EHC Summits
A primary objective of the Research Triangle Environmental Health Collaborative is to orchestrate yearly Environmental Health Summits to be held in the region, bringing together environmental and public health leaders to discuss emerging issues facing environmental health and to plan a strategy for innovatively addressing these challenges. The Fall events have taken place at the North Carolina Biotechnology Center in Research Triangle Park and attracted approximately 150 worldwide attendees representing academia, industry, local, state and federal government and public interest groups.
The 2010 Summit (September 28-29) will explore America’s Healthcare Policy Through the Lens of Environmental Health.
The 2009 Summit (October 8-9) focused on Environmentally Responsible Development of Nanotechnology.
2009 Presentations and Materials
The inaugural event (November 10-11, 2008) probed Pharmaceuticals in Water: What We Know, Don’t Know and Should Do.
2008 Summit Recommendation Document