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Tee Guidotti Chair Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health eohtlg@gwumc 202-994-1734

Tee Guidotti Chair Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health eohtlg@gwumc.edu 202-994-1734. Dept. of Environmental and Occupational Health SPHHS, GWUMC. Opportunities for Collaborative Research. Themes. Occupational health and safety Risk science Child health and the environment

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Tee Guidotti Chair Dept. of Environmental & Occupational Health eohtlg@gwumc 202-994-1734

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  1. Tee GuidottiChairDept. of Environmental & Occupational Healtheohtlg@gwumc.edu202-994-1734

  2. Dept. of Environmental and Occupational HealthSPHHS, GWUMC Opportunities for Collaborative Research

  3. Themes • Occupational health and safety • Risk science • Child health and the environment • Ecosystem and human health • Evaluation of scientific evidence • Homeland security

  4. Occupational Health and Safetywith Division of OM&T • GW has been a national leader in studying workplace injuries and their prevention • Strengths also in • toxicology (esp. silica, hydrogen sulfide) • occ/env epidemiology (esp. injuries, silica, firefighters’s issues) • workers’ compensation policy studies • clinical occupational medicine • oil and gas industry

  5. Environmental Health, Risk Sciencewith CRSPH • Integrated approach, not by media quality • Track record • specialized, “niche” risk assessment: microbial • mental modeling and cognitive methods • drinking water quality • Strengths in • quantitative risk assessment • risk perception studies • “risk anticipation” (emerging)

  6. Child Health & Environment with MACCHE • Pediatric EH Specialty Unit for Region 3: • one of 10 in US, supported by EPA • emphasis on chemical hazards, e.g. lead • education, outreach, referral, consultation • services to parents, professionals • Platform for research (under development) • asthma • neurobehavioral development (lead?)

  7. Ecosystem and Human Health(Photobiology Group) • Unifying idea: health implications of ecological disturbances • Historical: • climate change • urban ecosystems and sustainability • Current: • UV, photobiology, photoimmunology (inc. melanoma) • stratospheric ozone depletion

  8. Evaluation of Scientific Evidence(Lead: SKPP) • Scientific Knowledge and Public Policy • big impact, high visibility! • Evidence-based medical dispute resolution • law, adjudication, workers’ comp • Hirsh Health Law and Policy Program • Science on the Witness Stand, 2001

  9. Homeland Security(with local Counties, HSC, IET DHS) • Includes: • bioterrorism and other CBRNE issues • community-level emergency mgmt • critical infrastructure, workforce protection • training and services • Research: • community survey in Arlington Co. • policy studies on terrorism, crit infrastructure

  10. Players

  11. New Direction for EOH? • Coalescing around Risk Science • Emphasizing strength in policy, regulation • Still science-based • Consistent with SPHHS, GWUMC vision/mission statements SciEval EcoH Policy & Reg Risk CHE OH EH

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