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CLARIFICATION OF MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE HEALTH SURVEY 

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  FM CMC WASHINGTON DC//L//
  TO MARADMIN
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  UNCLAS  //N05090//
  MARADMIN 054/01
  MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASH DC/LFL//
  SUBJ/CLARIFICATION OF MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE HEALTH SURVEY//
  REF/A/MARADMIN 394/00//
  RMKS/1.  MARADMIN 394/00 ANNOUNCED THE MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP
  LEJEUNE HEALTH SURVEY AND EXPRESSED THE NEED FOR ELIGIBLE
  INDIVIDUALS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE SURVEY.  SINCE THE RELEASE OF THE
  ORIGINAL MARADMIN, SEVERAL MEDIA EVENTS HAVE TAKEN PLACE.  WHILE WE
  HAVE RECEIVED MANY CALLS, WE HAVE NOT ACHIEVED SUFFICIENT
  PARTICIPATION IN THE SURVEY.  TO BE SUCCESSFUL, WE HOPE TO REACH AT
  LEAST 80% OF THE ESTIMATED 16,500 ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.  TO DATE, WE
  STILL NEED TO REACH APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PEOPLE.  ALL READERS SHOULD
  SHARE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH ANYONE WHO MIGHT BE ELIGIBLE
  FOR THE SURVEY AND ENCOURAGE THEM TO TAKE PART IN IT.
  2.  THIS MESSAGE IS FOR MARINES, SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO
  CONCEIVED CHILDREN WHILE LIVING ABOARD MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) CAMP
  LEJEUNE FROM 1968 THROUGH 1985.  A PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AGENCY, THE    
      AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY (ATSDR), IS
  CONDUCTING A HEALTH SURVEY ABOUT CHILDREN.  IN SUPPORT OF THIS
  SURVEY, THE MARINE CORPS IS ASSISTING ATSDR IN REACHING FORMER
  RESIDENTS OF CAMP LEJEUNE WHO WERE PREGNANT WHILE LIVING IN BASE
  HOUSING BETWEEN 1968 AND 1985.  THE MARINE CORPS IS FULLY SUPPORTING
  THE ATSDR IN ITS EFFORTS.
  3.  THE HEALTH SURVEY FOCUSES ON COMPOUNDS WHICH ARE OFTEN USED IN
  DRY CLEANING OR AS DEGREASERS AND THAT MAY HAVE EXISTED IN THE MCB
  CAMP LEJEUNE WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM BETWEEN 1968 AND 1985.  ALL
  WELLS THAT WERE FOUND TO CONTAIN THESE SUBSTANCES WERE CLOSED IN
  1985.
  4.  THE HEALTH SURVEY ATTEMPTS TO GATHER DATA FOR USE IN A SCIENTIFIC
  RESEARCH STUDY ABOUT THE EFFECTS THAT THESE SUBSTANCES MAY HAVE ON
  CHILDREN WHEN EXPOSED BEFORE BIRTH.  THE AIM OF THIS SURVEY IS TO
  ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE OF THESE
  SUBSTANCES ON UNBORN CHILDREN.
  5.  IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW WERE PREGNANT AND LIVED ABOARD MCB
  CAMP LEJEUNE BETWEEN 1968 AND 1985, YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO    
      PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY WHETHER OR NOT YOUR CHILD HAS EXHIBITED
  ANY ADVERSE HEALTH SYMPTOMS.  TO PARTICIPATE, CALL THE NATIONAL
  OPINION RESEARCH CENTER (NORC) AT 1-800-639-4270.  CURRENTLY MANY
  INDIVIDUALS ARE CALLING NORC, SO IT MAY TAKE UP TO A WEEK TO GET A
  RETURN CALL. NORC CAN BE REACHED VIA E-MAIL AT:
  4827-LEJEUNE@NORCMAIL.UCHICAGO.EDU NORC IS CONDUCTING THE SURVEY ON
  BEHALF OF ATSDR.
  6.  IF YOU WOULD LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURVEY, CALL THE
  ATSDR AT 1-888-422-8737, EXTENSION 5132. THE MARINE CORPS HAS
  ESTABLISHED A TOLL-FREE NUMBER AT 1-877-261-9782.  ADDITIONAL
  INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE FOLLOWING WEB PAGES:
  WWW.LEJEUNE.USMC.MIL/WATER/WATERSURVEY.HTM
  WWW.USMC.MIL/CAMLEJWATERSURVEY
  WWW.ATSDR.CDC.GOV.//
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