272572 Child protective policy: Lessons learned and opportunities ahead

Tuesday, October 30, 2012 : 1:30 PM - 1:45 PM

Lynn Goldman, MD, MPH , The George Washington School of Public Health and Health Services, Washington DC, DC
        
While child-protective policies have gained successful momentum at the state level, advancement at the national level has been limited. This presentation will provide recommendations on opportunities for moving forward state and national policies that can provide needed protections for the health and safety of our children. The challenges present and potential strategies for overcoming them will also be discussed. Specifically, the new rules for bringing medicine into the market under FDA's pediatric drug review, the reduction or ban of certain pesticides, and review of persistent chemicals that expose the fetus (old chemicals include DDT and PCBs while new chemicals include polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardants and perfluorocarbons) will be discussed.

Learning Areas:
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Discuss the current partnerships and policy opportunities ahead in the CEH movement

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am a pediatrician and an epidemiologist with a focus on children’s environmental health and chemical and pesticide policy. In the 1990s I headed the EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. I have investigated on chemical releases, pesticides, and childhood lead poisoning. I co-led the the Baltimore THREE study and was PI for the Johns Hopkins National Children’s Study Center. My current research is on environmental exposures in early life and birth outcomes.
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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