Gulf Task Force Joint Meeting: Environmental Education and Environmental Health Committees - Agenda July 18, 2013 - Regional Workgroup

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Regional workgroup agenda for a joint meeting of the Environmental Education and Environmental Health committees of the Gulf Task Force. Held July 18, 2013 at UT Health Science Center in Harlingen, Texas, the agenda covers welcoming remarks, review of action-plan projects, and planning for cross-border hazard identification and an epidemiological database. It also includes pesticide handling and disposal workshops, public outreach on non-point source pollution, country updates from Tamaulipas programs, and discussion of 2013–2014 priorities, with recaps and next steps.

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Agenda

Welcoming remarks, objectives, and self-introduction

Review of action-plan projects and activities

Workshops, public campaign, and country updates

New projects and discussion of priorities

Recap, assignments, next steps, and next meeting date

Regional Workgroup Texas – Coahuila-Nuevo León – Tamaulipas Joint Meeting of the Environmental Education and Environmental Health Committees of the Gulf Task Force Date: Thursday, July 18, 2013 Time: 1:00 pm-4:30 pm Location: UT Health Science Center Regional Academic Health Center Auditorium 2102 Treasure Hills Boulevard, Harlingen, Texas | AGENDA | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Topic | Presenter | Time | | Welcoming remarks , objectives and selfintroduction of attendees | Co-facilitators | 1:15-1:30 pm | | Review of Projects in the Action Plan:
Reducing Prenatal and Childhood Environmental Exposure Risks among Hispanic Families in South Texas and North Tamaulipas | [Beatriz Tapia-U.S. co-facilitator](Beatriz Tapia-U.S. co-facilitator) for the Environmental Education Committee
UT Health San Antonio
South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) Program | 1:30-1:45 pm | | Identify the sources of environmental health hazards through a “knowledge exchange” workshop and establish abinational database on epidemiological data related to these hazards | Genny Carri[llo](llo-U.S. co-facilitator)[-](llo-U.S. co-facilitator)[U.S. co-facilitator](llo-U.S. co-facilitator) for the Environmental Education Committee
Texas A&M Health Science Center,
School of Rural Public Health | 1:45:-2:00 pm | | Conduct educational workshops on safe handling and disposal of pesticides for farm workers in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas | Noemi Ochoa
Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs | 2:00-2:15 pm | | Break | |
2:15-2:35 p. m | | Implement a public campaign to increase awareness of problems of non-pointsource pollution in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas | Javier Guerrero
Lower Rio Grande Valley
TPDES Stormwater Task Force,
Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 2:35 – 2:50 pm | | Environmental Education
Activities/Projects in Tamaulipas | Dra. Silvia Casas and MVZ. Javier Garcia
SEDUMA Tamaulipas | 2:50-3:10 pm | | SEMARNAT Tamaulipas’ Green Schools Program | Gustavo Pantoja
BECC-EPA/SEMARNAT liaison | 3:10-3:20 pm | | New Projects
McAllen-Matamoros Maquila Association Environmental Education Project – PACO Children’s Coloring Book | Alfredo Hassanille-Mexican co-facilitator for the Environmental Education Committee
Matamoros Maquila Association | 3:20-3:30pm | | Discussion of any priorities and emerging issues for 2013-2014 | Co-facilitators | 3:30-4:00 pm | | Re-cap, assignments, next steps and next meeting date | Claudia Lozano, TCEQ | 4:00-4:30 pm | Grupo de Trabajo Regional Coahuila-Nuevo León – Tamaulipas-Texas Reunión de los Comités de Educación Ambiental y Salud Ambiental del Equipo de Trabajo Golfo Fecha: jueves, 18 de julio, 2013 Hora: 1:00 pm – 4:30 pm Sitio: UT Health Science Center Regional Academic Health Center Auditorium 2102 Treasure Hills Boulevard, Harlingen, Texas | ORDEN DEL DIA | | | | --- | --- | --- | | Tema | Ponente | Hora | | Bienvenida, objetivos y presentación delos participantes | Co-facilitadores | 1:15-1:30 pm | | Revisión de los Proyectos del Plan de Trabajo:
Campañas educativas para la reducción la exposición prenatal e infantil aplaguicidas, plomo, solventes, humo de tabaco, y escapes diésel. | [Beatriz Tapia](Beatriz Tapia- U.S. co-facilitador del comit)[- U.S. co-facilitador del comit](Beatriz Tapia- U.S. co-facilitador del comit)é de Educación Ambiental – Equipo de Trabajo Golfo
UT Health San Antonio
South Texas Environmental Education and Research (STEER) Program | 1:30-1:45 pm | | Identificar fuentes de riesgos para la salud ambiental a través de un taller de"intercambio de conocimientos" yestablecer una base de datos binacional de datos epidemiológicos relacionados con estos riesgos | Genny Carri[llo -](llo - U.S. co-facilitador del comit)[ U.S. co-facilitador del comit](llo - U.S. co-facilitador del comit)é de Educación Ambiental – Equipo de Trabajo Golfo
Texas A&M Health Science Center,
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FAQs

What is the purpose of the July 18, 2013 Gulf Task Force joint meeting?

To convene the Environmental Education and Environmental Health committees and coordinate work through agenda items covering ongoing projects, new initiatives, and shared priorities.

Which action-plan project topics are reviewed during the meeting?

Projects include reducing prenatal and childhood environmental exposure risks for Hispanic families, hazard identification through a knowledge-exchange workshop, and establishing a binational epidemiological database.

What major outputs and next steps are planned at the end of the agenda?

The meeting concludes with recapping outcomes, assignments, next steps, and setting the date for the next meeting.

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