National Environmental Health Association Annual

Educational Conference and Exhibition

June 2006, San Antonio, Texas

 

Section

Title

Presenter

Drinking Water Quality

2005 Hurricane Response for Public Water Systems in Louisiana by the Louisiana Department of Public Health and Hospitals

Ms. Karen S. Irion, PE

Establishing Effective Public Health Partnerships with Water Utilities / State Drinking Water Program Responses to Water System Emergencies

Mr. Anthony E. Bennett, RS

and Dr. Homer C. Emery, PhD, RS, DAAS

Emerging Pathogens

Avian Influenza:  A Case Study at the Interface of Environmental Health, Agriculture, and Public Health Medicine

Dr. John Herbold, DVM, MPH, PhD, DACVPM, FACE

Florida’s 2005 Cyclospora Outbreak:  A Case Study of a Large Diffuse Outbreak of an Emerging Pathogen Caused by an Emerging Vehicle

Dr. Roberta M. Hammond, MA, PhD

Not IF, But WHEN:  The Threat of Pandemic Influenza

Mr. Michael Olesen

 

 

 

Shortage Situations to Pandemic Protocols:  Influenza Lessons from a Local Health Department

Ms. Michele Samarya-Timm,

MA, CHES, REHS, DAAS

The Avian Flu and Its Implications for Environmental Health

Mr. Nelson E. Fabian, MS and

Mr. Thomas Gonzales, REHS, MPH

Environmental Health Research

Carbon Monoxide Exposures On and Near Roadways in Addis Ababa

Dr. Hailu Kassa, PhD, MPH, MSOH

Community Urbanization and Hospitalization of Adults for Asthma

Dr. Rosemarie G. Ramos, PhD, MPH

Housing, the Environment and Health:  The 2005 Sabbatical Exchange

Dr. Michele Morrone, PhD, RS

Understanding the Impact of Study Design on Results:  A Comparison of Two Radioactive Iodine Studies in Washington State

Ms. Caroline Cusack, MSPH and Capt. Steven G. Inserra, MPH, REHS

Food Safety and Protection

Barriers to Informing Restaurant Consumers about Safe Food Handling Through Media Distributed at Point-of-Purchase

Ms. Brae V. Surgeoner

Cultural Competency in Inspecting Ethnic Restaurants:  An Online Training Approach

Ms. Cheryl Reeves, MLS, MS

Enhancing Community Food Safety Awareness:  Street Vendors

Mr. Terrance Powell, REHS and Mr. Hector S. Dela Cruz, REHS, MS

Establishing Asian Retail Food Relationships with a Chinese Liaison

Ms. Li Hwang, RS

Food Safety on Tribal Lands

Ms. Fan Robinson, RS, RES,

Ms. Michelle Gomez, CFSP and Ms. Celeste Davis, REHS, MPH

Kashrut and Faith-Based Food Codes

Mr. Steven J. Lipton, MED, LEHP, CFSP

What is Reduced-Oxygen Packaging and What are the Food Safety Concerns and Controls?

Ms. Shirley B. Bohm, RS, MPH

General Environmental Health

Poison Center’s Role in Disaster Response

Ms. Rebecca Garcia, PharmD, DABAT

Working with the Media to Promote Your Organization

Mr. Jerry M. Bowman

Emerging Trends in Connecting Public Health and the Built Environment

Ms. Valerie Rogers, MPH and

Ms. Ellen Bassett

Lessons Learned from the Implementation of a GIS Program at the Barnalillo County Office of Environmental Health

Mr. Kevin Troutman, REHS

How GPS Works

Mr. Kevin Troutman, REHS

Hazardous Materials & Toxic Substances

Meth Lab Decontamination:  A Review of Current Practices

Ms. Shelia D. Pressley, MS, REHS

You Do This and We’ll Do That:  An Interactive Health Risk Communication Case Study for the Contrail Rail Yard in Elkart, Indiana

Capt. Steven G. Inserta, MPH, REHS

Indoor Air Quality

Healthy Homes:  The Essentials, the Players, and the Potential

Mr. Tom Neltner, JD, CHMM

Indoor Air Quality and Mold Contamination Following Catastrophic Events

Dr. Linda Stetzenbach, PhD

Reducing Risk for Opportunistic Fungal Infection in the Immunocompromised:  A Guide to Clearing and Management of the Home Environment

Dr. Eugene C. Cole, DrPH

The “Top Ten” Reasons Radon is a Major Environmental Health Risk

Dr. R. William Field, MS, PhD

The Use of Air Cleaning Systems to Reduce Radon-Related Health Risks

Mr. Douglas L. Kladder

Onsite Wastewater Systems

Can We Afford Performance?

Dr. Richard J. Otis, PhD, PE, DEE

Decentralized Wastewater Treatment in Texas Watersheds

Dr. Bruce J. Lesikar, PhD, PE, RS

Development of CIDWT Practitioner Training Materials

Dr. Bruce J. Lesikar, PhD, PE, RS

Swimming Pools / Recreational Waters

Chlorine Chemistry:  What Inspectors Need to Know

Dr. Stanley R. Pickens, PhD

Solutions to Suction Entrapment for Pools and Spas and New IAF-7 Standards

Mr. Steve Barnes

Terrorism and All Hazards Preparedness

Assessment, Compliance, and Corrective Action:  Application to Catastrophic Incident Planning and Response – Katrina

Dr. Omar Helferich, PhD, MS

Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness:  Bridging the Gap

Ms. Susan Kulstad and

Mr. Brian Golob, MS, CHMM

Federal Perspective:  CDC Response to Environmental Health Concerns from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans

Capt. Jan C. Manwaring, REHS, MPH and

Capt. Michael E. Herring, REHS, MPH

Introduction to the State Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC)

Mr. Fred W. Liebe

Local Perspective:  The Sanitarian’s Role During Disaster Relief Efforts

Ms. Courtney Bock, RS and Mr. Chirag H. Bhatt, RS

State Perspective:  Environmental Health in Emergency Response and Preparedness – The Louisiana Experience

Mr. Cory Frank

The Use of Chemicals as Weapons:  Myths and Realities

Mr. Eric R. Janus, MS

Training to Type, Typing to Train

Mr. Mitch Stripling

Water Pollution

EPA Sediment and Surface Water Sampling Results and Conclusions for New Orleans and Lake Ponchartrain after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita

Mr. Donald Williams

State of the Science in Microbial Source Tracking:  What Environmental Managers and Public Health Practitioners Should Know

Dr. Valerie J. Harwood, PhD