology Center is seeking a communications director who can work with the newest communications techniques as well as traditional communications methods to promote the Ecology Center and its local, state and national campaigns. Applications received prior to July 1 will be given priority, but EC will continue to receive applications until the position is filled. Read more
Job opening: Amherst, Massachusetts.
The National Religious Partnership for the Environment seeks a dynamic and creative leader as executive director. Read more
Job opening: Washington, DC.
Earthjustice seeks Associate Legislative Counsel and Legislative Counsel for non-profit public interest law firm. Major responsibilities include advocacy for, and analysis of, federal legislation and rulemakings regarding clean air, with a particular emphasis on air toxics. Position requires knowledge of administrative rulemaking and prior administrative or legislative advocacy experience. Email jgraham@earthjustice.org for more details.
Job opening: Seattle, Washington.
The Northwest Environmental Training Center is seeking workshop instructors for a variety of courses, including "Mercury Effects on Ecosystems and Human Health." This position is contracted per course with flexible dates in major cities across the country. Read more
Job opening: Washington, DC.
The
nationally accredited journalism program of The School of Communication
at American University is seeking an experienced journalist with a
strong record/expertise in health, science, and/or environmental
journalism for a tenure-track position beginning in August 2010. Read more
Job opening: Wenatchee, Washington.
The Chelan-Douglas Health District has an opening for an environmental health specialist to conduct routine public health inspections, review facility designs for code compliance and more. The position will stay open until filled. Read moreCall for Nominations in Maternal and Child Health The Health Resources and Services Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau is seeking nominations of individuals, organizations and associations that have made significant contributions throughout the years in the field of Maternal and Child Health (MCH). A special awards ceremony will be held as part of the 75th Anniversary Celebration Federal/State Partnership Meeting on October 20, 2010. Nominations are due by Sept. 3, 2010 and can be submitted to mch75thanniversary@hrsa.gov with the subject line "AWARD NOMINATION." Please contact Dr. Keisher Highsmith at khighsmith@hrsa.gov for more information.EPA sets first national limits to reduce mercury and other toxic emissions from cement plants. This action sets the nation's first limits on mercury air emissions from existing cement kilns, strengthens the limits for new kilns, and sets emission limits that will reduce acid gases. Read moreCall for comments: EPA's Reanalysis of Key Issues Related to Dioxin Toxicity and Response to NAS Comments. The deadline for comments has now been extended until September 20, 2010. EPA has replaced the draft report (main) on June 9th with a copy with included links to the report's citations available as a reference from the HERO Database. Read moreUpdated Tables from CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The Updated Tables, July 2010 provides additional data from the 2005-2006 survey period for 51 of the chemicals previously reported through 2004 in the Fourth Report and the new addition of four parabens and two phthalate metabolites in 2005-2006. Read moreEPA releases rulemaking guidance on environmental justice. EPA is seeking public feedback on how to best implement and improve the guide for agency staff to further advance efforts toward environmental justice. Read moreEPA and other federal agencies collaborate to improve chemical screening. The Tox21 collaboration merges federal agency resources (research, funding and testing tools) to develop ways to more effectively predict how chemicals will affect human health and the environment. Read more[See a related article: FDA joins effort to improve chemical screening] |
Calendar of Events & Submission Deadlines
| Online Calendar. These and more upcoming events and proposal/abstract deadlines are listed in the CHE-Fertility searchable calendar.
1) Teleconference/Webcast: Wireless SmartMeters: What Are the
Health, Personal Safety, Wireless Security and Excessive Billing Issues
All About? What Can Consumers Do Now?
Wednesday August 25, 2010
11:00 a.m. Pacific / 2:00 p.m. Eastern time
Sponsor: Collaborative on Health and the Environment Working Group on Electromagnetic Fields (CHE-EMF)
CHE-EMF has been a leading international forum for expert dialogue
on EMF concerns. A major new concern has emerged, especially in
California, where PG&E is requiring that all homes and businesses
install wireless "SmartMeters" that represent a major new source of EMF
exposure. At present, PG&E offers no way for concerned individuals,
organizations and communities to opt out. A sizable grassroots protest
movement has emerged in California challenging PG&E's SmartMeter
requirement on health, privacy, financial, fire hazard and other
grounds. Our particular concern at CHE is the health risks these meters
may pose through life-long exposure to this new and significant EMF
source, especially in the home. Cindy Sage is cofacilitator of CHE EMF
and lead cofounder of BioInitiative.org, a multi-author report on EMF
concerns that is widely recognized as an international science
resource. On this call, Cindy will present a summary review of the
concerns with SmartMeters. Michael Lerner will explore some of these
concerns with her and then open the dialogue to all participants.
Price: free
Visit the website
Contact: CHE, info@healthandenvironment.org
2) Call for Abstracts: International Congress on Environmental Health
Deadline: Wednesday September 1, 2010
Coimbra, Portugal
at the College of Health Technologies of Coimbra
Sponsor: Departmentof Environmental Health, College of Health
Technologies of Coimbra, College of Health Technologies of Lisbon,
College of Health Technologies of Oporto, College of Health of Beja
The International Congress on Environmental Health offers an
opportunity for all those involved in environmental health to present
their work, share expertise and promote partnerships at a nationwide
context, thus providing a current snapshot of this interdisciplinary
field. The conference is scheduled for Thursday through Saturday,
November 4 - 6, 2010, and a list of conference topics is on the website.
Visit the website
Contact: see the Contact page
3) Conference/Seminar: International Federation of Fertility Societies World Congress
September 12 - 16, 2010
Munich, Germany
Starting
in 1953, the IFFS has held its World Congress every three years in
partnership with a national society. Successful World Congresses have
been held in the past in Europe, Asia, Africa, The Americas and
Australia.
