Monday, March 13, 2017
M7.7 Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
The ATSDR is a federal public health agency of the U.S Department of Health and Human Services. The ATSDR focuses of using the best scientific evidence to provide trusted health information to prevent harmful diseases that are from toxic substances. Some main toxic substances are aluminum, ammonia, arsenic, lead, PCBs, and TCE. These are just a few of the toxic chemicals that the agency provides information on. The agency provides newly published articles of the associated health risks of chemicals and provides data for public health professionals and educators can use to create environmental health policies.
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Great post. The ATSDR plays a big role providing scientific information and protecting people from harmful chemical exposures. They also have initiatives to raise awareness about chemicals release in school settings. Children spend a lot of time in school and could be exposed to hazardous chemicals such as those used for cleaning purposes.
ReplyDeleteIt's very important for us to understand the impact harmful chemicals have on our health. This agency plays an important role in providing such information. The information is also available in Spanish which I find very exciting. A lot of the times, vulnerable populations are the ones exposed to harmful chemicals, and even though chemicals might have labels, most of the time these labels are only in English. It's important to create information the tailors too all languages, in order for individuals who do no read or understand English are informed about the harmed of chemicals they might be exposed to.
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