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Oak Ridge, Tenn. Community Education SessionsFriday, April 08, 2005 Geographic Location: Oak Ridge, TNThe Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) invites
Oak Ridge residents to attend education sessions about community health concerns
presented by Dr. Robert Brent on April 18 and 19. Monday, April 18 Dr. Brent will frame his presentation around specific community health concerns.
In addition, Dr. Brent will respond to questions posed during his presentation.
Please send any questions and concerns in advance to wtaylor@cdc.gov or These community education sessions are being held in response to community
health concerns about birth defects and cancer. To date, ATSDR has completed
two of nine ongoing studies at the Oak Ridge Reservation and has not identified
off-site exposure at levels that are a public health hazard. To join the ATSDR-ORR e-mail list please send an e-mail to WTaylor@cdc.gov. Information about ATSDR activities associated with Oak Ridge Reservation will be distributed via this e-mail list. For more information, community members can contact the ORRHES Designated Federal Official, Marilyn Palmer Horton, toll-free at 1-888-422-8737 or by calling 404-498-1751. Health Communications Specialist Maria Teran-Maciver can be reached at 404-498-1754. Environmental Health Scientist Bill Taylor also may be contacted in the ATSDR 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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