TOXICS in EVERYDAY LIFE
On Friday June 9th, 2017, UCLA COEH convened a diverse audience of approximately 150 people in-person and via live-stream from around the country to participate in an interactive day of learning and discussion, exploring core questions such as:
- What are “toxics”?
- Where can they be found?
- How are you affected as an individual or worker?
- What can consumers do to protect themselves?
- What are businesses and advocacy groups doing to change things?
Below, you will find video and slides from the presentations.
I. OVERVIEW of TOXICS
Opening Remarks
Michael Jerrett, Ph.D.
Director, UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
Chair, UCLA Environmental Health Sciences Department
Bernard Goldstein, M.D.
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
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Emerging Issues in Toxicity
Patrick Allard, Ph.D.
UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
UCLA Institute for Society & Genetics
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Beyond Regulation
Timothy Malloy, J.D.
UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
UCLA School of Law
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II. CONSUMERS, WORKERS & OTHER STAKEHOLDERS
Intuitive Toxicology– How consumers and others make sense of toxicity.
Barbara Harthorn, Ph.D.
UC Santa Barbara NSF Center for Nanotechnology in Society
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Toxic Beauty: Adverse Impacts to Salon Workers
Teni Adewumi-Gunn, M.S.
UCLA Center for Occupational & Environmental Health
UCLA Environmental Health Sciences Department
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Flame Retardants in Furniture and Children’s Products: Policies and Implications
Avery Lindeman, M.Sc.
Green Science Policy Institute
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Panel & Audience Discussion
III. BUSINESSES & TOOLS to reduce exposures
Safer Chemicals & Materials: It’s Just Good Business
Ann Blake, Ph.D.
Ann Blake Environmental & Public Health Consulting
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Tall Tales from a Toxicologist: Promoting Use of Toxicology Tools to Eliminate Toxics
Margaret H. Whittaker, Ph.D., M.P.H., CBiol.
ToxServices
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Panel & Audience Discussion
IV. ADVOCACY GROUPS & TOOLS aimed at protecting the public
Using Policy, Market Leadership, and Technology to Reduce Harmful Chemical Exposures
Jennifer McPartland, Ph.D.
Environmental Defense Fund
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The Endocrine Disruption Exchange
Katie Pelch, Ph.D.
TEDX
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Healthy, Toxic-Free Communities
Martha Argüello
Physicians for Social Responsibility, Los Angeles
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CHANGE
Kathryn Alcantár
Californians for a Healthy & Green Economy
V. FINAL PLENARY SESSION: WHAT’S NEXT
Panel & Audience Discussion
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For questions, please contact Christina Batteate at: cbatteate@ucla.edu
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