PPT-Exposures of Veterans: Agent Orange and Beyond

What Have We Learned Exposure Concerns of Veterans What You Need to Know Ron Teichman MD MPH FACP FACOEM Associate Director Clinical Education and Risk Communication War Related Illness and Injury Study Center . These chemicals caused the leaves of trees in the jungle to die This made it easier to detect enemy positions and activities especially from the air Cr ops were also sprayed to deprive the enemy of food These chemicals included the Rainbow Herbicide Agent Orange/Dioxin Historic Timeline . 1983. . – . 2015. The U.S. government spends $33,000,000 buying out the town of Times Beach, Missouri and relocates its 2,200 residents.. . Following the sudden death of 62 horses in 1971,. Caring for Veterans: Moving Forward in Providing Quality Care. August 9-10, 2011. Ron Teichman, MD, MPH, FACP, FACOEM. Associate Director . – Clinical, Education and Risk Communication Services. War Related Illness and Injury Study Center . treatments. Remember Rally Organization. Remember Rally is a 501c3 Non-Profit Organization. Since 2003, volunteers have held fundraisers to honor military & the 9/11 rescue workers. Remember Rally Organization. July 201 5 The Orange County Veterans Employment Committee (OCVEC) is a 28 - year old, all volunteer, non - partisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit with a mission to help Veterans overcome barriers to employment Gabriel Dizon. Darian Newton. Jourdain Chastang . Agent orange origins. . Agent orange is a mixture of herbicide and defoliant.. This Agent Orange was used for chemical warfare . It was manufactured for the U.S Department of Defense . - MAINSTAYS OF THE AGENT ORANGE CONTROVERSY Page 1 HYPOCRI S Y AND INTRANSIGENCE - MAINSTAY S OF THE AGENT ORANGE CONTROVERSY By Dr. Wayne Dwernychuk Environmental Scientist British Columbia Canad Mary . Wolff, . Stephanie Engel, Jessie Buckley, . Rob . McConnell, Dana Barr. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY. University . of North Carolina. Johns Hopkins University. University of Southern California. CHEMICAL DESCRIBTION. TOXICOLOGY. Used. Effect. Reference . WRITTEN ASSIGMENT. TOPICS . TO COVER. AGENT ORANGE IS . An . HERBICIDE AND DEFOLIANT. USED BY U.S. MILITARY . 1961-1971 in Vietnam war. MIXTURE . Town Hall Meeting. Step #1. Contact Mokie Porter . 1-800-882-1316 . Ext. . 146. email mporter@vva.org. Mokie is the VVA Director of . Communications and Coordinator of the Faces . of Agent Orange . campaign. Andrew K Rose. Berkeley-Haas, ABFER, CEPR and NBER. Today’s Agenda. What Effect is Trump . Himself. Having on American Exports?. New Research linking “Soft Power” to Trade. New Research on Macroeconomic Tariff Effects. WHAT IS IONIZING RADIATION Ionizing radiation IR is high-energy radiation Exposure to high doses of IR may cause adverse health e31ects Sources of IR exposure during military service include Proximity Addressing the Legacy of . Agent Orange in Vietnam. Dr. Charles R. Bailey & Dr. Le . Ke. Son. Dioxin 2017, Vancouver, Canada. August 22, 2017. Since 2007 the U.S. and Vietnam have made remarkable progress in jointly addressing the legacy of Agent Orange in Vietnam. “ . . develop an action agenda that will outline how the United States can manage chemicals in ways that are safe and healthy for all people.” . National Environmental Health Association. Centers for Disease Control.