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Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting, November 2018

Meeting Date & Time: Thursday, November 8, 2018 - 10:30am to 4:45pm
Location:
Richmond, CA

California Department of Public Health, Richmond Campus

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Agenda
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Summary of Panel Input and Recommendations

Agenda

Biomonitoring California
Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
November 8, 2018: 10:30 am – 4:45 pm

California Department of Public Health, Richmond Campus Auditorium
850 Marina Bay Parkway, Richmond, CA

All times shown below are approximate and subject to change

Welcome and Panel Business
        Lauren Zeise, Ph.D., Director, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)

Overview of the Meeting
        Meg Schwarzman, M.D., Chair, Scientific Guidance Panel (SGP)

Program Update (~10:45 am)
        Presentation:  Nerissa Wu, Ph.D., M.P.H., California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
        Panel Questions
        Public Comment
        Panel Discussion

Community Exposures to Metals – Findings from the Biomonitoring Exposures Study (BEST) and the Asian/Pacific Islander Community Exposures (ACE) Project
        Presentation: Jennifer Mann, Ph.D., CDPH (~11:40 am)
        Panel and Audience Questions
        Presentation: Lauren Baehner, M.P.H., CDPH (~12:15 pm)
        Panel and Audience Questions and Discussion
        Background Materials:
          Project pages:  Pilot BEST, Expanded BEST, ACE 1 and ACE 2
          ACE 2 Questionnaire
          ACE 2 Questionnaire Pictures
          ACE 2 Mock Results Packet
          Follow-up survey for elevated arsenic
          Follow-up survey for elevated mercury

Letter of Support for Biomonitoring California from SGP (~1:20 pm)
        Signed Letter of Support

Lunch (~1:25 pm)

Community Exposures to Metals – Perspectives from County Health Departments
        Introduction to Session: Dr. Schwarzman (~2:30 pm)
        Guest Discussant Remarks
           Presentation: Katie Butler, M.P.H., D.A.B.T., Senior Staff Analyst,
             Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
           Sara Cody, M.D., Health Officer, Santa Clara County
           Presentation: Karen Cohn, M.S., C.I.H., Program Manager, Children's Environmental
             Health Promotion Program, San Francisco Department of Public Health
        Panel and Audience Questions (~3:10 pm)

Break  (~3:20 pm)

Afternoon Session – Panel Discussion and Public Comment (~3:35 pm)
        Panel Discussion and Public Comment
        Brief Summary and Next Steps – Dr. Zeise

Possible Topics for 2019 SGP Meetings and Open Public Comment (~4:30 pm)
        Presentation: OEHHA
        Open Public Comment

Wrap-up and Adjournment – Dr. Schwarzman