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Translating Computational Toxicology Data Through Stakeholder Outreach & Engagement (SOT)
Citation:
Linnenbrink, M., T. Bahadori, AND R. Thomas. Translating Computational Toxicology Data Through Stakeholder Outreach & Engagement (SOT). Presented at Society of Toxicology Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 13 - 17, 2016. https://doi.org/10.23645/epacomptox.5174206
Impact/Purpose:
This Society of Toxicology presentation will provide an overview of EPA’s computational toxicology communications and outreach strategy including communication and outreach goals; summaries of research collaborations with outside organizations; outreach and communication strategies implemented (workshops, webinars, websites, data challenges, etc); discussion about which strategies were the most and least successful; and plans for future communication and outreach efforts.
Description:
US EPA has been using in vitro testing methods in an effort to accelerate the pace of chemical evaluations and address the significant lack of health and environmental data on the thousands of chemicals found in commonly used products. Since 2005, EPA’s researchers have generated hazard data using in vitro methods for thousands chemicals, designed innovative chemical exposure prediction models, and created a repository of thousands of high quality chemical structure data. Recently, EPA's ToxCast research effort, released high-throughput screening data on thousands of chemicals. These chemicals were screened for potential health effects in over 700 high-throughput screening assay endpoints. As part of EPA’s commitment to transparency, all data is accessible through the Chemical Safety for Sustainability Dashboard (iCSS). Policy makers and stakeholders can analyze and use this data to help inform decisions they make about chemicals. Use of these new datasets in risk decisions will require changing a regulatory paradigm that has been used for decades. EPA recognized early in the ToxCast effort that a communications and outreach strategy was needed to parallel the research and aid with the development and use of these new data sources. The goal is to use communications and outreach to increase awareness, interest and usage of analyzing and using these new chemical evaluation methods. To accomplish this, EPA employs numerous communication and outreach including the Communities of Practice webinars, materials describing this research (webpages, fact sheets, videos), proactive scientific media outreach, educational events such as workshops, establishing hundreds of research collaborations worldwide, and actively requesting feedback from stakeholders. EPA has implemented outreach and engagement activities targeting stakeholder groups to request ideas about how the data can be analyzed and used to evaluate chemicals for potential human health risks. This presentation will provide an overview of EPA’s communications and outreach strategy including: communication and outreach goals; Listing of stakeholder groups and summaries of research collaborations with outside organizations; outreach and communication strategies implemented (workshops, webinars, websites, data challenges, etc); discuss which strategies were the most and least successful; and plans for future communication and outreach efforts.This abstract does not necessarily reflect U.S. EPA policy
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DOI: Translating Computational Toxicology Data Through Stakeholder Outreach & Engagement (SOT)
STAKEHOLDER_ENGAGEMENT_POSTER_2_26_2016.PDF (PDF, NA pp, 414.141 KB, about PDF)
LINNENBRINK SOT ABSTRACT 2016 V2 FINAL.PDF (PDF, NA pp, 18.238 KB, about PDF)