Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Program
October 8, 2013 Advisory Panel Meeting Agenda
Time
Agenda Item
Presenters
Description/expected outcome
1:00
Welcome &
Introductions
Patricia
McGovern,
Chair
Panel members & audience are invited
to introduce themselves
1:05
Agenda Overview
Jean Johnson
A brief of overview of topics and
discussion items for today’s meeting
1:10
Pregnancy and
Newborns Exposure
Study: Data Analysis
Jessica Nelson
Discussion item: Jessica Nelson will
discuss preliminary analysis of the cord
blood hematocrit and mercury findings.
1:20
Discussion
1:30
A Recruitment Protocol
for Pregnant Women &
Their Newborns
Questions to the panel:
• Other ideas re why Hg levels were
higher in cord blood than in NBS?
• Has EHTB explored the role of
hematocrit sufficiently?
Dr. Ruby Nguyen,
University of
Minnesota
Principal
investigator
Discussion item: Ruby Nguyen will
review key elements of the recruitment
protocol for The Infant Development &
Environment Study (TIDES).
Question to the panel:
• How does the TIDES study protocol
help inform MDH enrollment and
biomonitoring of newborns?
1:50
Public Health Laboratory
Progress Report (metals
analysis)
Betsy Edhlund
Chemist, Public
Health Laboratory
Information item: Betsy Edhlund will
discuss the laboratory’s progress on
refinement and validation of methods
used to measure mercury in newborns.
2:05
Choice of Specimen for
Monitoring Exposure in
Newborns
Jean Johnson
Jean will review the characteristics of
dried blood spots vs. cord blood for
surveying Hg exposure in MN newborns.
2:15
Discussion
2:35
Refreshments
Decision item: Panel members are
asked to recommend the most useful
specimen for ongoing monitoring of
newborn exposure by MDH.
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2:45
Biomonitoring Summit
Report and Sustainability
Plan
Barbara Deming,
Consultant,
Management
Analysis Division
Discussion item: Barbara will briefly
report on Summit outcomes and
proposed sustainability planning.
Questions to the panel
• Which strategies for sustainability
are most likely to be successful?
• Would panel members be willing to
serve on a task force to explore
funding?
3:05
PFC3: Draft Protocol for
East Metro Follow up
Study
Jessica Nelson
Christy Rosebush
Discussion item.
Questions to the panel:
• Is the proposed sampling strategy
the best for answering our key
questions about PFC exposures in
the East Metro?
• Can panel members suggest how
best to recruit new residents in the
East Metro, who are less familiar
with, and likely less motivated by,
the topic?
3:15
Discussion
3:35
Biomonitoring Updates
• National Children’s
Study
• Riverside Study
3:40
Tracking Updates
• New portal content
• Community profiles
demo
• GovDelivery survey
• CDC projects update
Chuck Stroebel
Matthew
Montesano
Information item. Chuck and Matthew
will give a brief preview of new
community profiles. Panel members are
invited to ask questions or comment on
the updates.
3:50
Administrative Item
Pat McGovern
3:55
New Business
Panel members whose terms end on
12/31/2013 will receive forms for
renewal applications. The Secretary of
State will post Notices of Vacancy on
Nov 4. Please apply in November.
4:00
Motion to adjourn
No presentation. Panel members are
invited to ask questions and comment
on written updates.
Note to audience: The panel asks that audience members hold comments and questions on discussion
items until the end of the panel’s discussion. Meetings are recorded on audiotape.
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