Partnership projects and initiatives focused on such topics as bioterrorism, children’s health, Great Lakes human health effects, fish consumption advisories, tribal affairs, Alaska traditional diet, scientific review, etc.
Local/State Initiatives
- Fish Consumption Advisories in Michigan
Senate Report 107-43 directs ATSDR to report by December 31, 2001, on the feasibility of a proposal to establish a pilot program in Michigan for fish consumption advisories, including funding requirements for such a pilot program. This report responds to the directive by demonstrating how ATSDR and its Great Lakes partners can build upon 10 years of successful research efforts in the basin to establish a new program that specifically addresses this emerging public health priority. Key parameters for the program are identified. - Camp Lejeune
U.S. Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina was established in 1942. In 1982, the Marine Corps discovered specific volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the drinking water provided by two of the eight water treatment plants on base. - Great Lakes Human Health Effects Research Program
Investigates the association between the consumption of contaminated Great Lakes fish and short- and long-term harmful health effects. - Hanford
Community Health Project
Radioactive Iodine (I-131) Release and Exposure - Hanford, Washington, 1944 - 1972 - The Hanford Community Health Project provides educational resources to those concerned about past exposure to radioactive iodine (I-131) released from the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. - Oak Ridge Reservation
A US Department of Energy (DOE) facility that was established in Oak Ridge, Tennessee in 1942 as part of the Manhattan Project, the federal government's World War II effort to build the atomic bomb.
National Initiatives
- Bioterrorism - ATSDR's Role in the Response to Bioterrorism
Since the September 11 attacks, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) has worked with other federal agencies, state and local health departments, and other organizations to respond to the enormous challenges of this tragedy. - Board of Scientific Counselors
The Board of Scientific Counselors, NCEH/ATSDR provides advice and guidance to the Secretary, HHS; the Director, CDC; and the Director, NCEH/ATSDR, regarding NCEH and ATSDR program goals, objectives, strategies, and priorities in fulfillment of the agencies' mission to protect and promote people's health. The Board provides advice and guidance that assist NCEH and ATSDR staff in ensuring scientific quality, timeliness, utility, and dissemination of results. The Board also provides guidance to help NCEH and ATSDR staff work more efficiently and effectively with its various constituents and to fulfill its mission in protecting America's health. - Children's Health
Information about ATSDR's efforts to integrate children's health concerns into all ATSDR programs. - State Cooperative Agreement Partners
This is a list of ATSDR's current state cooperative agreement partners. - Tribal Affairs
Assists with tribal-specific environmental health needs resulting from exposure to hazardous waste sites and pollution.
Contact Us:
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
4770 Buford Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30341 -
(800) 232-4636
TTY: (888) 232-6348
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