2022 Hybrid Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition

项目摘要/摘要 国家环境健康协会(NEHA)，一个501(C)3的非营利性组织，是 很高兴根据美国食品和药物管理局提交资金援助申请 管理局(FDA)对会议和科学会议的支持(R13临床试验笔记 允许)，FOA号码：PAR-19-306。 尽管新冠肺炎大流行带来了压倒性的挑战，但环境 卫生(EH)专业人员继续寻求重要的继续教育和培训资源。 随着全国各地和全球范围内实施的旅行限制措施的巨大差异 需要面对面的机会来连接、参与和扩展网络-Neha 已将2022年年度教育大会(AEC)和展览过渡到混合 会议于6月28日至7月1日在斯波坎、华盛顿和虚拟举行。 AEC旨在培训、教育和提升EH专业人员，以及为 面对面和虚拟地共同建立EH同事网络，交换信息， 并发现解决食品安全和其他EH问题的新的实用解决方案。AEC带来了 1,000多名州、地方、部落、地区和联邦EH和公共卫生专业人员 来自卫生和环境保护机构以及私营部门、学术界、 军装部门和国际司法管辖区。AEC提供了一种转换字段的方法- 基于对食品安全和其他EH主题的行动研究，并解决环境问题 暴露和健康风险。Neha 2022 AEC的主题是“守护一条少路 旅行过。“EH专业人士一直站在一场史无前例的大流行的第一线。COVID- 19随之而来的是角色的变化和责任的增加。2022年的AEC将带来 聚集EH专业人员，分享经验、研究、专业知识和最佳实践 共同努力，保卫一个大流行后的新世界。 美国食品和药物管理局监管事务办公室的愿景：“所有食品都是安全的…而公共卫生是 先进和受保护的，以及其保护消费者和增进公众健康的使命 通过最大化合规性和最大限度地降低风险，符合Neha的使命，即 增强有效的环境卫生工作人员的能力。“这两项任务都体现在AEC中。 Neha要求提供资金援助，以制定、管理和实施2022年AEC。尼哈 预计2022年混合AEC的估计成本为750,000美元，并正在请求援助 金额为50,000美元。Neha申请资金以协助虚拟平台和视听 提供高质量教育以满足EH专业人员需求所需的成本。

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. Despite the overwhelming challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, environmental health (EH) professionals continue to seek critical continuing education and training resources. With the large variance of travel restrictions in place around the country and globe—coupled with the demand for in-person opportunities to connect, engage, and expand networks—NEHA has transitioned the 2022 Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition to a hybrid conference on June 28–July 1 in Spokane, Washington and virtually. The AEC is designed to train, educate, and advance EH professionals, as well as bring people together both in-person and virtually to build a network of EH colleagues, exchange information, and discover new and practical solutions to food safety and other EH issues. The AEC brings together over 1,000 state, local, tribal, territorial, and federal EH and public health professionals from health and environmental protection agencies as well as the private sector, academia, uniformed services, and international jurisdictions. The AEC provides a means to translate field- based research into action on food safety and other EH topics and address environmental exposures and health risks. The theme for the NEHA 2022 AEC is “Safeguarding a Road Less Traveled.” EH professionals have been on the frontline of an unprecedented pandemic. COVID- 19 brought with it changes to roles and increased responsibilities. The 2022 AEC will bring together EH professionals to share experiences, research, expertise, and best practices as we work together in safeguarding a new post-pandemic world. 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 AEC. NEHA requests funding assistance to develop, administer, and conduct the 2022 AEC. NEHA anticipates an estimated cost of $750,000 for the 2022 Hybrid AEC and is requesting assistance in the amount of $50,000. NEHA requests funding to assist with virtual platform and audio/visual costs necessary to provide high quality education to meet the needs of EH professionals.