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Jul8

North Carolina Oil Spill Response, Recovery and Health Effects

7/8/2010 11:00:00 AM by Chase Whisenhunt

'One Health' Forum on North Carolina Oil Spill Response, Recovery and Health Effects

Is North Carolina ready to handle a major oil spill?

Photos courtesy of the U.S. Coast Guard

THURSDAY, JULY 29, 2010

9 A.M. TO 4 P.M.

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

The William and Ida Friday Center for Continuing Education

100 Friday Center Drive, Chapel Hill (map and directions)

There is no charge to attend this forum; lunch is provided.

The BP oil spill may or may not affect the NC coast, but it has provided a good opportunity to evaluate readiness and communications on the local, state and federal levels. Join us to assess North Carolina's preparedness to respond and recover from an oil spill event. Participants at the forum will discuss North Carolina's strengths, coordination, collaborations, and how to train and use volunteers, and we will identify areas that need additional coverage and management.

For more information, contact Bill Gentry at 919-966-4228 or wgentry@email.unc.edu.

Forum participants include:

UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health
N.C. State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
North Carolina emergency managers & public health senior staff
UNC Institute for the Environment
UNC School of Medicine and School of Nursing
N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources
N.C. Department of Agriculture veterinarians
Regional veterinarians
U.S. Coast Guard senior staff
UNC marine scientists
North Carolina coastal county managers
North Carolina county health directors
Emergency managers and health preparedness coordinators
County environmental health chiefs and supervisors
State regional response teams
State public health preparedness and response representatives
Elected state and local officials
Business and tourism representatives

What is "One Health"?

The One Health concept is a worldwide strategy for expanding interdisciplinary collaborations and communications in all aspects of health care for humans and animals. The synergism achieved will advance health care for the 21st century and beyond by accelerating biomedical research discoveries, enhancing public health efficacy, expeditiously expanding the scientific knowledge base, and improving medical education and clinical care. (One Health Initiative)