National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures Policies and Practices Work Group Final Charge [2010-02]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures (U.S.). National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures. Chemical Emergencies Work Group. ; United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
• Description:
  Chemical Emergencies: preventing, preparing for, responding to, recovering from, and mitigating chemical incidents.
  
  Chemical emergencies can be devastating to human and animal populations, the environment, and the economy. Safeguarding public health requires analyzing and eliminating vulnerabilities; identifying and communicating information about hazards; and reducing risks through the development and implementation of effective emergency prevention, preparedness, and response plans. While many public and private agencies have roles in chemical emergency prevention, preparedness and response, coordination among concerned parties has not been optimized. Further, there remain shortcomings, gaps, and redundancies in the chemical emergency preparedness system.
  
  This group will make recommendations on issues including the prevention of chemical emergencies, chemical infrastructure security, monitoring of chemical facilities and events, and the preparedness and response capabilities of 1) emergency management officials; 2) state and local public health agencies and their governing boards; 3) responders, receivers, and providers on the local, state, tribal, and federal levels; 4) the chemical industry; and 5) affected, or potentially affected communities.
  
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  Chemical%20Emergencies%20Work%20Group%20Charge.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chemical Hazard Release Environmental Exposure/adverse Effects Environmental Monitoring Hazardous Substances/adverse Effects Public Health
• Series:
  National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Name as Subject:
  National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures (U.S.)
• Genre:
  Fact Sheet
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  1 unnumbered page
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:87be010e55a608b06cfb70671cbb3a89f1699670d8c239258c1e3d4611bc8cc33889d7bcfbd89487838f683f94272c1cd5adb2c033a5fede3c53a7ed8714d831
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/126591/cdc_126591_DS1.pdf
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