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SUBJ/MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE HEALTH SURVEY//
RMKS/1. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR MARINES, SAILORS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO
LIVED ABOARD MARINE CORPS BASE (MCB) CAMP LEJEUNE BETWEEN 1968 AND
1985. A PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE AGENCY, THE AGENCY FOR TOXIC
SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY (ATSDR) IS CONDUCTING A HEALTH
SURVEY ABOUT CHILDREN WHO WERE BORN OR CONCEIVED WHILE THEIR
FAMILIES LIVED IN BASE HOUSING AT MCB CAMP LEJEUNE ANYTIME BETWEEN
1968 AND 1985. THE MARINE CORPS IS FULLY SUPPORTING THE ATSDR IN
THEIR EFFORTS.
2. THE HEALTH SURVEY FOCUSES ON COMPOUNDS, WHICH ARE OFTEN USED IN
DRY CLEANING OR DEGREASERS 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.
3. 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. THIS SURVEY WILL
HOPEFULLY ENHANCE OUR UNDERSTANDING ABOUT THE EFFECTS OF EXPOSURE OF
THESE SUBSTANCES ON CHILDREN.
4. IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW WAS 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. NORC IS
CONDUCTING THE SURVEY ON BEHALF OF ATSDR.
5. IF YOU'D LIKE MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE SURVEY, CALL ATSDR AT
1-888-42-ATSDR, EXTENSION 5132. THE HEADQUARTERS MARINE CORPS POINT
OF CONTACT FOR THIS ISSUE IS MS. KELLY DREYER. SHE CAN BE REACHED
AT (703) 695-8302. THE DEPARTMENT OF NAVY LIAISON TO ATSDR IS
MS. ANDREA LUNSFORD OF THE NAVY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTER (NEHC).
SHE CAN BE REACHED AT (757) 462-5554. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE
FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT THE MCB CAMP LEJEUNE WEB PAGE:
http://WWW.LEJEUNE.USMC.MIL/WATER/WATERSURVEY.HTM.//
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