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Spring Valley
Washington, D.C.
No. 4 | Community Newsletter | October 2003 |
Dear Residents,
During the Agency for Toxic Substances
and Disease Registry's (ATSDR) involvement with the Spring
Valley site, many of you met and spoke with Rear Admiral (RADM) Bob Williams.
Since our last newsletter,
RADM Williams was selected by U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona to be the
chief of staff,
Office of the Surgeon General. RADM Williams assumed his new responsibilities
on September 1.
RADM Williams was assigned
to ATSDR since 1985, serving first as an environmental engineer consultant
and later as chief, Health Sciences Branch. In 1980, he was selected to be the
director, Division of Health
Assessment and Consultation (DHAC), a position he has held to the present.
For the past four years,
RADM Williams also served as the chief engineer of the United States Public
Health Service (USPHS), providing advice and consultation on public health engineering
matters to the
surgeon general and to more than 1,200 engineers in the USPHS. A registered
professional engineer and a
diplomate of the American Academy of Environmental Engineers, he served on numerous
national professional
committees and several boards of directors, including service as director of
Personnel Management,
USPHS—Commissioned Corps, Washington, D.C.
During RADM Williams'
time at ATSDR, he oversaw numerous activities relating to the Spring Valley
site
(see a list of activities on reverse side) in his capacity as assistant surgeon
general and director of DHAC.
While we will all miss RADM Williams, his departure will not affect the quality
of our work or our dedication
to protecting the health of Spring Valley community members. The ATSDR staff
remains committed to
doing all we can to provide you with a scientifically sound health evaluation
and with other actions that
address your health concerns.
Please continue to visit
ATSDR's Spring Valley Web site at www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/springvalley.
As
always, ATSDR values and welcomes your opinions and comments regarding the contents
of future
newsletters. We look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Sharon Williams-Fleetwood, PhD
Acting Director, Division of Health Assessment and Consultation
What activities regarding
the Spring Valley site has ATSDR conducted?
What's next?
A draft of the public health evaluation for the Spring Valley community will be sent to members of the community, the Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the District of Columbia Department of Health, the Restoration Advisory Board, and the Mayor's Scientific Advisory Panel for review.
For additional information, please contact any of the following ATSDR staff:
This page last updated on October 24, 2003
Thomas Walker
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