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Partnership meeting held December 18

Jeff Mandel Speaks at the Minnesota Taconite Workers Lung Health Partnership meeting held at the Mountain Iron Community Center

(December 19, 2008) — The Minnesota Taconite Workers Lung Health Partnership met Thursday, December 18, 2008, at the Mountain Iron Community Center 8586 Enterprise Drive South.

MEETING AGENDA: Update on research proposed 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
• Research project update

• Miner Health Project Update – Jeffrey Mandel, M.D., School of Public Health
• Geology Project Update – Tamara Diedrich, Ph.D., Natural Resources Research Institute
• Next Steps
• Updates from Partners
• Discussion, questions

The Minnesota Taconite Workers Lung Health Partnership is a group of organizations with an interest in the health of Minnesota's Iron Range taconite workers, their families and communities. Organizations include the University of Minnesota, mining companies, unions, health care providers, legislators, and local, state and federal agencies.

 

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