5070.0 Joint OHS/ENV: Blue/Green #3 - Green Schools, Safe Jobs, and Better Chemicals

Wednesday, November 11, 2009: 8:30 AM
Oral
Describes and evaluates green approaches to creating safety and healthier schools, jobs and communities.
Session Objectives: Discuss the role of green approaches to creating safe schools, jobs and communities.
Moderator:
Ellie Goldberg, MEd

8:30 AM
Expanding green jobs and sustainability initiatives within the NIEHS Worker Training Program
Sharon D. Beard, IH
  
8:45 AM
Green building: Hazards and benefits for construction workers
Beth Rosenberg, ScD MPH
  
9:00 AM
Reducing Workers' Exposure to Chemical Hazards: The Role of Biobased Products
Ephraim Massawe, PhD and Kenneth Geiser, PhD
  
9:15 AM
Evaluating the impact of green schools on the health of teachers and staff
Barbara Berney, PhD, MPH, Darryl Alexander and Paula Schenck, MPH
  

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Occupational Health and Safety
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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