Environmental Pollution and Disease Trends in Israel: What We Know, What We don't Know, What We Should Know (2008)

The first annual conference of EHF took place on June 2, 2008, With Some 400 participants: professionals and lay people, scientists and representatives of NGOs and more. Lectures were given by experts on air, water and soil pollution, and radiation along with medical and public health researchers dealing with cancer, respiratory illness, birth defects and more.

Conference guests

Prof. Paul Wilkinson, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, expert in environmental epidemiology, studies the health effects of traffic related pollution on public health in England
Prof. Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University, a world renowned expert in risk communication, member of the FDA in the field of risk management.

Conference program

Program and Presentations

	2.6.2008 I Environmental Pollution in Israel – A Human Health Perspective I Morning session I Chair: Dr. Yosi Inbar

	10:00 - 10:45		Environment and Health: what we know and what we can know – Evidence from international research I Prof. Paul Wilkinson, University of London
	10:45 - 11:00		Air quality in Israel I Dr. David Broday, Technion,Israel Institute of Technology
	11:00 - 11:15		Water quality in Israel \| Prof. Avner Adin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
	11:15 - 11:30		Soil quality in Israel \| Ms Roni Bruell, Environmental Engineer, LDD Technologies
	11:30 - 11:45		Ionizing and non-ionizing radiation I Dr. Stelian Gelberg, Ministry of Environmental Protection
	12:00 - 12:20		Trends in Environmental Pollution In Israel I Dr. Yeshayahu Bar-Or
	12:20 - 12:45		Risky Business: Defining “Risk” in Context I Prof. Baruch Fischhoff, Carnegie Mellon University

	2.6.2008 I Public Health in Israel – An Environmental Perspective I Afternoon session I Chair: Dr. Boaz Lev

	13:45 - 14:05		Respiratory disease in Israel I Prof. Haim Bibi, Head of Pediatrics, Carmel Hospital
	14:05 - 14:25		Cardiovascular disease in Israel I Dr. Yariv Gerber, Tel-Aviv University
	14:25 - 14:45		Cancer in Israel I Dr. Micha Barchana, Ministry of Health
	14:45 - 15:05		Congenital anomalies I Prof. Yona Amitai, formerly Director of Department of Mother, Child & Adolescent Health, Ministry of Health.
	15:05 - 15:25		Disease trends in Israel I Dr. Itamar Grotto, Ministry of Health

	2.6.2008 I Environmental Pollution and Morbidity: The Next Steps, Challenges and How They Can Be Met I Closing Session

	15:15 - 16:30		Next Steps: Interactive discussion with the speakers and the audience

Additional info

Health and environment: key issues I EHF Magazine, 2009 (in Hebrew)
Cutting Edge Research I Workshop, 2011
Assessing Exposure to Selected Environmental Pollutants in Israeli Population | Research grant, 2009

Environmental Pollution and Disease Trends in Israel: What We Know, What We don't Know, What We Should Know (2008)

Program and Presentations

2.6.2008 I Environmental Pollution in Israel – A Human Health Perspective I Morning session I Chair: Dr. Yosi Inbar

2.6.2008 I Public Health in Israel – An Environmental Perspective I Afternoon session I Chair: Dr. Boaz Lev

2.6.2008 I Environmental Pollution and Morbidity: The Next Steps, Challenges and How They Can Be Met I Closing Session

Additional info