National Conversation Action Agenda: Announcing the New National Conversati​on Network

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Since the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures Action Agenda, Addressing Public Health and Chemical Exposures, was released last June, many organizations across the United States have reviewed the recommendations outlined therein. The National Conversation Leadership Council held its last meeting in November 2011, and now, as we approach the one-year mark since the Action Agenda’s release, the project is entering a new phase.


National Conversation Network

Beginning in June, a National Conversation Network will serve as a venue for checking in on progress towards implementing the recommendations in the Action Agenda and identifying opportunities for collaboration. The National Conversation Network will meet twice per year by telephone/webinar and is open to anyone working on issues addressed in the National Conversation action agenda. Sign up at http://www.nationalconversation.us/. As noted above, you will be excluded from all future National Conversation communications if you do not sign up for the Network at this time.

Network Steering Committee – Seeking Nominations

The National Conversation Network will be coordinated by a smaller group of individuals. Members of the National Conversation Network Steering Committee will have one-year terms with the following key responsibilities:

Plan biannual National Conversation Network callsRepresent an action agenda chapter subject area on calls

Maintain awareness of current efforts that align with their action agenda chapter topic

National Conversation Network Steering Committee members must have been involved in one of the following aspects of the National Conversation between June 2009 and June 2011: Leadership Council, work group, community conversation, or WebDialogue. In addition, steering committee nominees must be involved in work that aligns with the action agenda. We are accepting self-nominations for steering committee members now through April 14, 2012. To nominate yourself for one of the following steering committee seats, please complete the National Conversation Steering Committee self-nomination form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ncnetwork_steering_committee.

Open Steering Committee Seats:
Monitoring representative

• Science representativeCommunities representative
• Public Engagement representative
• Health Professionals representative
• Emergencies representative

Participant Feedback
Finally, if you have participated in any aspect of the National Conversation, we want to hear from you! Feedback from project participants is critical as we assess our efforts over the past several years and look to future of the National Conversation Network. Please fill out the brief form at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/natlconvo.

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