2/9/2016 Meeting Agenda
Advisory Panel to the
Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Program
1:00 – 4:00 pm at The American Lung Association in Minnesota
490 Concordia Avenue, St. Paul, MN
Time
1:00
Agenda Items
Presenters
Description/expected outcome
Welcome & Introductions
Pat McGovern, Chair
Panel members & audience are invited to
introduce themselves.
1:05
Private well sampling for
Agricultural Chemicals
Kim Kaiser and Jeff Paddock,
Pesticide & Fertilizer
Management Division of the
Minnesota Department of
Agriculture (MDA)
Information item:
Kim and Jeff will present the private well
sampling effort for agricultural chemicals
currently being conducted by MDA.
1:25
Discussion
Question and Answer period:
Panel members are invited to ask
questions and comment on the
presentation.
1:40
Enhancing public water quality Paula Lindgren
data for Tracking
Discussion item:
Paula will show how MN Tracking is
improving access to data on water quality
in public drinking water supplies, including
new data on radium and uranium levels.
1:50
Discussion
Questions for the panel:
• What recommendations does the
panel have for further enhancing
available data on public drinking
water quality?
• What organizations would be most
likely to use these data?
• How should MDH better promote use
of these data on the portal?
2:05
Tracking Updates
• Staffing
• Air & Health Initiative
• Outreach
• Disaster Epidemiology
• Data Portal Updates
Information Item:
These updates are provided in written
form. Panel members are invited to ask
questions and comment on these
updates.
2:10
Biomonitoring Updates
• PFC3 Project
• MN FEET Project
Information item:
These updates are provided in written
form. Panel members are invited to ask
questions and comment on these
updates.
2:15
Refreshments
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Time
2:30
Agenda Items
Tracking with the Great Lakes
Inter Tribal Epidemiology
Center (GLITEC)
Presenters
Samantha Lucas-Pipcorn,
GLITEC
Description/expected outcome
Discussion Item:
Samantha will present an update on
tracking with the Great Lakes Inter-Tribal
Epidemiology Center.
2:45
Biomonitoring with the Fonddu-Lac Tribal Community
Deanna Scher
Discussion Item:
Deanna will report on the collaborative
project with the Fond du Lac Tribal
Community, and CDC.
3:00
Discussion
Question for the panel:
• How can MN Biomonitoring or
Tracking further support Tribal
communities in addressing their
environmental health priorities?
3:20
Effect of agricultural chemicals Robert Shimek, Executive
on North Central Minnesota
Director, White Earth Land
communities
Recovery Project
Discussion Item:
Robert will present community concerns
about regional effects of agricultural
chemicals and a community request for
biomonitoring.
3:35
Discussion
Questions for the panel:
• What actions are recommended?
• What information is needed to better
inform the panel on this issue?
• In addition to biomonitoring, are
there other tools (e.g. tracking) that
could be used to support the
community and address these
concerns?
3:50
Public Comments and Audience
Questions
3:55
New Business
4:00
Motion to adjourn
Note to audience: The panel asks that audience members hold comments and questions on discussion items until the
end of the meeting, when the chair will invite questions from the audience. Audience members are asked to identify
themselves when they speak, and to please record their names and affiliations on the list at the sign-in table. Meetings
are recorded on audiotape.
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