HISPANIC ENVIRONMENTAL AND
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH FORUM
Rosen Plaza Hotel
Orlando, Florida
October 18th - 19th, 2000
AGENDA
Wednesday, October 18th, 2000
8:30 - 9:00 Welcome Remarks
Maritza Tennassee, Regional Advisor on Workers’ Health, PAHO
9:00 -10:00 Keynote Speakers
Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers (UFW)
Tequila Brooks, Secretariat of the Commission for Labor Cooperation (NAALC)
Questions & Answers
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-11:30 Expert Panel
Moderator, Adolph Falcon, National Alliance for Hispanic Health
"Occupational Health Status of Hispanics in the U.S.: A Call for Action"
Rafael Moure, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
"The Environmental and Occupational Health Situation in the US Mexico Border: Challenges and Opportunities"
Enrique Paz, PAHO Field Office, El Paso, Texas
"Workers’ Health: A Regional Perspective"
Paul Olson, 3M and former Chair of the AIHA International Committee
Questions & Answers
11:30-11:45 General Orientation and Announcements
11:45-1:00 Lunch
Luncheon Speaker
Romulo J. Diaz, Jr., Assistant Administrator Administration and Resources Management, EPA
1:00 - 5:00 Break Out Groups (Afternoon Break Within Discussion Groups)
Occupational Safety & Health Environmental Health International Workers’ Health - in Spanish only - 5:00 Night Out in Orlando
Thursday, October 19th, 2000
8:45 - 9:15 Open Forum
9:15 - 9:30 Occupational Safety & Health Report
9:30 - 9:45 Environmental Health Report
9:45- 10:00 International Workers’ Health Report
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:45 Common Themes and General Comments
10:45-11:15 Next Steps and Closing Remarks
11:15-11:30 Evaluation of the Forum
11:30 Closing Ceremony