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Recorded Annual Meeting Presentations (RAMP) are now available for purchase.
Only $90 for presenters, $140 for registered attendees and $200 for non-attendees.

Online Program

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National Priority List Superfund Sites and their Impacts on Tribal Communities


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 11:00 a.m. - 11:20 a.m.

Susan Hanson, M.S., Land Use Department, Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, Fort Hall, ID
Mining and the production process to bring resources to the market have far-reaching impacts beyond consumers. Hazardous waste and the toxicity of byproducts left behind  impact Tribal communities and their way of life. Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments are key components of the process used by regulatory agencies to assess impacts to Tribal Communities.  Native American Risk Scenarios are paramount to ensure true impacts to Tribal custom, cultures, and community health are identified and addressed.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Environmental health sciences
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Program planning
Public health or related education
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Discuss some of the environmental and cultural impacts of mining and the production processes on the Shoshone-Bannock Tribe. Describe how some tribal communities rely on Human Health and Risk Assessments and Native American Risk Scenarios to identify impacts on Tribal custom, cultures, and community health.

Keyword(s): Native Americans, Environmental Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am an environmental scientist with over 20 years of experience in the environment health field. I currently serve the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes, where my responsibilities include work on National Priority List Superfund Sites, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act sites, and mining reclamation sites.
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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