[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47511-47512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-22556]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Public Health Service


National Institutes of Health, National Institute of 
Environmental Health Sciences; Notice of Workshop on ``The Role of 
Human Exposure Assessment in the Prevention of Environmental Disease,'' 
Doubletree Hotel, l750 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, September 22-24, 
1999

Overview

    Knowledge of human exposures to agents of potential public health 
concern is critical for a successful and scientifically sound approach 
to the evaluation of human health risks resulting from environmental 
and occupational exposures. This workshop will focus on the exposure-
dose-response-disease paradigm and will describe current opportunities 
and challenges in exposure assessment research, provide usable 
information on disease-specific chemical exposures that will enhance 
integration of exposure assessment with epidemiology and toxicology 
studies, and highlight approaches for further research and the 
development of effective prevention and intervention strategies. The 
two and one-half day workshop is structured so that most of the time 
will be spent in organized breakout sessions on the state of the 
science and case studies that will gain focus from the plenary 
sessions. A Workshop Proceedings Report summarizing the workshop and 
sessions, and report/recommendations from the breakout groups is 
planned.
    The meeting is open to the public, limited only by space available. 
The program includes time for open discussion. In addition, time will 
be allotted to persons wishing to make oral comments. The time allotted 
for each presenter will be dependent on the number of speakers. Those 
wishing to speak are encouraged to preregister. A poster session will 
be held the first evening of the workshop. Those interested in 
presenting a poster must submit an abstract. The deadline for receipt 
of abstracts is Tuesday, September 7, 1999.
    Co-sponsors for the workshop include the National Institutes of 
Health's Office of Rare Diseases, National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences and National Cancer Institute; the National Toxicology 
Program; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National 
Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and National Center for 
Environmental Health; the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office 
of Research and Development; and the American Industrial Health 
Council.
    The preliminary program follows:

Wednesday, September 22

7:30 AM  Registration
8:45  AM Welcome
    Dr. Kenneth Olden, NIEHS
9 AM  Opening Remarks: Human Exposure Assessment and Environmental 
Disease
    Dr. Samuel Wilson, NIEHS
9:15 AM  Workshop Charge: Utility and Applications of Exposure 
Assessment
    Dr. George Lucier, NIEHS
    Dr. Scott Masten, NIEHS
9:30 AM-12:15 PM  Plenary Session I: Exposure Assessment in Perspective 
Chair:
    Dr. Noorine Noonan, USEPA
9:30 AM  Exposure Assessment: Present and Future
    Dr. Paul Lioy, UMDNJ, EOHSI
10:15 AM  Break
10:45 AM  Human Exposure Assessment: Challenges and Opportunities for 
improving the Linkage between Exposure and Disease
    Dr. Howard Hu, Harvard University
11:30 AM  Exposure Assessment: Regulatory and Legislative Issues
    Dr. Lynn Goldman, Johns Hopkins University and NIEHS
12:15 PM  Lunch
1:30 PM-3:30 PM  Plenary Session II: Emerging Issues in Exposure 
Assessment
    Chair: Dr. John Spengler, Harvard University
1:30 PM  Sensitive Populations at Risk
    Dr. Philip Landrigan, Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
2:10 PM  Gene-Environment Interactions: Bringing Together Molecular 
Epidemiology and Exposure Assessment
    Dr. John Groopman, Johns Hopkins University
2:50 PM  Disease Prevention and Intervention: Role of Exposure 
Assessment
    Dr. Richard Jackson, NCEH
3:30 PM  Break
4:00 PM-5:30 PM  Plenary Session III: Some Federal Initiatives in 
Exposure Assessment
    Chair: Dr. Ken Sexton, University of Minnesota
4 PM  National Human Exposure Assessment Survey (NHEXAS): Opportunities 
and Lessons Learned
    Dr. Judith Graham, USEPA
4:30 PM  A National Occupational Exposure Survey: Planning and 
Implementation
    Dr. DeLon Hull, NIOSH
5 PM  National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES): A 
National Biomonitoring Strategy
    Dr. Larry Needham, NCEH
5:30 PM-7:30 PM  Poster Session and Reception

Thursday, September 23

7:30 AM  Registration
8:30 AM-5:30 PM  Breakout Group Sessions (concurrent)
    Group 1: Aggregate and Cumulative Exposure and Risk Assessment
    Group 2: Disproportionate Exposures and Disease Impact
    Group 3: Assessing Environmental Influences on Children's Health
    Group 4: Integrating Exposure, Dose, Response, and Susceptibility
    Group 5: Exposure Assessment in Occupational and Environmental 
Epidemiology
8:30 AM  Introduction and Charge
    Breakout Group Chairs
8:40 AM  Breakout Group Presentations and Discussion
10 AM  Break
10:30 AM  Breakout Group Presentations and Discussion continued
12 PM  Lunch
1:30 PM  Breakout Group Presentations and Discussion continued
3 PM  Break
3:30 PM  Breakout Group Presentations and Discussion continued

Friday, September 24

7:30 AM  Registration
8 AM  Public Comments
9:15 AM-1:15 PM  Plenary Session IV: Conclusions
    Chair: Dr. George Lucier, NIEHS
9:15 AM  Closing Address: A Public Health Perspective

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    Dr. Bernard Goldstein, UMDNJ, EOHSI
10 AM  Break
10:30 AM  Conclusions and Recommendations
    Summary of Plenary Sessions
    Breakout Group Reports
    Open Discussion
1 PM  Wrap-Up and Closing Remarks
    Dr. George Lucier, NIEHS
1:15 PM  Workshop Adjourns

    To register or for additional information, please access the NIEHS 
homepage at http://www.niehs.nih.gov or contact Anna Lee Sabella at 
(919) 541-4982 or e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated: August 23, 1999.
Kenneth Olden,
Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
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