Media Advisory

December 13th Press Briefing Related to CDC Testing of Occupied FEMA Trailers in the Gulf Coast Area

What:

CDC press conference to announce the start date for testing trailers in Louisiana and Mississippi for formaldehyde levels in trailers and mobile homes.

Who:

Henry Falk, M.D., M.P.H., director, CDC's Coordinating Center for Environmental Health and Injury Prevention
Lt. Chad Dowell, Certified Industrial Hygienist, CDCa€?s National Center for Environmental Health
Jim Stark, director, Transitional Recovery Office, New Orleans, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)

When:

Thursday, December 13, 2007
11:00 a.m. EST/10:00 a.m. CST

Where:

FEMA Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office
1 Seine Court, New Orleans, LA 70114

Dial-In:

1-888-795-0855
International Dial-in: 1-210-839-8947
Passcode: CDC Media

Important Instructions:

If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. To withdraw your question, press *2. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.

LISTEN-ONLY AUDIO WEBCAST

This briefing will also be audio webcast. To listen LIVE online, please visit http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=44569

TRANSCRIPT

A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at the CDC web site at www.cy118119.com/media.

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES