7:30-8:00 AM:          Registration and Continental Breakfast

 

8:00-8:15 AM:          Welcome & Introductions, Andrew Smith, SM, ScD, State Toxicologist, BOH

·        Review of Agenda

·        Goals for the day   

 

EPH TRACKING OVERVIEW

 

All Session Questions and Feedback to be facilitated by Jonathan W. Reitman, Esq., Goseline & Reitman

                                     

8:15-9:00 AM:     EPH Tracking Update and 2004-2005 Work Plan Andrew Smith, SM, ScD, State Toxicologist, BOH

·        Taking Stock - 1-1/2 years completed, the plan for the next 1-1/2

 

9:00-9:45 AM:  Building A Common Vision for a Maine Environmental Public Health Tracking (Surveillance) System,

Judith Graber, MS, Epidemiologist/Project Coordinator, BOH

·        Public Health Surveillance defined

·        Goals and Objectives of EPH surveillance system

 

9:45-10:00 A.M:  Break

 

FUTURE DIRECTION

 

10:00-10:45 A.M: Session 1 - 

Proposed Enhancements of existing Public Health Surveillance Systems,  Judith Graber, MS, Epidemiologist/Project Coordinator, BOH

 

10:45-12:15 P.M:  Session 2 - 

Feasibility of an Ambient Air and Ozone Linkage Surveillance Chris, Paulu, ScD, BOH

 

Feasibility of tracking and evaluating a Hazard Intervention Mercury in Fish - Eric Frohmberg, MA, BOH

 

Feasibility of a surveillance system for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning - Andrew Smith, SM, ScD, BOH

 

12:15 - 1:15 P.M:  Lunch & Closing Comments