On June 20-23, 1989, the Center for Environmental Health and
Injury
Control, CDC; the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
(ATSDR); and the Association of State and Territorial Health
Officials
will cosponsor the Fourth National Environmental Health Conference.
The
conference will be held in San Antonio, Texas, and is directed
toward
federal, state, and local health and environment officials,
physicians,
and the environmental community.
The theme of the 1989 conference is "Environmental Issues: Today's
Challenge for the Future." The conference will address
environmental
problems that have the greatest importance to public health, review
topical scientific findings, and discuss prevention strategies.
Plenary
sessions will cover radon; medical, municipal, and hazardous waste;
air
pollution; lead in the environment; and dioxin. Twenty workshops
will
be held on topics of interest to states, academic institutions, and
federal agencies, including health assessments at National Priority
List (NPL) and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) sites,
emergency responding, radiation, birth defects, risk communication,
and
indoor air pollution and respiratory disease.
For further information, call CDC at (404) 488-4700 or (404)
488-4682
or ATSDR at (404) 488-4881.
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