NIH, EPA announce competition to develop personal air pollution and health sensors

Members of the media are invited to attend an announcement, followed by press availability, on a new nationwide competition called the My Air, My Health Challenge. The competition is offering cash awards for developing a personal, portable sensor system that measures air pollution and a person’s physiological response to it.

What:	Join leaders from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), which is part of the National Institutes of Health, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as they announce the competition and cash awards.
Who:	Linda Birnbaum, Ph.D. NIEHS Director National Institutes of Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Glenn Paulson, Ph.D. EPA Science Advisor
When:	Wednesday, June 6, 2012 9:35-9:45 a.m. Announcement of the competition (Main Auditorium, East Salon) 9:50-10:20 a.m. Press availability (Salon D)
Where:	The Health Data Initiative Forum III: Health Datapalooza Walter E. Washington Convention Center 801 Mount Vernon Place NW Washington, D.C. 20001 or via webcast at http://www.hdiforum.org/

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