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IOM Workshop on Human Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill


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HOUMA, La. — Crews aboard beach clean-up vehicles sift oil on the southeast Louisiana shoreline, June 10, 2010. Thousands of crews are using oil spill response technology as part of the nation's largest oil spill recovery effort. Photo courtesy flickr user Deepwater Horizon Response, by Luke Pinneo. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-No Derivative Works 2.0 Generic.

June 23, 2010 -- The Institute of Medicine held a two-day workshop in New Orleans this week to draw on scientific, medical, and public health experts’ experience and knowledge to examine a range of health issues related to the Gulf of Mexico spill. Through discussions at the workshop, the aim was to help officials anticipate potential problems and determine how best to proceed in detecting and monitoring health risks and outcomes.