4028.1: Tuesday, October 23, 2001: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Oral Session

Information Technology, Indicators, and Surveillance Data in Environmental Health

Environmental health assessments typically involve a variety of data types and sources (e.g., exposures, outcomes, concominant variables). As computer collection, storage, and interconnectivity increase, new options for environmental health research emerge. This session provides a collection of new data sources, newly proposed data linkages, and new approaches for analysis of environmental health data in a wide range of settings.
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to recognize, identify, and evaluate various newly available sources of environmental health data and their use in surveillance and health assessments.
Organizer(s):Lance Waller, PhD
8:30 AMUtilizing GIS to model raccoon-human interaction in the urban setting of Baltimore, Maryland
Timothy M. Shields, MA, Gregory E. Glass, James P. Lewandowski
8:48 AMCumulative risk assessment methods development and validation: A community case study
Mary A. Fox, PhD, MPH, Thomas A. Burke, PhD
9:06 AMUsing Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance data for counter-terrorism
Maureen F Orr, MS, Gilbert S Haugh, MS, Wendy E Kaye, PhD, Deana M Manassaram, MPH
9:24 AMTSCA section 8(e): A rich source of data on hazardous chemicals
Myra L Karstadt, PhD
9:42 AMBenchmarking clinical activities for environmental health response clinics: can it be done?
Grace K. Paranzino, MS, RN, CHES, Katherine H. Kirkland, MPH
Sponsor:Environment
Cosponsors:Occupational Health and Safety; Statistics
CE Credits:CME, Environmental Health, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 129th Annual Meeting of APHA