2021 Annual Educational Conference (AEC) and Exhibition Three-Part Virtual Series

项目总结/摘要 国家环境健康协会（NEHA）是一个501（c）3非营利组织， 很高兴向美国食品和药物管理局提交资金援助申请。 行政（FDA）支持会议和科学会议（R13临床试验 不允许），FOA编号：PAR-19-306。 由于COVID-19大流行，社交距离，就地避难命令，以及 取消地方会议和活动，环境健康（EH） 专业人员发现越来越难获得继续教育 和培训及其有效作为回应，NEHA的2021年度教育会议（AEC）和 4月20日至21日、6月1日至2日、7月14日至15日举行的三部分虚拟系列展览 旨在满足这一需求。 本次会议旨在培训、教育和促进EH专业人员，以及 将人们聚集在一起，建立EH同事网络，交换信息， 在大流行期间发现食品安全问题的新的实用解决方案。的AEC 三部分虚拟系列将讨论新的研究成果和实用方法， 危机期间的食品安全，目标是培养与会者应用新技术的能力， 知识，技能和能力在他们的组织和机构。原子能委员会与 那些谁拥有专业的需求，如食品安全，和通才谁提供了一个 更广泛的EH服务。EH专业人员一直处于 史无前例的大流行COVID-19带来了角色的变化， 责任2021年AEC将汇集EH专业人员分享经验， 研究，专业知识和最佳实践，因为我们共同努力， 明天 NEHA要求资金援助，以开发，管理和进行这三部分 虚拟系列NEHA预计2021年AEC虚拟的估计成本为60万美元 系列，并要求提供50 000美元的援助。NEHA要求资金 协助虚拟平台相关成本和音频/视频成本，以提供高质量 教育和培训，以满足EH专业人员的需求。 FDA法规事务办公室的愿景是“所有食品都是安全的......公众 健康是先进的和受保护的”，以及其保护消费者的使命， 通过最大限度地提高合规性和最大限度地降低风险来加强公共卫生， 使命是“建立、维持和授权一支有效的环境卫生工作队伍”。 这两项任务都体现在拟议的虚拟教育系列中。

Project Summary/Abstract The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is pleased to submit an application for funding assistance under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Support for Conferences and Scientific Meetings (R13 Clinical Trial Not Allowed), FOA Number: PAR-19-306. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, social distancing, shelter-in-place orders, and the cancellation of local conferences, meetings, and events, environmental health (EH) professionals are finding it increasingly difficult to obtain access to continuing education and training. In response, NEHA’s 2021 Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition Three-Part Virtual Series being held on April 20–21, June 1–2, and July 14–15 aims to fill this need. This conference is designed to train, educate, and advance EH professionals, as well as bring people together to build a network of EH colleagues, exchange information, and discover new and practical solutions to food safety issues during a pandemic. The AEC Three-Part Virtual Series will address new research findings and practical approaches to food safety during a crisis with the goal to build capacity for attendees to apply new knowledge, skills, and abilities in their organizations and agencies. The AEC meets the needs of those who have a specialty, such as food safety, and generalists who provide a broader scope of EH services. EH professionals have been on the frontline of an unprecedented pandemic. COVID-19 brought with it changes to roles and increased responsibilities. The 2021 AEC will bring together EH professionals to share experiences, research, expertise, and best practices as we work together for a safer and healthier tomorrow. NEHA requests funding assistance to develop, administer, and conduct this three-part virtual series. NEHA anticipates an estimated cost of $600,000 for the 2021 AEC Virtual Series and is requesting assistance in the amount of $50,000. NEHA requests funding to assist with virtual platform associated costs and audio/visual costs to provide high quality education and training to meet the needs of EH professionals. The vision of FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs that “all food is safe…and the public health is advanced and protected,” as well as its mission to protect consumers and enhance public health by maximizing compliance and minimizing risk aligns with NEHA’s mission to “build, sustain, and empower an effective environmental health workforce.” Both missions are embodied in the proposed virtual educational series.