Your Health – Your Environment Blog Posts
Climate Change: Where do we go from here?
What are “Grand Rounds”? Grand Rounds are an important part of medical education that began as a way to teach medical residents new information and give them practice in clinical reasoning. Presenters focus on current or interesting cases or share new research. At CDC, the Public Health Grand Rounds are monthly presentations of major public Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentATSDR Publishes Historical Overview of Hazardous Substance Emergency Events Surveillance in Nine States 1999-2008
During January 1991-September 2009, ATSDR operated the Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES) system to describe the public health consequences of chemical releases and develop activities aimed at reducing the harm. Read on to learn more about ATSDR’s surveillance work on acute chemical incidents that spanned nine states over a 10-year period. Report Highlights: During Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentHurricane Readiness
You can’t stop a tropical storm or hurricane, but you can take steps now to protect yourself and your family. If you live in coastal areas at risk, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) encourages you to prepare for hurricane season. The Atlantic hurricane season is June 1 through November 30 each year. Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentMeet the Scientist: Chinaro Kennedy
The NCEH/ATSDR “Meet the Scientist” series provides insight into the work of NCEH/ATSDR scientists. The series also aims to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health. Read on to learn more about NCEH/ATSDR’s Chinaro Kennedy, Read More >
Posted on by 2 CommentsATSDR at Work: Camp Lejeune, NC, Part 3
Third in a Series of Three Posts Working with the Community: Camp Lejeune Community Assistance Panel What are Community Assistance Panels? If you don’t know much about the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), you may not realize that it is one of the federal agencies that recognize the importance of community and Read More >
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Second in a Series of Three Posts ATSDR Gathers Information about Health When they learned that drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune had been contaminated from the 1940s to the 1980s, many people who lived or worked there in those years became concerned about their health. ATSDR has completed four studies to learn Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentATSDR at Work: Camp Lejeune, NC, Part 1
This is the First in a Series of Three Posts What’s in the Water? You’re out working in your yard on a steamy summer day when you realize you need a break. You run inside to pour yourself a tall glass of ice water. But do you stop to test it before you drink it? Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentMeet the Scientist: ATSDR’s Greg Zarus
What do Actor Clint Eastwood and Environmental Scientist Greg Zarus have in common? Both made successful forays into local government, each serving as mayor (Eastwood in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California [1986] and Zarus in Pine Lake, Georgia [2002]), both advocate environmental protection, and both have enjoyed diversity in their respective careers. In addition to having been a Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentDrought and Health
When rainfall is lower than average for an extended period of time, drought can occur. Some of the numerous and far-reaching health implications of drought include reduced quantity and quality of drinking water, diminished air quality, and increases in illness and disease. Cycles of drought have affected North America for the last 10,000 years. Droughts Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentTracking Extreme Heat
CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network is a dynamic surveillance system that provides information and data about environmental hazards and the health problems that may be related to them. It presents what we know about where environmental hazards exist, where exposures happen, and how targeted action can protect health, reduce illness, and save lives. The Read More >
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