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History of Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects
Subcommittee
 The
Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES)
was created to provide a forum for communication and collaboration
between citizens and the agencies that are evaluating public
health issues and conducting public health activities at
the Oak Ridge Reservation.
The Subcommittee was formed in 1999 under the guidelines
and rules of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. Members
of the Subcommittee represent diverse interests, backgrounds,
and communities. To help ensure citizen participation, meetings
of the Subcommittee's work groups are open to the public
and anyone may attend and present ideas and opinions.
Minutes of the ORRHES meetings,
current work groups, and past work groups are provided below.
The Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee:
- Serves as a citizen advisory group to CDC and ATSDR
and provides recommendations on matters related to public
health activities and research at the Oak Ridge Reservation.
- Provides an opportunity for citizens to collaborate
with agency staff members and to learn more about the
public health assessment process and other public health
activities.
- Helps to prioritize public health issues and community
concerns to be evaluated by ATSDR.
Additional information about the Subcommittee's establishment,
purpose, membership, and work groups is provided in Appendix
A of the By-laws.
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