KEYNOTE

9:45 a.m.                       Ensuring Environmental Health in Pennsylvania
Kathleen McGinty, J.D. 
Secretary of the Environment
Pennsylvania

10:15 a.m.                     Break

 

SPECIAL ISSUE FOR PITTSBURGH: OUR RIVERS

10:35 a.m.                     Introduction 
Mark Nordenberg, J.D. 
Chancellor
University of Pittsburgh

10:45 a.m.                                 Polluted Rivers; Sewage Overflow
Jared Cohon, Ph.D. 
President
Carnegie Mellon University

11:10 a.m.                     Rivers as our FutureLisa Schroeder, M.S.
Executive Director
RiverLife Task Force
 
11:30 a.m.                     Discussion

 

SPECIAL ADDRESS

12:00 p.m.                     Lunch (provided)

12:15 p.m.                     Special Address
Richard Jackson, M.D., M.P.H.
Director, National Center for Environmental Health         
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Panel 1: COMMUNITY – PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE CONCURRENT SESSION

1:15 p.m.                       This session examines the issues facing post-industrial cities. It looks at the progress that has been made, the efforts underway, and identifies the challenges to continuing to move forward.

Moderator: Deborah Lange, Ph.D., Executive Director, Brownfield Center, Carnegie Mellon University

Addressing Environmental Health Challenges in Post-Industrial Cities
Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H.
Assistant Administrator
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Panelists:

Brownfield Concerns
Mark C. Schneider
President
The Rubinoff Company

The Impact of the Environment on Physical Activity Levels
Andrea Kriska, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh

Environmental Justice
Leon Haynes
Executive Director
Hosanna House

Health Homes: Community Action
Samantha Roth, MSW
Executive Director
Healthy Home Resources

 2:15 p.m.                       Audience Participation

 2:25 p.m.                       Break

 

Panel 2: SYSTEMS, BUILT ENVIRONMENT – PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE CONCURRENT SESSION

1:15 p.m.                       This panel explores the new areas of environmental health as a city moves from industrial to a knowledge city. Panelists are being asked to address how lifestyle issues (such as urban sprawl, green building, renewable resources, open spaces, and disparities) relate to the health impact of citizens and communities.

Moderator: Carol Henry, Ph.D., Vice-President of Research, American Chemistry Council

Health & the Built Environment
Vivian Loftness, M.Arch.
Professor and Head
School of Architecture
Carnegie Mellon University

Panelists:

Smart Growth Means Healthier Communities
Alex Graziani, AICP 
Executive Director
Smart Growth Partnership of Westmoreland County

Transportation Issues 
David Ginns
Transportation Specialist
Transportation for Livable Communities

Green Buildings: Building for the Future
Rebecca Flora, AICP
Executive Director
Green Building Alliance

Energy Systems: The Coming Revolution 
Granger Morgan, Ph.D.
Lord Chair Professor in Engineering; Professor and
Department Head, Engineering and Public Policy
Carnegie Mellon University

2:15 p.m.                       Audience Participation

2:25 p.m.                       Break

 

Panel 3: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

 2:45 p.m.                       This panel will explore the challenges to meeting the present and future challenges of environmental health. Panelists and participants are asked to think about the following issues:

·                    What new issues and possibilities did you see in today's discussion?
·                    What actions do you see as logical next steps?
·                    Are there natural alliances among environmental and health communities that should be made?
·                    Are there conflicts between environment and health issues that need to be resolved?
·                    Where basic research would you most like to see?
·                    What are the critical local data collection needs?
·                    What kinds of coordinating bodies are needed?
·                    Who is missing from policy making about environmental health issues?

Moderator: Baruch Fischhoff  

Panelists: 
Esther Bush                                          
President & CEO
Urban League of Pittsburgh, Inc.
 

Bruce Dixon, M.D.
Executive Director
Allegheny County Health Department

Leo Gerard                                                       
International President
United Steelworkers of America            

Caren Glotfelty
Program Director
The Heinz Endowments        

Court Gould                                          
Director
Sustainable Pittsburgh

Carol Henry, Ph.D.
Vice-President of Research
American Chemistry Council

Deborah Lange, Ph.D.
Executive Director
Brownfield Center
Carnegie Mellon University

Jerry Thompson
Partner/Director
Ketchum Pittsburgh                  

Raymond F. Vennare
President & CEO
ImmunoSite, Inc.

4:00 p.m.                       Audience Participation

4:30 p.m.                       Summation
Bernard Goldstein

5:00 p.m.                       Adjourn