Category: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units
How do you bridge the gap between the growing concern over environmentally related pediatric health problems and the fact that many physicians feel inadequately educated to address such concerns? Between what parents would like to know about environmental effects on their children’s health and the need for a trusted source of objective, science-based information? With Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentCarbon Monoxide (CO) Poisoning Prevention
When power outages occur after severe weather (such as ice storms), using alternative sources of power can cause carbon monoxide (CO) to build up in a home and poison the people and animals inside. Learn more about carbon monoxide Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentATSDR Investigates Superfund Sites
Whether it’s lead, cadmium, or zinc at a mining company in Oklahoma, tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene at the Kittatinny Limestone Aquifer in New Jersey, or perchlorates in Tierra Verde Lake in Arizona, ATSDR examines health effects of toxic substances on people who live and work on and around Superfund sites. As Mark Johnson, the regional director Read More >
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The 2014 Ebola epidemic is the largest in history— affecting multiple countries in West Africa and leaving death, despair, and devastation in its wake. Scores of professionals from around the world, including CDC staff and volunteers, are working tirelessly to stop the virus in its tracks and save lives. Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentA Year in Review: 2014
Arizona, BPA, arsenic, Haiti, American Indian/Alaskan Native Tribes, mercury, foodborne illness, Palau, epidemiology, contaminated water. What do these seemingly random items have in common? They all appeared in “Your Health, Your Environment” blog posts about NCEH/ATSDR staff in 2014. Our “Meet the Scientist” and “Voices from the Field” series aim to put a face on Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentTop 10 NCEH/ATSDR “Your Health, Your Environment” Blog Posts of 2014
As this year draws to a close, perhaps you’ve realized you didn’t get a chance to read all of the “Your Health, Your Environment” blog posts. To help get you into full catch-up mode, here are the ten most popular posts of 2014: Staggering Numbers: Do You Know the Disease? Are We Getting Enough Vitamins Read More >
Posted on by 3 CommentsWoman’s Worry Prompts CDC/ATSDR Outreach on Testing Private Wells
In the “Voices from the Field” blog series, NCEH and ATSDR staff tell us about their work in communities, states, tribal territories, and even other countries. Read about how ATSDR Region 9 employees Ben Gerhardstein and Jamie Rayman discovered a critical need for accurate information in an Arizona community and created educational materials that everyone Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentIn California, Community Advocates Have a Seat at the Table
What is a “roundtable”? It’s more than a circular surface to host meals or hold a meeting. For the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), the term has come to mean a way to bring together environmental health experts and community advocates to meet, share their stories, and learn from each other. As with King Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentFourth Anniversary of the National ALS Registry
It’s been an incredible year for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) awareness! Not since Lou Gehrig made his famous “Luckiest Man on Earth” speech in 1939 has so much public attention been focused on ALS. Learn how the National ALS Registry is helping scientists learn more about this mysterious disease. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge During Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentNTSIP Released Its First Annual Report
Did you know that each day, nearly the entire U.S. population is at risk for exposure from toxic substance spills? Thousands of chemicals surround us at home, work, school, or play. Chemicals have made possible advances in medicine, energy production, and digital technology. However, very little information exists about many of these chemicals and the Read More >
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