1. Water & Health Community of Practice (CP) GEO User Interface Workgroup Ottawa, Canada September 7, 2006 Gary Foley, USA

2. Objectives of the CP To improve and maintain the health and well-being of the population with regard to surface water-transported microbial and chemical contaminants the quality of the surface water sources of drinking water the quality of inland recreational waters

3. Water & Health CP The Public Public Officials

6. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 2006 Theme: Water Quality & Human Health 1:15 pm -- Panel on Human Health and GEO Water Community of Practice, John Lyon, Chair ·Dr. Gary Foley, EPA/NCER – INVITED 6/22/06 ·Dr. Rochelle Araujo, Laboratory Director, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, USEPA, RTP, NC roundtable – Water Quality & Human Health – INVITED 5/3/06 ·TBD, Office of Water, USEPA, Washington, DC ·Mary Gant, NIEHS-NIH, GEOSS & Human Health – confirmed ·Thomas Karl, NOAAs National Climatic Data Center, geoss and nidis – confirmed