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Review of the Proposal for the Gulf Long- Term Follow-Up Study Highlights from the September 2010 Workshop Workshop Report Lynn Goldman, Abigail Mitchell, and Margie Patlak, Editors Committee to Review the Federal Response to the Health Effects Associated with the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice
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COMMITTEE TO REVIEW THE FEDERAL RESPONSE TO THE HEALTH EFFECTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE GULF OF MEXICO OIL SPILL1 LYNN GOLDMAN, M.D., M.P.H. (Chair), Dean, George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services DAVID E. COHEN, M.D., M.P.H., Vice Chair and Associate Professor of Dermatology, New York University School of Medicine FRANCESCA DOMINICI, Ph.D., Professor, Harvard University School of Public Health BERNARD GOLDSTEIN, M.D., Professor, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health NANCY KASS, Sc.D., Phoebe R. Berman Professor of Bioethics and Public Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University MAI-NHUNG LE, Dr. P.H., M.P.H., Associate Professor, San Francisco State University GAIL A. MATTOX, M.D., F.A.A.C.A.P., Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Chair, Morehouse School of Medicine LINDA A. MCCAULEY, Ph.D., F.A.A.N., R.N., Dean, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University ROBERTA B. NESS, M.D., M.P.H., Dean and M. David Low Chair in Public Health, University of Texas LAWRENCE A. PALINKAS, Ph.D., Albert G. and Frances Lomas Feldman Professor of Social Policy and Health, University of Southern California RUTH PARKER, M.D., Professor, Emory University School of Medicine SUSAN L. SANTOS, Ph.D., M.S., Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey NALINI SATHIAKUMAR, M.D., Dr.P.H., Associate Professor, School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham 1 The report summarizes the views expressed by workshop participants, and while the committee is responsible for the overall quality and accuracy of the report as a record of what transpired at the workshop, the views contained in the report are not necessarily those of the committee. v
Study Staff ABIGAIL MITCHELL, Study Director MORGAN FORD, Program Officer CHINA DICKERSON, Senior Program Assistant TREVONNE WALFORD, Research Assistant ROSE MARIE MARTINEZ, Director, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice HOPE HARE, Administrative Assistant vi
REVIEWERS This report has been reviewed in draft form by persons chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Councilâs (NRCâs) Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report: Tomás Aragón, University of California, Berkeley Rose Goldman, Harvard School of Public Health David Hoel, Medical University of South Carolina Maureen Lichtveld, Tulane University David Tollerud, University of Louisville Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they did not see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Stephen Fienberg, Carnegie Mellon University and Jonathan Samet, University of Southern California. Appointed by the National Research Council and the Institute of Medicine, respectively, they were responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution. vii
CONTENTS Introduction......................................................................................................................................1 Gulf Study Design............................................................................................................................2 Tapping Existing Resources ............................................................................................................4 Administrative and Data Oversight Details .....................................................................................6 Exposure Assessment Challenges....................................................................................................6 Selecting Appropriate Controls........................................................................................................8 Predicting Outcomes........................................................................................................................9 Planning for Lower Enrollment .......................................................................................................9 Engaging the Local Community ......................................................................................................9 Establishing Referral Networks .....................................................................................................12 Planning for Legal Issues...............................................................................................................13 Additional Health Endpoints for Study..........................................................................................14 Final Remarks ................................................................................................................................15 APPENDIX....................................................................................................................................17 ix