8:30 - 9:00 a.m.

Tuesday May 8
Session 1: Overview of Workshop and Goals - Speakers: Lawrence Friedl/John Haynes, NASA Headquarters

9:00 - 11:45 a.m.

Session 2: Public Health Applications of Air Quality Models - Moderator: John Haynes

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

A. HELIX –Atlanta: The Health and Environment Linked for Information Exchange (HELIX)- Atlanta project utilizing NASA remote sensing data and modeling capabilities into an Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) network. - Speakers: Dale Quattrochi NASA MSFC & Mohammad Al-Hamdan, NASA MSFC (USRA)

9:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

B. PHAiRS: Public Health Applications in Remote Sensing/Rapid Syndrome Reporting Validation Project. Earth System Science observations and modeling to provide predictive value. - Speakers: Stan Morain, Univ. of New Mexico, Bill Sprigg, Univ. of Arizona & Amy Budge, Univ. of New Mexico

10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

C. MRC: Enhance GeoMedStat for asthma surveillance, prediction, and intervention by integrating with NASA research results, PM 2.5 surface models. - Speakers: Fazlay Faruque & Gailen Marshall, The University of Mississippi Medical Center

10:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

BREAK

10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

D. PHASE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), state, academic, and other partners to develop a National Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Network. The EPA is developing routinely available air quality information and forecasting tools as well as indicators that can be used to help measure the success of its programs in terms of public health outcomes. - Speaker: W. Fred Dimmick, EPA

11:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

E. 3D AQS Three Dimensional Air Quality System. This project focuses on the applicaiton of aerosol-related NASA Earth Science observations into key DSSs used by the U.S. EPA for air quality management, air quality forecasting, and public health tracking. - Speaker: Ray Hoff, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County

11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH

1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.

Session 3: Earth Science Data and Information Networks for Public Health and Air Quality - Moderator: Lawrence Friedl

1:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

A. NASA’s Earth Observing System - Speaker: Steve Kempler NASA GSFC

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

B . EPA’s Air Quality Monitoring Network/ AIRNow:  The U.S. EPA, NOAA, NPS, tribal, state, and local agencies developed the AIRNow Web site to provide the public with easy access to national air quality information. The Web site offers daily AQI forecasts as well as real-time AQI conditions for over 300 cities across the US, and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality Web sites. - Speaker: John E. White, EPA

2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

C. CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (EPHTN): The purpose of the CDC’s Tracking Program is to establish a nationwide tracking network to obtain integrated health and environmental data and use it to provide information in support of actions that improve the health of communities. CDC is establishing the Tracking Network by drawing from a wide range of stakeholders with expertise from federal, state, and local health and environmental agencies; nongovernmental organizations; state public health and environmental laboratories; and schools of public health.- Speaker: Judy Qualters, CDC

2:30 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

BREAK

2:45 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Session 4: Perspectives and Opportunities for Public Health and Air Quality - Moderator: Carol Watts, NASA MSFC (USRA)

2:45 p.m. - 3:10 p.m.

A. NOAA's Air Quality Program - Science for Decision-Makers
Overview of the research and operational aspects of NOAA's Air Quality Program with examples of ongoing and planned activities. NOAA's Air Quality Program is designed to provide scientific information to inform policy development to reduce the causes of poor air quality and forecast guidance to allow the public to mitigate the impacts of poor air quality by reducing personal exposure. - Speaker: Jim Meagher, NOAA

3:10 p.m. - 3:35 p.m.

B. NOAA’s Perspective on Satellite Products - Speaker: Shohba Kondragunta, NOAA
Connections Between Public Health Effects and AQ - Speaker: Chris Paciorek's, Harvard School of Public Health

3:35 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

C. Spatial approaches to epidemiology and public health: experiences from SAHSU, UK- Speaker: Linda Beale, Imperial College London

4:00 p.m. - 4:25 p.m.

D. European Global Monitoring of Environment and Security (GMES)- Speaker: Brendan P. Kelly, GEO Secretariat

4:25 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.

E. USGEO- Current and near-term activities, including long-term transport and the Air Quality “network of portals.” - Speakers: Terry Keating, EPA and Frank Lindsay, NASA

4:45 p.m. - 5:15 p.m.

Questions: Moderator: Jeff Luvall, NASA MSFC

8:30 a.m.- 12:00 p.m.

Wednesday May 9
Session 5: Breakout Sessions
The break-out session groups will discuss the state of knowledge/practice and future needs and directions in the use of Earth observations, models, error estimates, etc. relating to the specific break-out session topic. The groups will identify common issues of interest, needs to advance the state of practice, and common problems/gaps that are a priority to address (e.g., research, applications, data sharing, new products, interoperability approaches, public relations events, etc.). The groups will identify at least 2 specific near-term activities to propose in Session 6.

A. Exposure Assessment for Chronic Health Conditions - Moderator: John Haynes

• Modeling Tools
• Error Estimation
• Remote Sensing/in situ Data

B. Exposure Assessment for Acute Health Conditions - Moderator: Carol Watts, NASA MSFC (USRA)

• Modeling Tools
• Error Estimation
• Remote Sensing/in situ Data

C. Linkage to Exposure and Health Outcomes - Moderator: Judy Qualters

• Modeling Tools
• Error Estimation
• Protected Health Information Issues
• Health Outcome of interest in context of Air Quality and Public Health

10:30 a.m - 10:45 a.m.

BREAK

10:45 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Session 5: Breakouts Session Continue

12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.

LUNCH

1:00 p.m.- 2:30 p.m.

Session 6: Action Items and Concrete Short-Term Project Reports from Breakout Sessions - Moderator: Dale Quattrochi

2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Session 7: Future partnership, Funding Opportunities and Setting Priorities for Short-Term Projects - Moderator: Lawrence Friedl/John Haynes

4:30 p.m.

Adjourn