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NOTE: Sessions listed in italics have been organized by another section, SPIG, or caucus but are endorsed by Environment.


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Monday, October 27, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Mon
   3026.0Indoor Air Exposures and Risk Reduction (Oral)
   3032.0Local Food Movement in Schools: Making Farm to School Feasible (Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections) (Oral)
   3033.0Environmental Influences that Aid in Overweight Adult Prevention (Jointly organized by the Food and Nutrition and the Environment Sections) (Oral)
   3034.0Education, Environment, and Genes: Genomics in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Oral)
   3068.0Current Issues And Perspectives In Veterinary Public Health: Emerging Infections, Leadership and Topics Of Interest (Oral)
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Mon
   3083.1Environment Section Student Achievement Award Poster Session (Poster)
   3083.2Environment Section Poster Session II (Poster)
   3083.3Environment Section Poster Session III (Poster)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Mon
   3115.0Built Environment: Goods Movement, Environmental Justice, and Public Health (Oral)
   3116.0Using the National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards to Strengthen the Environmental Health Infrastructure (Oral)
   3155.0Disaster Nursing: Public Health Nurses Meet Katrina (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Mon
   3208.0Environment Section Calver Award Luncheon (Social)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Mon
   3312.0Understanding and Assessing Hazardous Exposures (Oral)
   3313.0Tightening Belts or Getting Fit? How Energy and Transportation Policy Choices Affect Public Health (Oral)
   3357.0Environmental Health Paradigms including Bed Bugs Without Borders. (Oral)
   3360.0Statistics and Climate Change: Is There a Consensus? (Oral)
   3361.0Health and Trade Policy for Specific Industries (Oral)
   3363.0Agent Orange and Other Vietnam Health Issues, Part 1 (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Mon
   3404.0Beyond Food Miles: Reducing Our Carbon Foodprint (jointly organized by the Environment and Food & Nutrition Sections) (Oral)
   3405.0Environmental Health Concerns in Border Communities (Oral)
   3406.0Health Impact Assessment: Lessons Learned (Oral)
   3431.0Emergency Preparedness (Oral)
   3434.0Hurricane Katrina: Measuring Health and Population Outcomes (Oral)
   3435.0Agent Orange and Other Vietnam Health Issues, Part 2 (Oral)

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

8:30 AM-10:00 AM Tue
   4018.0Environmental Justice Science: Approaches to Study and Address Environmental Health Disparities (Oral)
   4019.0Tracking Hazards and Health for Government Decisions (Oral)
   4020.0Industrial Agriculture: Health Threats and Solutions (jointly organized by the Environment and Food & Nutrition Sections) (Oral)
   4022.0Strengthening Evidence-Based Public Health: How Should Systematic Reviews Balance Rigor and Usefulness? (Panel Discussion)
   4025.0Environmental Epidemiology (Oral)
   4041.0Environmental Health (Oral)
   4059.0Inactivity and Obesity -a National Epidemic in Adults and Children (Organized Jointly by PHN & SHES) (Panel Discussion)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Tue
   4105.0Pregnancy, Outcomes and Infant Health (Oral)
   4119.0Educational Tools for Teaching Community Environmental Health (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Tue
   4173.0Communicating the Public Health Aspect of Climate Change (Oral)
   4174.0Environmental Contaminants and Health Effects (Oral)
   4175.0Green and Healthy Housing (Oral)
   4180.0Obesity Epidemiology (Oral)
   4186.0Environment and Aging (Oral)
2:30 PM-4:00 PM Tue
   4260.0Climate Change and Public Health: Next Steps for the Public Health Community (Roundtable)
   4261.0Built Environment Standards and Law (Panel Discussion)
   4262.0Beyond Genetic Engineering: Modern Solutions for a Healthy, Nutritious, and Sustainable Food Supply (jointly organized by the Environment and Food & Nutrition Sections) (Oral)
   4263.0Lead exposure in children: vulnerable populations (Oral)
   4271.0Facing the Challenges of Food Safety (Oral)
   4278.0Environmental Public Health Tracking (Oral)
4:30 PM-6:00 PM Tue
   4349.0Blurring the Borders: Action Research and Organizing to Address Health Disparities - Perspectives from Southern California (Oral)
   4350.0Health Impact Assessment: State and National Policies (Oral)
   4351.0Weather, Heat and Health (Oral)
   4354.0Environment and Aging Round Table (Roundtable)
   4376.0Approaches to Environmental Health Education (Oral)
   4380.3Environmental Health and Climate Change (Oral)

Wednesday, October 29, 2008

8:30 AM-9:30 AM Wed
   5004.0Environment Section Poster Session IV (Poster)
   5005.0Environment Section Poster Session V (Poster)
   5006.0Environment Section Poster Session VI (Poster)
   5027.0Influence of Trade Policy on Health (Poster)
8:30 AM-10:00 AM Wed
   5030.1Forum to Provide Input on Future Directions of Federal Climate Change Research (Oral)
   5038.0Strategies to Reduce Pest Infestation for Vulnerable Residents (Oral)
   5042.0Environmental Justice and Health Disparities in Brownfields Communities (Oral)
   5042.1Evidence-based Healthy Homes Interventions: Results from the Healthy Homes Expert Panel Meeting (Oral)
10:30 AM-12:00 PM Wed
   5099.0Obesity and Links to the Built Environment (Oral)
   5100.0Environmental Health in Childcare Settings and Schools (Oral)
   5103.0Environmental and Policy Approaches to Promoting Healthy Eating and Active Living in California: Research and Action (Oral)
12:30 PM-2:00 PM Wed
   5150.0Developing a Model for Evaluating Green Schools and Their Impact on Health and the Environment (Panel Discussion)
   5151.0Climate Change and Environmental Health (Oral)
   5152.0Local Environmental Health Initiatives (Oral)
   5191.0Education for Disaster Preparedness and Response (Oral)
   5195.0Trade Policy, Health, Economics and Justice (Oral)

The 136th APHA Annual Meeting & Exposition (October 25-29, 2008) of APHA