DIOXIN

Public Health Initiatives and Information

Public Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, August 20, 2003

7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

Freeland High School Auditorium

8250 Webster Road, Freeland, MI 48623

 

7:00–7:05 PM Welcome, Introductions, Meeting Overview

Brendan Boyle, Department Specialist

Michigan Department of Community Health

7:05–7:30 PM Overview of ATSDR

Dr. Henry Falk, M.D., Assistant Administrator

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry

7:30-8:00 PM The Toxicity and Human Health Effects of Dioxin

Dr. Suzanne White, M.D., Medical Director

Regional Poison Control Center,

Director of Toxicology Grand Rounds

Children's Hospital of Michigan, Wayne State University

8:00-9:00 PM Public Comment and Questions

Brendan Boyle, Department Specialist

Michigan Department of Community Health

9:00 PM Close of Public Comment and Wrap-Up

PLEASE SEE REVERSE SIDE REGARDING

PUBLIC COMMENT/QUESTIONS

 

 

Public Participation

Our objectives for the August 20 meeting are:

  1. To introduce Dr. Henry Falk, the head of the federal Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) and give you an opportunity to ask him questions.
  2. To have Dr. Suzanne White, head of the Poison Control Center at Children’s Hospital in Detroit, give you health information on dioxin and respond to comments or questions you may have regarding this contaminant.
  3. To answer any questions you have on the Public Health Assessments and Exposure Investigation MDCH and ATSDR are conducting under a cooperative agreement.

We want to hear from you in whatever manner you wish to communicate so we are offering these options:

Comment Card: If you wish to make a statement or ask a question during the Public Comment & Question period tonight, print only your name on the Comment or Questions card and give it to the sign-in table attendant. You do not have to write your question on the card. We will call on people to speak (from the podium or their seat) in the order the cards were received. If you decide later that you do not want to make a comment, just decline when your name is called. OR

Anonymous: Simply write your question on the Comment or Questions card and give it to the sign-in table attendant. There is no need to fill out any other part of the card. Your question will be read aloud and responded to during the public comment portion of tonight’s meeting. You do not have to speak. OR

IMPROMPTU: Once all of the submitted cards have been addressed during the public comment portion of the meeting, MDCH staff will address the audience for other questions. Raise your hand to indicate that you would like to speak. You can speak from your seat or the podium.

 

So we may hear from as many people as possible this evening, please hold your comments or questions until your name is called. We would appreciate your cooperation in keeping your questions and comments brief out of consideration for those waiting to be heard. Thank you!