IOWA Town Meeting
Confined Animal Feeding Operations: Airing the
Environmental Health IssuesÊ


Friday, November 16, 2001
8:00am - 5:00pm
Hotel Fort Des Moines Ballroom
Des Moines, IowaÊ

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Preliminary ProgramÊ


7:45-8:30
Registration and continental breakfast
8:30-8:50
Welcome and Introduction Ê


Dr. Peter S. Thorne, Professor and Director,
Environmental Health Sciences
Research Center
Dr. Kenneth Olden, Director, National Institute of
Environmental Health Science
8:50-9:50
Overviews of CAFO Issues (25 minute presentations and
5 minute Q&A)
Facilitator: Dr. Peter ThorneÊ


The Changing Structure of Agriculture- Dr. Michael D.
Duffy, Professor,
Department of Economics, Iowa State University
CAFOs and Environmental Health- Dr. Kelley Donham,
Professor,
Occupational and Environmental Health, University of
Iowa
9:50-10:10
Coffee/Tea Break
10:10-12:10
Science Issues Panel -- Exposures and Environmental
Impact (15-20
minute presentations and 20+ minute Q&A)
Facilitator: Dr. Shannon Marquez, Clinical Assistant
Professor and CO-Director,
Community Outreach and Education Core, Environmental
Health Sciences Research Center,
University of Iowa Ê


Environmental Contaminants in Barns and Beyond- Peter
Thorne, PhD,
Professor, Department of Occupational and
Environmental Health, University of Iowa
Engineering Controls for Animal Confinements- Steven
Hoff, PhD, PE,
Associate Professor, Agricultural Engineering and
Biosystems, Iowa State University.
Antibiotic Resistant Foodborne Pathogens- Patricia
Winokur, MD,
Associate Professor, Department of Internal Medicine,
University of Iowa
Biological Waste Treatment Systems for CAFOs- C.
Michael Williams,
Associate Professor and Director NCSU Animal and
Poultry Waste Management Center,
North Carolina State University
Public Health Issues and Neighborhood Impact- Kendall
Thu, PhD,
Assistant Professor, Anthropology, Northern Illinois
University
12:10-1:30
Luncheon and Keynote SpeechÊ


Introduction- Dr. James A. Merchant, DrPh, MD, Dean,
College of Public
Health, University of Iowa, Associate Director,
Environmental Health Sciences Research Center
and Community Outreach and Education Core
To be named
1:30-2:15
Community Perspectives on CAFOs
Facilitator: Mr. David Osterberg, Clinical Associate
Professor, Occupational and
Environmental Health, University of IowaÊ


National Policy Developments for CAFOs in Response to
Community
Concerns- Mr. Mark Ritchie, MS, President, Institute
for Agriculture and Trade
Policy
2:15-4:30
Discussion of Community Issues (panelists will have
3-5 min followed by discussion
and Q&A)Ê


Moderators:Ê


Stephen Reynolds, PhD, PE, Professor, Department of
Occupational and
Environmental Health, The University of Iowa
To Be Named: State Government Representative Ê


Panel:Ê


Dr. Kenneth Olden, NIEHS
6 To Be Named, Rural residents and pork producers with
divergent
perspectives
4:30 - 4:45
Synopsis - Dr. Peter ThorneÊ


Impressions and NIEHS Response - Dr. Kenneth OldenÊ




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