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Midwestern U.S. Flood Conference and Workshop: Announcement.
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES:
THE LEGACY OF THE FLOOD OF '93.
A WORKING CONFERENCE AND ELECTRONIC NETWORK.
St. Louis, Missouri
Monday - Wednesday, April 11 - 13, 1994
SUMMARY:
This workshop will focus on preventing illness and injury from the flood
of '93. The meeting will emphasize communication and coordination among
Local, State, and Federal government, and public and private agencies
throughout the Midwest. The workshop will establish an information
clearinghouse and resource center.
Sponsored by: The Occupational Health and Safety Center,
University of Illinois at Chicago
and by: The Federal Office of Rural Health Policy
Iowa State University Extension
Kent State University
The National Farm Medicine Center, Marshfield, Wisconsin
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
University Extension - University of Missouri System
The University of Iowa, Center for Agricultural Disease
& Injury Research, Education, and Prevention (CADIREP)
University of Wisconsin - Madison
THE LEGACY:
The Midwest Flood of '93 stretched from Minnesota to Missouri, from
North Dakota to Illinois. Damage is not limited to the current, known
losses in land, buildings, equipment, and productivity. The flood's
consequences will extend well into the summer of '94, as will the
challenges to service providers. Renewed flooding this spring is a
certainty, and will bring further disruption to lives, homes and
businesses, in towns and farming communities. Some experts anticipate
that flood-affected states may require a full five years to recover from
the devastation.
CALL TO ACTION:
In November of '93, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) co-sponsored a multi-state flood response symposium and
workshop at the University of Iowa (CADIREP). The workshop focused on
flood related threats from stress, environmental exposures and safety
hazards. The workshop identified the need to improve communication
between service providers, and to establish a peer-reviewed, information
clearinghouse and resource center.
A WORKING CONFERENCE AND ELECTRONIC NETWORK:
This working conference is a Call to Action. It is intended to assist
Public Health, Agricultural Extension Service, Federal, State and Local
Government, and private and public organizations to evaluate responses
to the flood, and to prepare for renewed flooding in 1994.
Attendees will participate in developing integrated service teams within
their states, as well as a cooperative network for sharing information
and expertise throughout the affected region. An electronic flood
response network will be established to promote and extend working
relationships and communication among all attendees.
While this working conference will focus on the consequences of the
flooding and saturation and on preparation for renewed flooding this
spring, interested participants from regions beyond the flood-affected
states are encouraged to attend.
************ W O R K S H O P A G E N D A ************
MONDAY, APRIL 11, 1994:
8:00 Registration: Continental Breakfast.
8:30 Welcome and Call to Action. Report from the University of Iowa
(CADIREP) Flood Response Workshop: continuing and extending the
flood response agenda.
10:00 Responding to the Call: Promoting Federal, State, and Local
Communication and Cooperation.
12:00 Luncheon and Flood Preview Slide Presentation.
1:00 Keynote Address: Melvin Myers, Special Assistant to the
Director, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
2:15 Tour: Mississippi and Missouri Flood Plain.
5:30 Dinner on your own.
7:30 Reception.
TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1994:
8:30 Plenary Session: An Overview of the Experiences of State and
Local Disaster Response Efforts.
10:15 Issues Workshops: Creating an Information Exchange Between
Providers of Flood-related Services.
12:00 Luncheon.
1:00 Concurrent Workshops:
- Promoting Federal Interagency Cooperation: Forming an
Integrated Help-line;
- Teamwork: Developing Integrated State Responses.
3:00 Plenary Session: Reporting Back.
6:00 Dinner on your own.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13, 1994:
8:30 Establishing a Flood Response Network & Information
Clearinghouse:
- Information dissemination;
- Peer review;
- Continuing update and exchange;
- Expanded research and surveillance.
10:15 Putting it together: Prevention and Management for '94
- Monitor and coordinate existing services;
- Identify new or unusual hazards and needed additional services
and training;
- Coordinate better prevention, intervention, and evaluation
services.
Concurrent state-by-state & federal workshops.
11:30 Putting it together (continued): Concurrent issues workshops.
12:30 Working Box Lunch and Closing Plenary Session: Preventing
illness & injury and improving flood response services.
2:30 Adjourn.
************ Print this Registration Form ************
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES:
THE LEGACY OF THE FLOOD OF '93.
