8:30 a.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Paul G.Rogers, J.D.

Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine; Partner, Hogan and Hartson

8:40 a.m.

Remarks from the Institute of Medicine

Susanne Stoiber, M.P.A., M.S.

Executive Officer

8:55 a.m.

Remarks and Charge to Participants

Lynn Goldman, M.D.

Vice Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine; Professor, Johns Hop kins University, School of Public Health

9:10 a.m.

Bridging the Environment and Health: A Congressional Perspective

The Honorable Hillary Rodham Clinton

U.S. Senator, NY

9:30 a.m.

Monitoring Environmental Health: A View from the Environmental Protection Agency

Paul Gilman, Ph.D.

Assistant Administrator, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

9:50 a.m.

Environmental Health: A View from the Department of Health and Human Services

Eve Slater, M.D.

Assistant Secretary for Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

10:10 a.m.

Break

10:40 a.m.

The Common Ground: The Critical Role of Indicators and Tracking in Shaping the Future of Environmental Health

Thomas Burke, Ph.D.

Professor, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health

11:10 a.m.

The Interaction with the Global Community

Tord Kjellstrom, MME, M.D.

Professor, Australian National University

11:40 a.m.

Audience Discussion

12:10 p.m.

Lunch

Moderator:

Roger Bulger, M.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer, Association of Academic Health Centers

1:00 p.m.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Approach to Disease Surveillance

Michael A.McGeehin, Ph.D., M.S.P.H.

Director, Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

1:30 p.m.

What Earth Science Technology Can Do to Assist Public Health

P.Patrick Leahy, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Geology, U.S. Geological Survey

2:00 p.m.

Understanding the State of the Environment: Moving Beyond the Process to True Outcome Indicators

Kimberly Nelson, M.P.A.

Assistant Administrator, Office of Environmental Information, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

2:30 p.m.

Environmental Health Monitoring in the Workplace: Safeguarding Workers and Advancing Public Health

Kathleen Rest, Ph.D., M.P.A.

Acting Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

3:00 p.m.

Audience Discussion

3:30 p.m.

Break

4:00 p.m.

The Local Community: Environmental Challenges and Recommendations

Mark Horton, M.D., M.S.P.H.

Deputy Agency Director for Public Health Services and Health Officer, Orange County, CA, Health Care Agency

4:20 p.m.

Environmental Health Monitoring: A View from Industry Carol Henry, Ph.D., D.A.B.T.

Vice President for Science and Research, American Chemistry Council

4:40 p.m.

Yes, But Will the Public Care?

Morris “Bud” Ward

President, Morris A.Ward, Inc.

5:10 p.m.

Web-Based Information Services

William Pease, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer, GetActive Software

5:30 p.m.

Audience Discussion

6:00 p.m.

Reception

8:30 a.m.

Welcome Back

Lynn Goldman, M.D.

Vice Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine

Moderator:

Howard Frumkin, M.D., M.P.H., Dr.P.H.

Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Emory University, Rollins School of Public Health

8:35 a.m.

The Health Tracking Vision Versus Implementation—The Challenges Ahead

Shelley Hearne, Dr.P.H.

Executive Director, Trust for America’s Health

9:00 a.m.

Ensuring Usability in Environmental Health Monitoring

Baruch Fischhoff, Ph.D.

Professor of Social and Decision Sciences, Carnegie Mellon University

9:30 a.m.

Panel Discussion

9:30 a.m.

Richard J.Jackson, M.D., M.P.H.

Director, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

9:45 a.m.

Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H.

Assistant Administrator, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

10:00 a.m.

Harold Zenick, Ph.D.

Associate Director for Health, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

10:15 a.m.

Samuel Wilson, M.D.

Deputy Director, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health

10:30 a.m.

Break

11:00 a.m.

General Discussion

11:30 a.m.

Audience Discussion

12:00 p.m.

Summation

Lynn Goldman, M.D.

Vice Chair, Roundtable on Environmental Health Sciences, Research, and Medicine; Professor, Johns Hopkins University, School of Public Health

12:30 p.m.

Adjournment