South Carolina's Research Universities Host Conference on the Links Between the Environment and Health

ARCHIVED 2002–2016: Originally distributed via the eWire press wire service. Preserved as historical record.

SUBSCRIBE/UNSUBSCRIBE |

Conservation & Wildlife

Corporate Responsibility

Science & Technology

Syndication Partners

**************************************************************************

E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE E-WIRE PRESS RELEASE

**************************************************************************

-- NEWS ADVISORY -- TO BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENTAL AND MEDICAL EDITORS:

South Carolina's Research Universities Host Conference on the Links Between the Environment and Health

SOUTH CAROLINA, COLUMBIA, Mar. 1 -/E-Wire/-- What: A two day conference entitled "Dispelling the Fear & Discovering the Truth: Linking the Environment & Health."

Why: Chemicals contaminating our ground water, asbestos invading our lungs, and lead poisoning our children while they play. Environmental health hazards have gone from hidden files to widespread public concerns. The link between our health and the environment has become more than a theory. It's an issue. Now, we need to be prepared to communicate effectively with patients, students, and colleagues about risks and causation. Are we ready? The conference is designed to bring together practitioners from both health and environmental professions, in order to establish communication networks, share knowledge, and identify areas for future work. Technology and tools to assist practitioners will be demonstrated both in a conference session and through exhibits.

Who: The conference is sponsored by the Sustainable Universities Initiative (SUI), a joint effort by Clemson University, the Medical University of South Carolina, and the University of South Carolina. Additional sponsors include SC AHEC, SC Department of Health and Environmental Control, SC Department of Natural Resources, SC Medical Association, ATSDR, Sigma Theta Tau, and SC Primary Care Association. Topics and speakers include:

Public Health: Where Human Health & the Environment are United, Harris Pastides, Ph.D., Dean of the USC School of Public Health

Environmental Health 101, Douglas E. Bryant, Commissioner, SC DHEC

Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Taking Clinical Practices into the Community, Howard Frumkin, MD Dr OH, Chair, Department of Environmental & Occupational Health, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University

Environmental Threats to Children's Health, J. Routt Reigart, M.D., Dept. of Pediatrics, MUSC: Children's Health

Respiratory Health and Air Quality, David Peden, M.D., UNC Center for Environmental Medicine and Lung Biology

South Carolina speakers include Janette Sherman, M.D., Internal Medicine and Toxicology; Bruce Coull, PhD, Dean, USC School of the Environment; and Michael Schmidt, PhD, MUSC Department of Microbiology.

When: April 5-6, 2001

Where: Clarion Town House Hotel and Suites, Columbia, South Carolina

For more information on the conference or to register, please visit the SUI website at http://www.sc.edu/sustainableu and click on Conferences and Workshops.

Sustainable University Initiative

Trish Jerman of Sustainable University

Initiative, [REDACTED-PHONE], [REDACTED-EMAIL], or Katy Ruth of Newman, Saylor &

Gregory, [REDACTED-PHONE], or e-mail, [REDACTED-EMAIL] for Sustainable University

http://www.sc.edu/sustainableu

**************************************************************************

To Transmit Your News Over E-Wire, visit http://www.ewire.com or

call 1-[REDACTED-PHONE]. E-Wire Is Broadcast To Millions Of Readers Worldwide

**************************************************************************