The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has a long-standing cooperative agreement relationship with the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO). As a national organization, ASTHO represents public health officials in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. These officials formulate and influence national health policy. They develop and implement state programs to promote health, prevent illness and disability, and improve quality of life. The working relationship between ATSDR and ASTHO provides a mechanism for facilitating communication and the exchange of information about a wide range of environmental health topics including children and exposure to hazardous substances, terrorism preparedness, and public health workforce development.

As part of a cooperative agreement with ATSDR, ASTHO works to meet the information needs of state and territorial health programs whose professional staffs address environmental health-related concerns.

Through this agreement, ASTHO is better able to:

identify state health agencies' information needs and determine the most effective means of disseminating that information;
devise an integrated information system including cybercast and video conference capabilities to facilitate the exchange of information among state health agencies;
conduct monthly Health and Environment Electronic Seminars (HEES) to increase state health professionals' knowledge and awareness of environmental health issues; and
develop an environmental health web page featuring information from ATSDR and providing appropriate links to ATSDR.

For further information, please contact:

ASTHO
1275 K Street, NW, Suite 800
Washington, D.C. 20005
Phone: (202) 371-9090
Website: http://www.astho.org/

or

Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
4770 Buford Hwy, NE (Mail Stop F-32)
Atlanta, GA 30341-3717
Phone: (770) 488-3490
Fax: (770) 488-4178

Modified 2005-08-02