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Partnership Meeting Held August 18, 2009

(August 24, 2009) — The Minnesota Taconite Workers Lung Health Partnership met Tuesday, August 18, 2009, via video teleconference.


MEETING AGENDA: Update on research by the University of Minnesota

    • Welcome – Partnership Co-Chairs John R. Finnegan, Jr., Dean, School of Public Health, and Ron Dicklich, Executive Director, Range Association of Schools and Municipalities
    • Study Overview – Jeff Mandel, M.D., M.P.H.
    • Environmental Project Update – Tamara Diedrich, Ph.D., Natural Resources Research   Institute
    • Occupational Exposure Assessment – Gurumuthy Ramachandran, Ph.D.
    • Epidemiology Studies – Bruce Alexander, Ph.D.
    • Respiratory Health Survey of Taconite Workers and Spouses – David Perlman, M.D.

     

    View related documents:

    Meeting Presentation (PDF - 3.1MB)
    Dean Finnegan Email Thank You (PDF - 48K)