Visit the website
4) Request for Proposals: Cooperative Agreements to Support Communities Affected by the BP Oil Spill
Deadline: Monday September 13, 2010
Sponsor: US Environmental Protection Agency
The environmental justice cooperative agreements are designed to
support communities in Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Texas that are directly affected by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in
the Gulf of Mexico. They will provide funding to incorporated local
non-profit community-based organizations-including faith-based
organizations, environmental justice networks, and local Native
American tribal governments. They are intended to assist local
communities facing environmental justice challenges and help develop
educational materials and strategies on how to address and adapt to the
spill's long-term effects. The total estimated program funding
available for awards under this competitive opportunity is $200,000.
EPA will conduct a pre-proposal assistance conference call to address
any questions that applicants may have about the announcement or the
application process. The conference call will be held on Thursday,
August 26, 2010, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm EST.
Award: up to $25,000 with project periods of up to one year
Visit the website
5) Teleconference/Webcast: Chasing Molecules: Poisonous
Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Chemistry: A Discussion
with Author Elizabeth Grossman
Wednesday September 15, 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
Many dangerous chemicals from chemical manufacturing facilities and
industrial agriculture operations around the world end up in the Arctic
and stay there. Originating in Asia and southern latitudes, persistent
organic pollutants (POPs) hitchhike on wind and ocean currents and
accumulate in the fish, wildlife and people who call the far north
home. Among those who bear a disproportionate burden of global
contaminants are Arctic indigenous peoples who depend on berries,
greens, fish and marine mammals for subsistence. In addition to being
exposed to pollutants from distant sources, the people of Alaska's St.
Lawrence Island are also exposed to contamination from abandoned
military sites. Author Elizabeth Grossman highlights the ongoing
struggle for environmental health and justice of the St. Lawrence
Island Yupik people in her award-winning book Chasing Molecules: Poisonous Products, Human Health and the Promise of Green Chemistry. With Chasing Molecules,
Grossman reveals that we can do better; that we can make materials that
we have come to rely on with chemicals that have been tested to be safe
and are in fact "benign by design." In a radical departure from how
synthetic chemistry has been practiced, Grossman suggests that green
chemistry should be used to create new materials for use in everything
from sippy cups to carpets.
Price: free
Visit the website
Contact: Alaska Community Action on Toxics, 907-222-7714 or diana@akaction.org
6) 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.
Visit the website
Contact: see the Contact page
7) 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.
Visit the website
Contact: Marlo Polonsky, SFP grants officer, 866-584-6758 ext. 302 or mpolonsky@societyfp.org 8) 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
Visit the website
Contact: +603-3258 4494/4326/4382/4362 or frhsnc2010@gmail.com
9) 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.
Visit the website
Contact: Denise Devotta, 303-756-9090, ext. 313 or ddevotta@neha.org 10) Lecture: Poisoned for Profit
Thursday September 30, 2010
10:00 a.m. - noon
San Francisco, California
at the Conservatory of Flowers in Golden Gate Park (Orchid Annex)
Sponsor: Environmental Working Group
A presentation by Alice Shabecoff, author of Poisoned for Profit: How Toxins Are Making our Children Chronically Ill,
will be followed by a panel discussion with Michael Green of the Center
for Environmental Health, Stacy Malkan of the Campaign for Safe
Cosmetics and Renee Sharp of the Environmental Working Group. Topics
include how toxins - pesticides, pollution, plastics, parabens - affect
children's health, what you can do to reduce your family's toxic
exposures, how the US economic and regulatory system is failing to
protect us, and how we can change the system together.
Price: free
Visit the website
11) 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
Visit the website
Contact: Jennifer Wenzel, Wenzel05@live.com
12) 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 call for abstracts is currently open on the website.
Price: unknown
Visit the website 13) Request for Proposals: Roadmap Transformative Research Projects Program
Deadline: 5:00 p.m. local time (of the applicant institution/organization), Wednesday October 27, 2010
Sponsor: NIH Common Fund
The primary emphasis of the Roadmap Transformative Research Projects
Program is on creative ideas-projects that have the potential to
transform a field of science and to provide adequate support for the
work-rather than creative individuals who have proven themselves to be
innovative researchers and to provide them with funds to go in a new
pioneering direction.
Award: The NIH common fund intends to commit up to $25 million;
number of awards will depend on the size and scope of the most
meritorious applications
Visit the website
14) 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
Visit the website
Contact: Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 415-292-1200 or info@jccsf.org
15) 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 Visit the website Contact: APHA, 202-777-APHA 16) 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.
Visit the website
Contact: Irene Moreno Millan, 44 (0) 238 029 3223 or imoreno@wessex.ac.uk 17) Conference/Seminar: Health and Wellness Conference 2011
Thursday through Saturday, January 20 - 22, 2011
Berkeley, California
at the Clark Kerr Conference Center and Great Hall, University of California Berkeley
Sponsor: The International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society
The 2011 Health, Wellness and Society Conference will address a
range of critically important issues and themes relating to Health,
Wellness and Society. Plenary speakers include some of the leading
thinkers in these areas, as well as numerous paper, colloquium and
workshop presentations.
Price: see the Registration page
Visit the website
18) 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
Visit the website
Contact: see the Contact page
19) 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.
Visit the website
Contact: Denise Devotta, 303-756-9090, ext. 313 or ddevotta@neha.org
20) 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 Visit the website Contact: 888-644-2586 or info@healthyhomesconference.org
21) 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
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