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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
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133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA |
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5155.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | |||
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| Children have heightened vulnerability to toxicants in their environment. This session will describe a variety of programs designed to identify and address children’s environmental health concerns. An evaluation of the Pediatric Environmental Tool Kit, designed to assist health care providers in incorporating environmental health guidance into practice will be presented. Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU) program efforts to provide education, consultation, and outreach on children’s environmental health concerns will be highlighted including a snapshot of issues addressed in the Region 6 (NM, TX, LA, OK, and AR) PEHSU from January – February 2005. Lastly, results from an investigation of potential teratogenic effects of lead exposure in a Texas-funded Parkland Memorial Hospital study of current and past residents of smelter neighborhoods in 2002 will be shared. | |||
| Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of this session, participants will be able to: -Recognize key environmental threats to children's health. - Identify tools and programs that can identify, address and prevent environmental health threats to children - describe the evidence for teratogenic effects of lead, arsenic, cadmium, and other smelter-associated substances on children | |||
| Beth A. Resnick, MPH Claire Barnett Leon F. Vinci, MPH Dorothy Stephens | |||
| Laura Kolb, MPH | |||
| Rx for prevention: Pediatric environmental health toolkit pilot study findings Lisa Asta, MD, David B. Wallinga, MD, MPA, Michelle Gottlieb, MEM, Guenter Hofstadler, MD, MPH, Brian Linde, MD, Siobhan McNally, MD, Mark D. Miller, MD, MPH, Julie Silas, JD, Maria Valenti | |||
On the Front Lines of Children’s Environmental Health - the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units Program (PEHSU) ![[ Recorded presentation ]](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif){kind=small} Larry K. Lowry, PhD, Katherine Kirkland, MPH | |||
| Dallas Lead Project part I--changes in blood lead and stature, 1980 to 2002 Bertis B. Little, PhD, D. Brad Walsh, MPH, Susan Spalding, MD, Marcene Royster, MSW, S. Sue Pickens, MEd | |||
| Dallas Lead Project part III--birth defect evidence Bertis B. Little, PhD, D. Brad Walsh, MPH, Susan Spalding, MD, Marcene Royster, MSW, S. Sue Pickens, MEd, Lisa Marengo, MS, Miranda R. King | |||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information. | |||
| Organized by: | Environment | ||
| Endorsed by: | Epidemiology; Public Health Education and Health Promotion; Public Health Nursing | ||
| CE Credits: | CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing | ||
The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA