Harmony between Man and Environment:Role of Public Health-Minutes of International Forum for The 5th International Academic Conference on Environmental and Occupational Medicine

The 5th International Academic Conference on Environmental and Occupational Medicine was held in Du jiangyan from 7 April to 10 April. The theme of the forum was environment and health:climate & #183; city & #183; occupation.It was sponsored by Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai Institute for Preventive Medicine, and Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine (JEOM); co-sponsored by China-California Research Collaborative funded by the US National Institutes of Health, National Center for Environmental Health of US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Shanghai Preventive Medicine Association, Environmental Health Perspectives, and Du jiangyan Health Bureau.There were 42 experts from different countries and over 200 domestic participants as well participating in this forum. Participants conducted broader and deeper exchanges on Ecology, Climate and Health, City and Health, Occupation and Health, Exposure and Evaluation and Environmental Lead Exposure and Health.This conference focused on current, emerging, consensus and controversial issues in environmental and occupational medicine. Participants shared the latest findings in this field and look to future trends with the aim of building a stronger professional collaboration in the areas of environmental and occupational medicine and public health.