US EPA

7049411 

Journal Article 

Spotlight on ATSDR: Exposure Investigations 

Kowalski, PJ; Anderson, BA; Moore, S; Wilder, L; , 

2013 

Yes 

Journal of Environmental Health
ISSN: 0022-0892 

NATL ENVIRON HEALTH ASSOC 

DENVER 

76 

5 

40-42 

24437049 

WOS:000341540200006 

Editor's Note: As part of our continuing effort to highlight innovative approaches to improving the health and environment of communities, the Journal is pleased to publish a bimonthly column from the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). The ATSDR, based in Atlanta, Georgia, is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and shares a common office of the Director with the National Center for Environmental Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ATSDR serves the public by using the best science, taking responsive public health actions, and providing trusted health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.The purpose of this column is to inform readers of ATSDR's activities and initiatives to better understand the relationship between exposure to hazardous substances in the environment and their impact on human health and how to protect public health. We believe that the column will provide a valuable resource to our readership by helping to make known the considerable resources and expertise that ATSDR has available to assist communities, states, and others to assure good environmental health practice for all is served.The conclusions of this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of ATSDR, CDC, or the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.Peter J. Kowalski is a captain in the U.S. Public Health Service and is serving as the lead for the Data Analysis and Exposure Investigation Team in ATSDR's Division of Community Health Investigations. Barbara A. Anderson is an environmental health scientist on the Data Analysis and Exposure Investigation Team.