Region 8
Serving Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, Wyoming and 27 Tribal Nations
Presentations from the 2007 Tribal Nations Summit
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August 22 - 23, 2007
Denver, Colorado
See the presentations from the 2007 summit
The 2007 Tribal Nations CEH Summit was organized by EPA and the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs) from Region 6 (AR, LA, NM, OK, & TX), Region 8 (CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, and WY), and Region 10 (AK, ID, OR, and WA). The Summit was planned in partnership with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and Indian Health Service (IHS).
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Presentations from the 2007 Tribal CEH Summit
Note: ALL of the presentations below are PDF documents that are found on this publicly accessible ftp folder.
Keynote: Tribal Children's Environmental Health 101
Mark Anderson, MD; Staff Pediatrician, Denver Health and Hospitals; Director, Rocky Mountain Region (8) Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU)
Overview of Childhood Asthma and Health Prevention
Catherine Karr, MD, PhD; University of Washington Department of Pediatrics/Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Director and Principal Investigator, Northwest PEHSU (Region 10)
Native Asthma Intervention and Reduction Project (Native AIR)
Michael P. Vogel, EdD; Montana State University Extension Service Housing and Environmental Quality Director
Other Indoor Environmental Quality Issues - Indoor Air Quality in the Home
Johna Boulafentis; Environmental Outreach Specialist; Nez Perce Tribe Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Program
Other Indoor Environmental Quality Issues - Indoor Air Quality in Schools
Mansel A. Nelson and Mathew Zierenberg; Environmental Education Outreach Program, Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals, Northern Arizona University
Keynote: Working Lunch--Effective Way for Tribes to Interact with State and Federal Governments on Children's Environmental Health issues
Ronald A. Reid, PhD; Native American Liaison, New Mexico Department of Health
Methamphetamine in Indian Country
Jefferson Keel; Lt. Governor, the Chickasaw Nation, and First Vice President of the National Congress of American Indians and Tribal Consultation Advisory Committee (TCAC)
Are you sure your drinking water is safe?
Michael P. Vogel, EdD; MSU Extension Service Housing and EQ Director
Protecting Public Health in Indian Country: Fish Consumption Issues
William Lambert, PhD; Associate Professor, Department of Public Health & Preventive Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University
Successful Programmatic Interventions: Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE)
Introduction - Margo Young, Region 10 EPA CEH Coordinator
Montana CARE Program - Allyson Kelley, MPH, CHES, Native American Studies Project Director
Cherokee Nation CARE Program - Kym Cravatt, Cherokee Nation Cancer Program Director
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs)
National PEHSU Program - Paula Wilborne-Davis, MPH, CHESAOEC
Region 6 PEHSU and Case Studies - Larry Lowry, PhD, Region 6 PEHSU
Tribal Children's Research and Health Promotion
Edward B. Clark, MD, Principal Investigator, National Children's Study, University of Utah NCS Vanguard Center
EPA Tribal Schools Initiative
Liz Rogers, EPA Region 8 Compliance Assistance
Matthew Langenfeld, EPA Region 8 PBT Coordinator
Environmental Exposures during Pregnancy
Edward Master, RN; EPA Region 5
Bringing it all together: Next Steps for Tribal Nations CEH
Randolph G. Runs After, MPH; Tribal Environmental Health Specialist, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe