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Held on Friday, November 16, 2001
Hotel Fort Des Moines Ballroom
Des Moines, Iowa

  Topics Discussed:
       *  Industry Structure
      *  Community Concerns
      *  Public Health Issues
      *  Air, Soil, and Water Quality
      *  Environmental Contaminants
      *  Policy Issues
      *  Control Technologies
      *  Anti-microbial Resistance
      *  Toxic Exposures
 Who Came:
      *  Farm Community Members
      *  Producers
      *  Farm Organizations
      *  Community Groups
      *  Environmental Groups
      *  Scientific Community
      *  Government Officials & Legislators
            CAFOs have emerged as the central environmental health concern among rural residents in Iowa. This meeting offered a slate of experts to address the scientific foundation of the topic, and a panel of rural residents and pork producers to discuss community concerns. In addition, there was an opportunity for audience questions and comments.
              Dr. Kenneth Olden, director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences participated in the meeting to learn about community concerns and to inform participants about his institute's role in safeguarding environmental health.