STATE GRANT ACTIVITIES
State health departments frequently respond to reports of cancer or birth defects clusters to find out whether the illnesses or birth defects are the result of an environmental exposure. State health officials also investigate industrial accidents, which may include potentially hazardous exposures. Biomonitoring is one tool these health officials can use to address the public's concerns about environmental exposures. However, most states currently lack the ability to perform biomonitoring testing. In 2001, CDC's Environmental Health Laboratory launched a planning grant program to support biomonitoring capacity building for public health laboratories. Approximately $10 million was distributed to 25 state and regional programs, supporting 33 states in biomonitoring planning. In 2003, CDC funded New Hampshire, New York, and the Rocky Mountain Biomonitoring Consortium to implement biomonitoring programs. The consortium comprises six states-Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming.
Grantees
New Hampshire
The New Hampshire Office of Community and Public Health has established the following goals for its Biomonitoring Implementation Program:
New York
The New York State Department of Health has established the following goals for its Biomonitoring Implementation Program:
Rocky Mountain Biomonitoring Consortium
The Rocky Mountain Biomonitoring Consortium has established the following goals for its Biomonitoring Implementation Program: