The OHS section received 60 percent more abstracts for the 2010 Annual Meeting than for the previous year. While this means that many abstracts unfortunately had to be turned away, this interest in participating in the OHS program is something to celebrate! The OHS scientific program will begin on Sunday, Nov 7, with poster sessions and end on Wednesday, Nov. 10.

Highlights of this year’s scientific program include:

·  a continuing focus on the intersection of occupational health and the “green” movement (i.e. blue/green). At the 2009 Annual Meeting, the blue/green sessions were filled to capacity and brimming with good discussion.

·  a special intersectional track on occupational and environmental justice. These sessions were developed collaboratively with program planners from the environment, social work, international health, and public health education sections. This much cross-section collaboration might be unprecedented, and it was exciting to see so much interest in the OHS abstracts. More to come on that later.

·  an occupational health surveillance track on Wednesday, Nov. 10. Prepare to discuss undercounting in the BLS Annual Survey, new developments in occupational health surveillance, and exciting updates on state occupational health surveillance activities.

·  a total of 32 oral/roundtable sessions and 100 occupational health and safety posters.

Oh! - and please plan to attend the Sunday morning Membership Meeting.  This meeting, starting at 8:30 a.m. on Sunday, will orient you to the days ahead, introduce you to Section leadership, and give you an opportunity to meet Section members and learn more about the OHS Section in general. It’s a great way to start off the Annual Meeting, learn about all the planned activities, and it’s fun, too! Keep an eye out for more updates from the OHS Section on the program for the 2010 Annual Meeting. Please see the entire OHS Section program at: http://apha.confex.com/apha/138am/webprogram/OHS.html