International Society for Environmental Epidemiology 24th Annual Conference

描述(由申请人提供)：国际环境流行病学学会(ISEE)是环境流行病学的主要科学协会，其年度会议提供了一个论坛，供讨论、批判性审查、合作和教育，涉及健康和环境研究的独特问题。第24届ISEE年会将于2012年8月26日至30日在南卡罗来纳州哥伦比亚市由南卡罗来纳大学阿诺德公共卫生学院主办。主题是：“陆地、空中和海洋的环境健康”。会议将提供为期4.5天的跨学科介绍，介绍环境卫生和流行病学领域的最新研究成果和方法。它是介绍人类健康研究的最重要的全球论坛之一，因为它与包括空气、水供应、建成环境和支持粮食生产的生态系统在内的重要自然资源的污染有关。本次会议为与会者提供了许多机会来探讨这些挑战，并根据最新的研究确定减轻其影响的机会。会议的目标是：展示正在进行的环境流行病学跨学科和国际研究；强调新出现的全球环境健康问题；改进现有方法并开发新的方法，以减轻陆地、空气和海洋污染的影响；展示最新的研究成果和方法，例如描述“暴露组”(一个人一生中受到的综合暴露)及其与疾病的关系；突出成功的环境干预措施，包括社区参与和与公众沟通如何帮助实现预期的公共卫生结果的例子；通过采用程序和技术减少会议的环境足迹，提供更可持续的会议体验；促进环境和流行病学研究和培训方面的国际合作。这将是自2008年以来首次在北美举行的会议，这应该会增加美国、墨西哥和加拿大科学家的出席人数。已实现的主要里程碑包括：签订了会议管理服务和会议场地(哥伦比亚大都会会议中心)的合同；建立了会议网站；建立了国际科学计划规划委员会；以及编写并分发了赞助手册。所申请的资金将为来自弱势国家的杰出专家、青年研究人员、学生和有前途的科学家提供旅行支助，并将抵消与出版和传播会议记录相关的费用。这次会议将促进制定新的战略，以减轻环境污染物对公众健康造成的负担，并增进我们对陆地、空中和海洋环境健康的了解。 公共卫生相关性：国际环境流行病学学会(ISEE)年度会议是审查人类健康的最重要论坛之一，因为它涉及到空气、水供应等重要自然资源的污染， 生活环境和粮食生产系统。它为年轻的科学家和学生提供了与更资深的研究人员互动的机会，并促进了新方法的开发，以避免环境污染物造成的公共健康负担。所申请的资金将为来自贫困国家的杰出专家、青年研究人员、学生和有前途的科学家提供旅行支持，这将有助于开发新的战略，以减轻环境污染物造成的公共卫生负担，并加强我们对陆地、空中和海洋环境健康的了解。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) is the premier scientific society in environmental epidemiology, and its annual conference provides a forum for discussion, critical review, collaboration, and education concerning problems unique to the study of health and the environment. The 24th annual ISEE conference will be hosted by the University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health August 26-30, 2012, in Columbia, South Carolina (SC). The theme is: "Environmental Health across Land, Air, and Sea". The meeting will offer 4.5 days of cross-disciplinary presentations of the latest research results and methods in the fields of environmental health and epidemiology. It is one of the most important global forums for the presentation of human health research as it relates to the contamination of vital natural resources including air, water supplies, the built environment, and ecosystems supporting food production. This meeting provides many opportunities for participants to explore these challenges and identify opportunities to alleviate their impacts based on the most current research. The conference objectives are to: Showcase ongoing interdisciplinary and international research in environmental epidemiology; Emphasize emerging global environmental health issues; Refine existing, and develop new methods to alleviate the impacts of contamination in land, air, and sea; Present the newest research results and methodological approaches, such as characterization of the 'exposome' (the combined exposure that a person receives in their lifetime) and how it relates to disease; Highlight successful environmental interventions, including examples of how community participation and communication with the public has helped to achieve desired public health outcomes; Provide a more sustainable conferencing experience by incorporating procedures and technologies to reduce the environmental footprint of the meeting; Facilitate international collaboration in environmental and epidemiological research and training. This meeting will be the first time that it is held in North America since 2008, which should bolster attendance among US, Mexican, and Canadian scientists. Key milestones that have been achieved include: a conference management service and conference venue (Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center) are under contract; a conference website is in place; an international Scientific Program Planning Committee is established; and a sponsorship brochure has been developed and distributed. The requested funds will provide distinguished experts, young investigators, students, and promising scientists from disadvantaged countries with travel support, and will offset the costs associated with publication and dissemination of the conference proceedings. This conference will facilitate the development of novel strategies to ameliorate public health burdens imposed by environmental pollutants, and enhance our understanding of environmental health across land, air, and sea. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: The annual meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) is one of the most important forums for examining human health as it relates to the contamination of vital natural resources including air, water supplies, living environments, and food production systems. It provides opportunities for young scientists and students to interact with more senior investigators, and facilitates the development of new methods to avert public health burdens imposed by environmental pollutants. The requested funds will provide distinguished experts, young investigators, students, and promising scientists from disadvantaged countries with travel support, which will help facilitate the development of novel strategies to ameliorate public health burdens imposed by environmental pollutants, and enhance our understanding of environmental health across land, air, and sea.