EHS Workshop for State Legislators

 描述（由申请人提供）：本补助金申请寻求资金，以支持环境健康科学研讨会（EHS研讨会）与2015年国家立法机构全国会议立法峰会（NCSL）。NCSL立法峰会定于8月3日至5日在华盛顿州的西雅图举行。EHS研讨会计划作为“会前”活动，于8月3日峰会第一天上午举行。 EHS研讨会的总体目标是促进活跃的EHS研究人员和国家政策制定者之间的对话，以分享准确的科学信息，并将当前的研究成果转化为紧迫的环境问题。此外，通过制定和实施评价工具，将在形成和总结层面收集数据，以评估讲习班的近期和长期影响和预期价值，并指导和加强今后与国家决策者的互动。将设计各种工具，以深入了解更多的EHS问题，确定首选的联系和沟通方法，并确定科学信息翻译的最佳格式，以指导决策。目标/具体目标 本次会议是：1.结合2015年NCSL立法峰会，开发并举办EHS研讨会。 2.开发和利用评估和调查工具，将：i）评估研讨会的影响和价值，ii）指导和加强与当前环境研究结果的未来互动和翻译，以国家一级的决策者。

 DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This grant application seeks funds to support an Environmental Health Science Workshop (EHS Workshop) in conjunction with the 2015 Legislative Summit of the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL). The NCSL Legislative Summit is scheduled for August 3-5 in Seattle, WA. The proposed EHS Workshop is planned as a "pre-conference" event to be held on August 3rd, on the morning of the first day of the Summit. The overarching goal of the EHS Workshop is to foster a dialog between active EHS researchers and state policy makers, in order to share accurate, scientific information and to translate current research results relevant to pressing environmental issues. In addition, through the development and implementation of evaluative instruments, data will be collected at the formative and summative levels to assess the impact and perceived value of the workshop in the near and long term and to guide and enhance future interactions with state policy makers. Instruments will be designed to gather insight into additional EHS issues of concern, to ascertain preferred methods of contact and communication and to determine the best formats for translation of scientific information to guide decision-making. The objectives/specific aims of this conference are: 1. To develop and conduct an EHS Workshop in conjunction with the 2015 NCSL Legislative Summit. 2. To develop and utilize evaluative and investigational instruments that will: i) assess impact and value of the workshop, and ii) guide and enhance future interactions with and translation of current environmental research results to policy makers at the state level.