On September 15, the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), is hosting a planning webinar on the Gulf Worker Study – a health study of oil spill workers and volunteers. The purpose of this webinar is to obtain input from the Gulf region community and research stakeholders on the design of the Gulf Worker Study following the recent Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. The study concept document is available at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/gulfworkerstudy.

We encourage those who are interested to participate, especially those in the Gulf Region.  Details about the webinar are below.

When: Wednesday, September 15, 2010, 1-3:00 PM EST

Duration: 2 hours

Go to: webmeeting.nih.gov/gulfworkerstudy

• Type your name
• Click “Enter Room”
• Click “Call Me”
• Type your telephone number
• Click “Call My Phone”

Spanish, Vietnamese and Haitian Creole interpreters/translators will be available during the Questions and Comments portion of the webinar.

If you would like to only listen by telephone, please call

US/CANADA Toll Free: 1-877-860-3058

International Toll:  1-719-867-1571

Pass Code: 962290

PLEASE NOTE: Calling these telephone numbers will not allow you to talk during the webinar, it will only allow you to listen. If you want to talk during the webinar, you must go to webmeeting.nih.gov/gulfworkerstudy , type your name, click “Enter Room”, and then click “Call Me”, type your telephone number, and click
“Call My Phone.”

The September 15 webinar is the second in a series of webinars. A summary of the first webinar, along with a recording, are posted at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/gulfworkerstudy.