231657 From ecosystems to natural disasters: Health, economic, security, and resource implications

Wednesday, November 10, 2010 : 11:10 AM - 11:30 AM

David Shafer, PhD , Division of Hydrologic Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Las Vegas, NV
        
Auerbach will present on an extensive portfolio of ecosystems, earth sciences and other research done by the Desert Research Institute (DRI). Based in Reno and Las Vegas, for the past fifty years the 500 employees of DRI have built funding to an annual level of $50 million/year exploring critical earth and biological sciences topics. These include understanding and answering environmental science questions about global climate change, water quality and availability, air quality, sustainability of desert lands, and life in extreme environments. He will discuss how the public health community has already benefited from their expertise in issues such as asthma, biofuels, natural and man-made disasters, etc.

Learning Areas:
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Identify an area of research involving Desert Research Institute scientists that has global, as well as domestic public health implications

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Hold positions as Interim Vice President of Academic and Business Development, as well as scientists in Division of Earth and Ecosystem Sciences at Desert Research Institute
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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