ACADEMIC YEAR TIMELINE
OCTOBER
Two representatives from the Center, Mitchel Rosen and Megan Rockafellow-Baldoni, attended the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) Fall 2022 Hybrid Meeting, “Examining the Changing Landscape of HAZWOPER Training” in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. Mitchel Rosen presented “Looking Back, Looking Forward: How Did We Get Here and Where are We Going?” and Megan Rockafellow-Baldoni presented “Longtime HAZWOPER Trainees – Why People Take Our Training, Results from a Multi-Grantee Evaluation.” CLEP team members Melanie McGackin and Mary Kneuer staffed a CLEP exhibit table at the 2022 AutismNJ Conference in Atlantic City, sharing resources and information on community living with hundreds of attendees. Center Director, Mitchel Rosen, and Colleen McKay Wharton, Project Manager, attended the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo in Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Rosen presented about the Environmental Career Worker Training Program (ECWTP), which provides training in environmental restoration, construction, hazardous materials/waste handling, and emergency response and related certifications to more than 13,500 under- and unemployed individuals from 30 underserved communities nationwide. Colleen McKay Wharton presented on building health department capacity to serve those most impacted by COVID-19. Mitchel Rosen, Director, Marie Dessanti-Huang, Program Coordinator, and Laura Warne, Communications Specialist, represented the Center at the 2022 Northeast Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition in Princeton, New Jersey. Dr. Rosen moderated a panel discussion, “Heat Stress in the Workplace.” Center staff came together to celebrate the holidays over a delicious lunch and shared stories of their favorite childhood gifts. Beautiful decorations and a winter-themed photo booth made the event extra special. Center Director, Mitchel Rosen, was interviewed on the NIEHS Partnerships for Environmental Public Health Podcast, Environmental Health Chat, to discuss using technology in training to protect workers health. The podcast focused on the partnership between the Center and CellPodium, to enhance training using augmented reality with cell phone technologies.
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