The NIEHS Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH) researchers and staff interacted with > 300 participants, representing > 40 community groups, tribal nations, legislators, and agencies, in challenging discussions of race, poverty, and pollution.
About 300 students, teachers, and community members attended the event, which was organized by the UW Center for Genomics and Health Care Equality (with funding from NHGRI) and the UW Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (with funding from the NIEHS).
It is produced and distributed by the Community Outreach and Education Program (COEP) of the NIEHS Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health at the University of Washington.
Researchers at the University of Washington Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health (CEEH), located in Seattle, study susceptibility to pesticides, particulate matter in wood smoke, and a wide range of other toxicants from methylmercury to solvents to aflatoxins.
More than 200 people attended the meeting, which was cosponsored by NIEHS and the University of Washington Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health along with several community groups and the regional office of the U.