Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #113737

Kyle Kinner, MS, JD¹, Michelle Chuk, MPH², and Jenny B. Levy¹. (1) Environment and Health Program, Physicians for Social Responsibility, 1875 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Suite 1012, Washington, DC 20009, 2026674260, kkinner@psr.org, (2) Environment and Health, National Association of County and City Health Officials, 1100 17th Street NW, Second Floor, Washington, DC 20036

The National Partners are a funded group of non-profit organizations that work together to disseminate information and promote the EPHT Network. Since 2002, the Partners have strategically targeted and collaborated with healthcare providers, environmental health professionals, and local and state leaders in the health and environmental communities. The National Partners are: the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), Environmental Council of the States (ECOS), and Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR).

PSR is educating healthcare providers about the importance of EPHT. PSR is developing materials for the healthcare community about EPHT, providing educational opportunities, and conducting a city-wide community assessment about how to incorporate tracking into the mission of community based health related organizations. PSR has taken on a new project with the Johns Hopkins University, a follow-up to the 2001 focus groups, on assessing healthcare provider knowledge about the environmental health tracking program. In addition, we will be analyzing this information and making recommendations to Hopkins and CDC about how to more effectively engage healthcare providers in the EPHT program.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will (
• describe the role of the National Partners in the development of the EPHT Network; (
• understand public and professional awareness of EPHT, and; (
• articulate the role of the National Partners as educators and policy advocates.

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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