Registration Form
Registration Deadline: April 4, 1994
NAME: ____________________________________________________________
AGENCY: ____________________________________________________________
MAILING
ADDRESS: ____________________________________________________________
CITY: _______________________ STATE: ___________ ZIP: ________
TELEPHONE: _______________________ FAX: _____________________________
INTERNET, BITNET or other E-MAIL ADDRESS: _____________________________
REGISTRATION FEE: Registration for the conference is $100. This fee
covers expenses for workshop materials, meeting
rooms, continental breakfast, luncheon, reception,
and flood plain tour.
Please make checks payable to The University of Illinois.
Mail registration form and check to:
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Occupational Health and Safety Center (M/C 922)
School of Public Health
2121 West Taylor Street, Room 216
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Tel: 312-413-0459
Registrations will be accepted by FAX: 312-413-7369
METHOD OF PAYMENT (circle one): MasterCard Visa Discover
ACCOUNT #: ____________________________________________________________
EXPIRATION DATE: ______________________________________________________
SIGNATURE: ____________________________________________________________
The FAX registration deadline is April 4, 1994.
PLEASE NOTE: Registration by reply e-mail is not possible at this time.
********* Hotel Information: Print for your reference. *********
OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES:
THE LEGACY OF THE FLOOD OF '93.
St. Louis, Missouri
Monday - Wednesday, April 11 - 13, 1994
Hotel Information
A limited number of rooms will be held until: March 25, 1994
THE SHERATON - WEST PORT INN (SWISS CHALET)
191 West Port Plaza
St. Louis, Missouri
800-822-3535, 314-878-1500
HOTEL RESERVATIONS: Rooms are $79 per night. (Federal employees please
ask for GSA rate.) Please contact the hotel
directly at the number listed above. Let them know
that you will be attending the "Flood of '93
Conference."
AIRPORT SHUTTLE: A complimentary shuttle is available to and from
the St. Louis airport. At the baggage level in the
airport, there is courtesy telephone for all the
St. Louis area hotels. Select the button for the
Sheraton West Port Inn. Ask for the shuttle and
tell the Sheraton operator how many people are in
your party. The operator will tell you where to
wait and will inform the shuttle bus driver to look
for you. The shuttle runs approximately every
thirty minutes.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS: From I-70 on the west side of St. Louis near
Lambert International Airport, turn South onto
I-270. From I-64 on the west side of St. Louis,
turn North onto I-270.
Travel **approximately** 3 miles to Exit 16. Take
the exit for Page Avenue - Eastbound. Exit Page
Avenue at Lackland Avenue and Westport. This exit
is **approximately** one-half mile from I-270.
Turn Right onto Lackland Avenue. Then turn right
onto West Port Plaza. Watch for the hotel signs.
The address is 191 West Port Plaza. Free parking
is available in Garage A.
************ W O R K S H O P C O N T A C T S ************
For additional information, questions, or comments, please contact:
REGISTRATION INFORMATION:
Ernestine Love, Registrar
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Occupational Health and Safety Center (M/C 922)
School of Public Health
2121 West Taylor Street, Room 216
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Tel: 312-413-0459
PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL INFORMATION:
ILLINOIS:
Leslie Nickels, Dir. of Continuing Education
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Occupational Health and Safety Center (M/C 922)
School of Public Health
2121 West Taylor Street, Room 216
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Tel: 312-413-1113
Internet: [log in to unmask]
IOWA:
Julie Sessions, Program Assistant
The Institute of Agricultural Medicine and Occupational Health
Center for Agricultural Disease & Injury Research, Education,
and Prevention (CADIREP)
Department of Preventive Medicine
The University of Iowa
114 - AMRF, Oakdale Campus
Iowa City, Iowa 52242 - 5000
Tel: 319-335-4204
Internet: [log in to unmask]
MISSOURI:
David E. Baker, Assistant Program Director
University of Missouri - Columbia
2-70 Agriculture Building
Columbia, Missouri 65211
Tel: 314-882-6385
Internet: [log in to unmask]
WISCONSIN:
Larry J. Chapman, Associate Scientist
Department of Agricultural Engineering
University of Wisconsin - Madison
460 Henry Mall
Madison, Wisconsin 53706
Tel: 608-262-3310
Internet: [log in to unmask]
ALL OTHER STATES, please contact:
Leslie Nickels, Dir. of Continuing Education
The University of Illinois at Chicago
Occupational Health and Safety Center (M/C 922)
School of Public Health
2121 West Taylor Street, Room 216
Chicago, Illinois 60612
Tel: 312-413-1113
Internet: [log in to unmask]
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