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This page contains News Clips that were removed from the Home Page. It will
provide some continuity to progress of the Health Study. The most recent
is at the top. Click on one of these links to go directly to the newsclip.
News March 15, 2002 - Report on
Second Community Advisory Committee Meeting
News December 23, 2001 - MDPH contract
with Public Health Resource Group is announced; some timetable tasks firmed up.
News December 6, 2001 - Second CAC Meeting
announced, then postponed due to significant progress.
News October 29, 2001 - First CAC Meeting
announced.
News February 7, 2001 - Project Manager hiring is announced
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News
March 15, 2002
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A Report on the Logan Health Study Community
Advisory Committee Meeting March 13, 2002.
The meeting focused primarily on the design of the survey instrument (i.e.
"The Question Set"), and the methods of selecting, contacting and
interviewing survey respondents. Additional information was provided about The
Public Health Resource Group (PHRG) organization, history and expertise. (PHRG
has been contracted by MDPH to design and conduct the interviewing phase of the
Health Study.)
Design of the Survey Instrument and Methodology is
explained in a new web-section. To access the "Health Study
Design" section, click here.
To get details of the CAC meeting, click
here.
To checkout the new
timetable, click
here.
To learn more about the CAC, click
here.
To access old News Clips, click here.
Any questions or Comments: Click to send us an E-Mail.
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News
December 23, 2001
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December 23, 2001. The Next Community Advisory
Committee meeting is scheduled for March 12, 2002.
This is a change in schedule, caused by the imminent completion of two
major project milestones. The original January meeting date no longer applies.
The Mass Department of Public Health (MDPH) and Public Health Resource Group (PHRG)
have formalized a contract, and set new task and target dates for the Logan
Health Study. MDPH is still shooting for June, 2002 to kick off the study
interviews.
To get details of these developments, click
here.
Additions have been made to the Project Timetable. To checkout the new
timetable, click
here.
To learn more about the CAC, click
here.
Any questions or Comments: Click to send us an
E-Mail.
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News
December 6, 2001
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(Note: On December 21, 2001, The CAC Meeting described here has been postponed
to March 12, 2002.). Postponement was due to the near completion of two major
milestones. To get the details, click
here.
Next Community Advisory
Committee scheduled for January 15, 2002. Progress continues; DPH
contract negotiations with the Public Health Resource Group (PHRG) are expected
to complete successfully in the very near future.
To check the Logan Health Study Project Timelines, click
here.
To learn more about the CAC, click
here.
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News
October 29, 2001
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October 29,2001. Progress on the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health Logan Airport Health Study! Significant
work has been done by the Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment. A
Project Coordinator has been working for six months doing a great deal of prep
work. Progress has been made to the point that the first Community Advisory
Committee meeting was held October 29, 2001. Fifteen community representatives
have been named to the CAC.
To learn more about the CAC, click
here.
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News
February 7, 2001
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February 7, 2001. The Massachusetts Department of Public
Health, Bureau of Environmental Health Assessment, has confirmed that a project
manager/environmental scientist has been hired by the BEHA to head the Logan
Airport Health Study. More information
will be forthcoming, as it is made available by the BEHA. To get an idea of the
new project manager's start-up tasks, check out the BEHA
Timetable.
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