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Assessing Chemical Exposure: A Different Approach
January 6 , 2005
with guest speaker George A. Eadon, Ph.D, Director, Division of Environmental Disease Prevention, New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center
Program Description:
Speaker George Eadon, PhD, will discuss chemical warfare agents and toxic
industrial chemicals whose intentional or accidental release might have substantial
public health consequences. He will also consider the utility of several approaches
to estimating the exposure of individuals and populations after such an incident.
Objectives:
At the conclusion of the presentation, the participants
will be able to:
- List the basic classes and mechanisms of potential chemical weapons.
- Understand the concepts involved in identification of chemical agents.
- Describe three industrial chemicals that pose accidental or intentional hazards to health.
Who Should Attend:
National audience of state and local public health professionals and their partners
(e.g., healthcare professionals, EMS personnel, law enforcement, media representatives,
etc).
When:
Thursday, January 6, 2005
9:00 - 10:00 am EST (rebroadcast 4:00 - 5:00 pm)
Local site:
University at Albany School of Public Health
George Education Center Auditorium
University at Albany East Campus, Routes 9 & 20 (near Interstate 787 & downtown
Albany).
This project was supported under a cooperative agreement from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) through the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH). Grant number U36/CCU 30430-21. The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the CDC or ASPH.
