Invitation to National Conversation Action Agenda Implementation Session at American Public Health Association Meeting

 

October 21, 2011  

Public Health and Chemical Exposures in the 21^st Century:

Moving from Conversation to Action

Saturday, October 29, 2011 2:30 – 4:30pm

Renaissance Hotel, Meeting Room 3

999 Ninth St., Washington, DC

In advance of the upcoming American Public Health Association (APHA) meeting, APHA will host an implementation strategy session focused on recomendations outlined in Addressing Public Health and Chemical Exposures: An Action Agenda. Please consider joining us to review Action Agenda recommendations and determine steps we can take, individually and collectively, to move from conversation to action.

Released in June 2011, the Action Agenda puts forward recommendations developed through the two-year National Conversation process to help strengthen cross-sector efforts to protect the public from harmful chemical exposures. The Action Agenda includes recommendations for seven key chemical exposure issue areas: prevention, monitoring, science, communities, public engagement, health professionals, and emergencies.

This interactive event will feature opening remarks by Dr. Christopher Portier, Director of NCEH/ATSDR and Nsedu Witherspoon, Executive Director of the Children's Environmental Health Network, followed by engaging small group discussions to brainstorm and prioritize actions. All APHA conference attendees are welcome to attend.

A complete session description is available here. For more information on the Action Agenda, visit www.nationalconversation.us.

Please RSVP to nationalconversation@cdc.gov.

Session description URL: http://apha.confex.com/apha/139am/webprogram/Session33077.html