Poster

This exciting poster session provides the opportunity to meet researchers doing cutting edge work on a range of themes relevant to the environmental health impacts of food systems. Several posters address food safety, including: two posters on state and local health department roles; one examining national data on foodborne Salmonella seasonality and setting; one investigating possible lead exposure from eating wild game; and one testing rapid screening methods for aflatoxins in maize, for use in developing countries. Two posters focus on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs): one presents a new method of identifying CAFO site locations using satellite imagery, for potential use in environmental health research and practice; the other considers the public health department role in addressing CAFO environmental health risks. Two posters address potential pesticide exposures: one presents a research tool for assessing children’s life exposure to pesticides, while the other presents data suggesting a need for improved enforcement addressing pesticide residues on imported produce. Finally, one poster describes a strategy to aid in developing new food businesses, which can provide the innovations needed to improve the food system, including addressing the above threats.

Session Objectives: Describe selected issues relevant to food systems and environmental health. Identify selected tools to aid in addressing some of these concerns.