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2008 AEC & Exhibition Speaker Presentations

***Over 900 pages of information from 28 presentations and 3 posters.***


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Children’s Environmental Health

The Effect of Green Rehabilitation of Low-Income Housing on Children’s Environmental Health: Recent Findings from Minnesota
Susan Aceti
Program Manager, National Center for Healthy Housing, MD

Lead Poisoning Creates Failing Schools and Many Other Social Problems You Never Suspected
Michael T. Martin
Research Analyst, Arizona School Boards Association, AZ

Drinking Water Quality

CDC’s Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) Water Project
Vince Radke, MPH, REHS, CP-FS, DAAS
Sanitarian, CDC, GA

The Role of State Public Health in the Water Sector
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Ensuring Health Communities: Results of the 2006 State Environmental Health Directors Survey 
Sarah Neiderer
Policy Analyst, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, VA

EPA’s Total Coliform Rule for Drinking Water: A Report on Proposed Revisions and Effective Compliance Implementation Tools Utilized by the Minnesota Department of Health
• Implementation of the Total Coliform Rule in Minnesota: Achieving Compliance through Cooperation  
Christine C. Oliver, RS
Compliance Officer – Public Health Sanitarian II, Minnesota Dept. of Health, MN

EPA’s Total Coliform Rule/Distribution System Federal Advisory Committee 
Robert G. Vincent, RS, MPA
Appointee, EPA TCR Federal Advisory Committee and Environmental Administrator, Florida Dept. of Health, FL

Environmental Health Leadership Development

Distinguished Leaders in Environmental Health 
Dogs Don’t Bark at Parked Cars: Leadership Midst the Din
Larry Gordon, MS, MPH, DHL
Sanitarian, NM 

Enhancing Services by Applying the Environmental Public Health Performance Standards: Experiences from the Field
• Environmental Public Health Performance
LCDR Celeste L. Davis, MPH, REHS
Director of Environmental Health Services, USPHS, IHS, NM

Food Safety and Protection

Overview of the Food Safety System in China
• Joint Progress Statement Regarding the Five-Year Work Plan Under the Agreement on the Safety of Food and Feed
John W. Jones, PhD
Consultant, International Food Safety and Trade Issues, Food Safety Consulting Services International, LLC, MD

Options for Controlling Norovirus from Farm-to-Fork in Ready-to-Eat-Food
CAPT Wendy Fanaselle, MS, RS, DAAS
Risk Assessment Project Manager, USPHS, CFSAN/FDA, MD

Description of the Hotel Food Safety System and How It Compares with HACCP Standards
Stephanie Fletcher, MPH
Regional Food Safety Coordinator, North East Regional Health Authority, Jamaica

General Environmental Health

Bridging the Gap—Agency, Industry, and the Public
Jeff Lang, MS
Environmental Health Supervisor, Lane County Oregon Environmental Health, OR

Stepping Stones to a Healthy Home—Developing an Effective Resource Manual 
Hector S. Dela Cruz, MS, REHS
Chief Environmental Health Specialist, Los Angeles County Environmental Health, CA

Injury Prevention/Occupational Health

The IHS Environmental Health Role in Injury Prevention 
LCDR Robert Morones
Western Arizona District Injury Prevention Specialist, USPHS, Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, AZ
CDR Kenny Hicks, RS, MPH
Area Injury Prevention Specialist, USPHS, Phoenix Area Indian Health Service, AZ

Emerging Health and Safety Issues in Today’s Workplace
Michelle Glover-Brown, MPH, RS
Environmental Health & Safety Officer, State University of New York College at Old Westbury, NY

Learning Laboratory

EH Blogging 101
Steven J. Lipton, MEd, LEHP, CP-FS
President, Biotest Services Inc., IL

Putting Your Best Foot Forward: A Communications Exercise
Jana L. Telfer, MA
Associate Director for Communication Science, NCEH/ATSDR/CDC, GA

Small Wares: How to Tell a Memorable Story 
Steven J. Lipton, MEd, LEHP, CP-FS
President, Biotest Services Inc., IL

Pecha Kucha: A Different Presentation Format—Experiment #1
Circulatory Physiology Altered by Pulmonary Exposure to Zinc, a Component of Air Pollution
Adriana J. LaGier, PhD
R-Authority Post-Doctoral Fellow, EPA, NC

Helping Communities Combat Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratories: A Hands-On Exercise
Eleanor Dixon-Terry, MPH, CHES
Assistant Executive Director, Society for Public Health Education, Washington, DC

Onsite Wastewater Systems

EPA Update: The Latest from the Office of Wastewater Management
Joyce Hudson
Environmental Engineer, Decentralized Program Manager, EPA, Washington, DC

Swimming Pools/Recreational Waters

Toolbox Approach to Identify Bacteria Sources in Lake Wheeler, Wake County, NC
Robert L. Richardson, RS, REHS
EHS Team Leader, Wake County Dept. of Environmental Services, NC

Poster Session

Acute Effects on Cardiovascular Physiology Upon Intratracheal Instillation of Zinc, a Component of Ambient Particulate Matter
Adriana J. LaGier, PhD
R-Authority Post-Doctoral Fellow, EPA, NC

Certified Kitchen Managers: Do They Improve Restaurant Inspection Outcomes?
Michael Anthony Penne, MPH
Research Statistician, RTI International, NC

The Coming Storm
• Handout
Juanette Willis
Arbovirus Coordinator, DeKalb County Board of Health, GA

Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness

The Emergency Public Health Education Network: Linking Health Promotion Specialists for Emergency Response
Eleanor Dixon-Terry, MPH, CHES
Assistant Executive Director, Society for Public Health Education, Washington, DC

Climate Change Impacts on Human Health and Welfare in the United States: The Need for Preparedness Planning
• PowerPoint Presentation
• Presentation References 
Colleen E. Reid, MPH
ASPH Environmental Health Fellow, EPA, Washington, DC

Enhancing Awareness and Preparation for Environmental Health in Times of Emergency Response and Homeland Security
Sharron LaFollette, PhD
Public Health Dept. Chair, University of Illinois at Springfield, IL

Environmental Health Profession All-Hazards Needs and Challenges—Statistical Results of the 2007 Joint NEHA and Michigan State University National Survey
Omar K. Helferich, PhD, MS
Professor, Central Michigan University, MI
Doug Voss, PhD
Professor of Business and Supply Chain, University of Central Arkansas, AR
John E. Griggs, PhD
Managing Director, Griggs & Associates LLC, MI

Uniformed Services

Bottlewater to the Scuttlebutt: Navy Preventive Medicine Surveillance
Robert Odette, RS, DAAS, MSPH
Senior Sanitarian, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Navy & Marine Corps Public Health Center, VA

Advancing Health Diplomacy Through Environmental Health: Deployment to the Peleliu Pacific Partnership, June–September 2007 
LCDR Stephen R. Piontkowski, MSEH, REHS
Service Unit Environmental Health Officer, USPHS, IHS, AZ
CDR Dale M. Bates, MPH, REHS, CHTP
Senior Public Health Analyst, USPHS, HRSA/Office of Performance Review, WA