Institute of Medicine
The National Academies
Advisors to the Nation on Science, Engineering, and Medicine
The Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine
National Academy of Sciences Auditorium
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
June 20–21, 2000
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TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 2000 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Remarks The Honorable Paul G. Rogers Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine Hogan & Hartson Washington, D.C. |
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8:15 |
Remarks from IOM President Kenneth I. Shine, M.D. |
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8:30 |
Remarks and Charge to Participants Samuel H. Wilson, M.D. Deputy Director National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health |
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8:45 |
Statement of Workshop Objectives Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.P.H. Workshop Chair Adjunct Professor Department of Health Policy and Management The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health |
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9:00 |
Keynote Address: “The Changing Landscape of Environmental Health: An Expanded Vision” The Honorable Timothy E. Wirth President United Nations Foundation |
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9:45 |
Break |
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SESSION I: HUMAN HEALTH AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT |
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Moderator: Larry Reiter, Ph.D. Director National Health Effects Research Laboratories U.S. Environmental Protection Agency |
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10:00 |
Redefining Environmental Health and the Natural Environment Howard Frumkin, M.D., Dr.P.H. Associate Professor and Chair Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Emory University |
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10:20 |
Environmental Health and the Global Community Rafe Pomerance Chairman, Sky Trust, Center for Economic Development; Former Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Environment, Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs, U.S. Department of State |
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10:40 |
Audience Participation: Questions and Comments |
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11:00 |
Biodiversity and Human Health Tom Lovejoy, Ph.D. Chief Biodiversity Officer The World Bank |
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11:20 |
Ensuring the Food Source Richard Rominger Deputy Secretary of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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11:40 |
Break |
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11:50 |
Industry and the Natural Environment: Reducing Intel’s Environmental Footprint Terrence J. McManus, P.E., DEE Manager, EHS Signature Projects Intel Corporation |
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12:10 p.m. |
Panel Discussion with Audience Participation Panel Members: • Joseph Brain, Harvard University • Howard Frumkin, Emory University • Tom Lovejoy, World Bank • Terrence McManus, Intel Corporation • Rafe Pomerance, Sky Trust • Richard Rominger, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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1:00 |
Lunch |
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SESSION II: HUMAN HEALTH AND THE “BUILT” ENVIRONMENT |
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Moderator: Donald Mattison, M.D. Medical Director March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation |
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2:00 |
Building the Community: From Construction to City Planning William Mc Donough, FAIA Professor of Architecture University of Virginia School of Architecture |
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2:20 |
Planning the Community: City Planning and Human Health J. Christian Bollwage Mayor, Elizabeth, New Jersey |
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2:40 |
Transportation and Human Health Robert Bullard, Ph.D. Director of the Environmental Justice Resource Center Clark Atlanta University |
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3:00 |
Audience Participation: Questions and Comments |
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3:20 |
Break |
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3:40 |
Public Health and the Built Environment Mindy T. Fullilove, M.D. Associate Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Public Health Columbia University |
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4:00 |
Powering the Community: Energy and Human Health Amory Lovins CEO and Founder Rocky Mountain Institute |
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4:20 |
Panel Discussion and Audience Participation Panel Members: • J. Christian Bollwage, Elizabeth, New Jersey • Bob Bullard, Clark Atlanta University • M̶ndy Fullilove, Columbia University • Bernard Goldstein, Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center • Amory Lovins, Rocky Mountain Institute • William McDonough, University of Virginia |
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5:00 |
Adjourn |
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 2000 |
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8:00 a.m. |
Opening Remarks Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.P.H. Adjunct Professor Department of Health Policy and Management The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health |
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8:15 |
Special Address David Hayes, J.D. Deputy Secretary of the Interior U.S. Department of the Interior |
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SESSION III: HUMAN HEALTH AND THE SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT |
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Moderator: Mark R. Cullen, M.D. Professor of Medicine and Public Health Yale University School of Medicine |
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8:45 |
Sustainable Development, Environment, and Health Nicholas Ashford, Ph.D., J.D. Professor of Technology and Policy Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
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9:05 |
Sustainable Business, Economy, and Health Jeffrey Feerer, Ph.D. Environmental Health and Safety Manager, Michigan Operations Dow Chemical Company |
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9:25 |
Health and the Urban Environment: The Forgotten Ecosystem Thomas A. Burke, Ph.D., M.P.H. Associate Professor Department of Health Policy and Management The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health |
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9:45 |
Audience Participation: Questions and Comments |
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10:00 |
Socioeconomic Status and Health Nancy Adler, Ph.D. University of California, San Francisco Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences |
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10:20 |
Nutrition and Healthy Life-Styles Bill Dietz, M.D., Ph.D. Director Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
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10:40 |
Community Participation Donald B. Conroy, S.T.L., Ph.D. President International Consortium on Religion and Ecology, Washington, D.C. |
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11:00 |
Education David Orr, Ph.D. Director, Environmental Studies Program, Oberlin College |
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11:20 |
Audience Participation: Questions and Comments |
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11:30 |
Panel Discussion and Audience Participation Panel Members: • Nancy Adler, University of California, San Francisco • Nicholas Ashford, Health of the Industry Workforce • Thomas Burke, The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health • Donald Conroy, International Consortium on Religion and Ecology • Bill Dietz, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • Jeffrey Feerer, Dow Chemical Company • David Orr, Oberlin College |
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12:00 noon |
Lunch |
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SESSION IV: REBUILDING THE UNITY OF HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT |
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1:00 p.m. |
Summary Panel Discussion and Audience Participation Moderator: Lynn R. Goldman, M.D., M.P.H. Workshop Chair Adjunct Professor Department of Health Policy and Management The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health |
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Panel of Session Moderators: • Session I Moderator, Larry Reiter • Session II Moderator, Donald Mattison • Session III Moderator, Mark Cullen |
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2:15 |
Bringing It All Together: Where Do We Go from Here? Samuel H. Wilson, M.D. Deputy Director National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health |
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Dick Jackson, M.D., M.P.H. Director National Center for Environmental Health Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |