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Christine L. Johnson MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, VSUHS
6632 Hazel Lane
McLean, VA 22101
cjohnson@nmcsd.med.navy.mil
Leo Trasande
Leo Mount Sinai School of Medicine
One Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1043
New York, NY 10029
181 Longwood Avenue
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: 212/241-8029
leo.trasande@mssm.edu
Jerome A. Paulson MD
George Washington University
2141 K Street, NW, Suite 401
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-833-4687
jpaulson@cnmc.org
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James Roberts, MD
Ben Gitterman, MD
The Environmental Health SIG had a well-attended, highly
productive session at the PAS Meetings in Baltimore in
May. The continued annual increases in attendance at these
meetings reflects the growing prominence of Pediatric
Environmental Health as an important area for persons
involved in General and Academic Pediatrics.
Dr. Bruce Lanphear, presented our annual informational/educational
update on Lead Toxicity in the United States, with particular
emphasis on the growing concern regarding lead levels
which have been previously considered of little clinical
concern.
We next had a lengthy presentation and discussion of the
new Pediatric Environmental Health Units (PEHSU's) which
are now fully in place in all 10 regions in the U.S. as
well as Canada and Mexico. Dr.s Jerome Paulson and Jay
Mayefsky described both the PEHSU concept and clinical
examples of their impact regarding clinical care and education
through case presentation
The final area of discussion focused on a Train the Trainers
Manual initially developed and revised by the Children's
Environmental Health Network which was intended to further
faculty development in teaching the subject of Pediatric
Environmental Health. It became clear, through discussion,
that the SIG had the potential to work with CEHN and update
this manual - one which would complement the American
Academy of Pediatrics Manual on Environmental Health.
The group agreed that this would be an excellent idea
to take on as a SIG goal for the upcoming year.
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