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ATSDR MEDIA ANNOUNCEMENT

ATSDR To Hold Two Public Meetings in Oak Ridge, Tenn., to Address the
Final Y-12 Releases Public Health Assessment

For Immediate Release: June 2, 2004

ATLANTA - The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), a public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will host a public meeting on Monday, June 7 and a meeting of the Oak Ridge Reservation Health Effects Subcommittee (ORRHES) on Tuesday, June 8. Representatives from EPA headquarters and Region IV will be in attendance at both meetings.

The June 7 meeting will be held from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the

DOE Information Center
475 Oak Ridge Turnpike
Oak Ridge, Tenn. 37830
865-241-4780

The June 8 meeting will also be held at the DOE Information Center from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Agenda items at both meetings will include presentations and discussions on the following items:

In addition, at the ORRHES meeting on Tuesday, June 8, the following topics will be discussed:

Members of the community are encouraged to attend both meetings and will have the opportunity to ask questions and make comments. If community members would like to submit questions to ATSDR or EPA in advance, please contact the ORRHES Designated Federal Official Marilyn Horton at 1-888-422-8737.

ORRHES, a federal advisory committee created in 1999, is comprised of a representative group of citizens that live in the communities surrounding the Oak Ridge Reservation. The group provides advice and recommendations to ATSDR and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the two agencies' public health activities and research regarding the Oak Ridge Reservation site. ORRHES members work with private citizens, advocacy groups, and state and federal agencies in the region and provide community members with an opportunity to communicate directly with federal public health agencies. The group holds regular meetings to update the community on ongoing activities.

Members of the community who have questions about these meetings, ORRHES or ATSDR activities at the Oak Ridge Reservation may contact the ORRHES Designated Federal Official, Marilyn Horton, toll free at 1-888-422-8737 or by calling 404-498-1751. Community Involvement Specialist Loretta Bush may be reached at 404-498-1742. Environmental Health Scientist Bill Taylor also may be contacted in the Oak Ridge Field Office at 865-220-0295. Callers should refer to the Oak Ridge site in Oak Ridge, Tenn.

ATSDR, a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, evaluates the human health effects of exposure to hazardous substances. Established by Congress in 1980 under the Superfund law, ATSDR conducts public health assessments at each of the sites on the EPA National Priorities List, as well as other sites when petitioned. Headquartered in Atlanta, ATSDR is staffed by more than 400 health professionals including epidemiologists, physicians, toxicologists, engineers and public health educators.

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Members of the news media can request an interview with ATSDR staff by calling Jennifer Sarginson or Jill Smith in the ATSDR Office of Communication at 770-488-0700.

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Updated by R. Searfoss June 4, 2004
For more information, contact ATSDR at:
770-488-0700 or e-mail (news media)

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