Biomonitoring California Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting, November 2019
Agenda
Biomonitoring California
Scientific Guidance Panel Meeting
The California Endowment, Laurel Room, 2000 Franklin Street, Oakland, CA
November 6, 2019: 10:00 am – 4:30 pm
All times shown below are approximate and subject to change
Welcome
Lauren Zeise, PhD, Director, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA)
Overview of the Meeting
Meg Schwarzman, MD, MPH, Chair, Scientific Guidance Panel (SGP)
Program Update and Initial Results from the California Regional Exposure (CARE) Study, Los
Angeles (CARE-LA) (~10:10 am)
Presentation: Nerissa Wu, PhD, MPH, and Jennifer Mann, PhD, California Department of Public Health
Panel and Audience Questions
Initial Results from the East Bay Diesel Exposure Project (~11:00 am)
Presentation: Asa Bradman, PhD, Associate Director, Center for Environmental Research
and Children's Health, UC Berkeley
Panel and Audience Questions
Morning Session Discussion (~11:45 am)
Lunch (~12:45 pm)
Introduction to Afternoon Session – Meg Schwarzman, SGP Chair (~2 pm)
Update on Community Air Protection Program (established under AB 617)
Presentation: Brief Overview of AB 617 Implementation (~2:05 pm)
Heather Arias, Chief, Community Planning Branch (CPB), Office of Community Air Protection
(OCAP), California Air Resources Board (CARB)
Presentation: Example Community - Wilmington, West Long Beach, Carson (~2:15 pm)
Terry Allen, Air Pollution Specialist, CPB, OCAP, CARB
Presentation: Example Community - South Central Fresno
Brian Moore, Air Pollution Specialist, CPB, OCAP, CARB (~2:30 pm)
Panel and Audience Questions (~2:45 pm)
Afternoon Session Discussion – Exploring Next Steps for Biomonitoring in AB 617 Communities
Introduction: Duyen Kauffman, Health Program Specialist, OEHHA (~2:55 pm)
Discussion with Panel, Guest Speakers, and Audience
Possible Topics for 2020 SGP Meetings (~4:00 pm)
Presentation: OEHHA
Panel and Public Comment
Open Public Comment (~4:15 pm)
Wrap-up and Adjournment (by 4:30 pm)
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Meeting Participation and Comment
Please send your comments or questions to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov.
Attending the meeting in person
The meeting is being held at The California Endowment in downtown Oakland. The public is welcome to attend the meeting. Follow these directions to reach The California Endowment by car, bike or public transit.
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General participation information
Members of the public and representatives of organizations are invited to participate in the SGP meeting in person or via webinar. Public comments may be subject to time limits.
If you would like to submit materials relevant to an agenda topic, send a copy to biomonitoring@oehha.ca.gov or by mail to Biomonitoring California (c/o OEHHA, 1515 Clay St, 16th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612). Relevant materials will be made available to the SGP.
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