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United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Division of Community Health Investigations.
Description:
As a division of the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), we at the Division of Community Health Investigations (DCHI) work to protect Americans from the dangerous health effects of toxic substances in their environment. We respond to requests from federal, state, and local government environmental agencies and communities.

Every year, we work with communities around the country to find out if people in those communities are coming into contact with hazardous chemicals where they live, work, learn, and play. When dangerous conditions exist, we partner with the community, as well as other public health and regulatory agencies, to implement solutions that will prevent harmful exposures and protect public health.

In 2016, ATSDR responded to over 520 requests, investigating the potential health risks of nearly 950,000 people in 35 states and territories. Our work resulted in actions that protected people from serious environmental threats – including exposure to dangerous levels of asbestos, lead, mercury, arsenic, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and other toxic substances.empower communities to better protect themselves. In 2016, DCHI provided critical information and health messages to 65,000 people in communities nationwide.

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Environmental Monitoring
Risk Assessment

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Report
Name as Subject:
United States. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Division of Community Health Investigations.
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Annual Reports
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Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection
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