14.-18.5.2001, EcoInforma 2001: Environmental Risks & the Global Community – Strategies for Meeting the Challenges. Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne (IL, USA)

[Vgl. 18 Sep 1992: EcoInforma 1992 in Bayreuth]

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Argonne National Laboratory – A U.S. Department of Energy Science Laboratory, 9700 South Cass Av., Argonne, IL 60439 … about 25 miles southwest of downtown Chicago … founded in 1946 as America’s first national laboratory … Major activities and research areas: Basic scientific research … Biotechnology and Environmental research … Energy Technology … Nuclear Reactor Technology and Non-Proliferation …

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(1) Oral presentation in session III-5, Data management and information technology for the future: Fehr, R., Dora, C. (2001): Prospective impact assessment as a tool for Agenda 21 and Environmental Health action plans – Typology and criteria exemplified by 10 examples. [00-35]

(2) Poster platform session (Auditorium), Theme III: Environmental information in the 21^st century: approaches and tools for better decisions.

• Poster III-PP1 (incl. brief oral presentation): Fehr, R., Vogt, A., Hellmeier, W., Philippsen, D., Queste, A., Enderle, M. (2001): Local Environmental Health analysis as a tool for policy-making, exemplified by “transport, environment and health” in the City of Bielefeld. [00-34]

• Poster III-P1: Fehr, R., Queste, A., Wolf, U., Hellmeier, W. (2001): Derivation of quantitative health targets from surveillance information. [00-33]

Poster III-P2: Mekel, O.C.L., Fehr, R., Mosbach-Schulz, O., Schümann, M. (2001): Standards for human exposure assessment using probabilistic modelling – a contribution to good practice in risk assessment. [00-32]

(3) Co-chairing (with Kristina Voigt, GSF) session III-3: Internet applications for integrated decisions.

• 1 European environmental information resources on the Web. Werner Pillmann, International Society for Environmental Protection, Austria
• 2 Generation and use of large Web-based environmental information systems. Werner Geiger, Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe Germany
• 3 Management of data in an exabyte world. Ethel Jacob, US Department of Energy Environmental Measurements Laboratory, NY
• 4 Internet-based corporate environmental reporting by companies: technical benefits, empirical findings, ICT architecture. Christian Lenz, University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
• 5 Internet applications to support the EIS process: a case study. Robert Sullivan, Argonne National Laboratory, IL

16:00	Schwenk, Fehr: Begrüßung Teilnehmer: Erwartungen und Interessen
16:15	Philippsen: Nordrhein-westfälisches Projekt “Agenda 21 und Gesundheit”
16:25	Schwenk: Agenda 21, eine Chance für die Zukunftsgestaltung
16:35	Fehr, Schwenk: Möglichkeiten der Einbindung des ÖGD in die Agenda21-Aktivitäten (Neue Thesen zur Verbindung von „Agenda 21 und Gesundheit“)
16:45	Leykamm (Moderation): Diskussion über Möglichkeiten und Nutzen einer ÖGD-Beteiligung, Handlungsfelder, Kooperationen, Ressourcen; ggf. auch Modifizierung der Thesen
17:45	Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse; weiteres Vorgehen
18:00	Ende des Workshops

Workshop-Veranstalter:

• LGA Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart / Prof. M. Schwenk, B. Leykamm
• Projekt „Agenda 21 und Gesundheit“, Universität Bielefeld / D. Philippsen, U. Wolf (gefördert vom MFJFG NRW)
• lögd NRW, Bielefeld / PD R. Fehr

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20 Thesen “Agenda 21 und Gesundheit”, formuliert anläßlich des vom lögd NRW und vom LGA Baden-Württemberg vorbereiteten Workshops “Agenda 21 und Gesundheit”; 20 Propositions on “Agenda 21 and Health” (nachträglich übersetzt: 5.9.2000)

Präsentation – R. Fehr, D. Philippsen, U. Wolf: Projekt „Agenda 21 und Gesundheit – Gefördert vom MFJFG NRW“

5.-8.9.1999, Athens, 11th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), 9th Conference of the International Society of Exposure Analysis (ISEA): Exposure assessment, environmental epidemiology and decision-making: closer interactions for better protection of public health.

Host: Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology, University of Athens Medical School. Co-Organiser: Hellenic Society of Environmental Health. Organising Committee: Klea Katsouyanni (ISEE), Matti Jantunen (ISEA), Panos Georgopoulos (ISEA). Venue: Conference Halls of the hotels Nafsika and Arion, at the Astir Palace Resort in Vouliagmeni.

Own contributions:

• Fehr, R. (Chair): ISEE Policy & Planning working group. Environmental health policy development: The pros and cons of single-issue vs. integrated approaches (incl. Session introduction). Conference Program book, p.26 [99-30]
• Fehr, R., Fletcher, T. (Chairs): Humanitarian emergencies, public and environmental health: Lessons from Yugoslavia and other emergencies. Symposium, 8.9.1999, Nafsika Conference Hall. Conference Program book, p.74 [99-31]
• Fehr, R., Tountas, Y., Pless-Mulloli, T.: ISEE Policy & Planning group – Evaluation of scientific abstracts with respect to policy development and decision making. Symposium, 8.9.1999, Nafsika Conference Hall. Conference Program book, p.80 [99-33]
• Fehr, R., Winkelstein, W., Santos-Burgoa, C.: Mitigation of health effects of civil unrest – what policy options? Oral presentation, Session “Environmental health policy development: The pros and cons of single-issue vs. integrated approaches”, 6.9.1999, Conference Program book, p.26 [99-32]
• ISEE Policy & Planning working group; Fehr, R. (1999): Evaluation of scientific abstracts with respect to policy development and decision-making. 1. Introduction. Abstract: Epidemiology 10, no.4, suppl., p.S179
• ISEE Policy & Planning working group; Fehr, R. (1999): Evaluation of scientific abstracts with respect to policy development and decision-making. 2. Methods. Abstract: Epidemiology 10, no.4, suppl., p.S179
• Lacombe, M., Hellmeier, W., Olberding, P., Weber, H., Fehr, R. (1999): Drinking water surveillance as a tool of exposure assessment and health protection. Oral presentation 109 O, in Session “Waterborne infectious diseases and disinfection processes”. Conference Programme book, p.21. Abstract: Epidemiology 10, no.4, suppl., p.S57 [98-27]
• Mekel, O.C.L., Weber, H., Fehr, R. (presenter) (1999): Probabilistic modelling in quantitative exposure assessment: differentiating between uncertainty and true variation. Oral presentation 285 O in Session “Exposure and dose estimation and modelling 2”. Conference Program book, p.52. Abstract: Epidemiology 10, no.4, suppl., p.S104 [98-19]