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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry |
Date Entered Here |
Event / Update Description |
| 9/27/97 | Methyl Parathion Expert Panel Report |
| Aug 18, 1997 | An Evaluation
Primer on Health Risk Communication Programs and Outcomes
Subcommittee on Risk Communication and Education |
Date Entered Here |
Item |
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| 7/27/97 | ALERT:
Metallic Mercury Exposure
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| 7/27/97 | ATSDR’s Child
Health Initiative
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| 7/27/97 | Healthy
Children–Toxic Environments
Acting on the Unique Vulnerability of Children* Who Dwell Near Hazardous Waste Sites Report of the Child Health Workgroup Presented April 28, 1997
(1) what to do with the existing body of knowledge (2) where are the key information gaps, and (3) where are the best opportunities for coordination with other agencies and nongovernment organizations. The workgroup has prepared this report to recommend actions and major directions to be undertaken by ATSDR; these recommendations may also be useful to other agencies and organizations. |
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| 7/27/97 | Child Health Workgroup Recommends Actions | |
| 7/27/97 | Dangerous Pesticide Illegally Sprayed in Homes | |
| 7/27/97 | Five Years After Rio | |
| 7/27/97 | Neurobehavioral Test Manual Published | |
| 7/27/97 | Childhood Cancer Cluster in New Jersey | |
| 7/27/97 | Children’s Research Conference | |
| 7/27/97 | Carol Browner Announces New Child Health Office at EPA | |
| 7/27/97 | Book Review: Raising Children Toxic Free | |
| 7/27/97 | Expanding
Information on Pediatric Toxicology
ATSDR–Division of Toxicology |
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| 7/27/97 | Enhancing
Public Health Assessments
ATSDR–Division of Health Assessment and Consultation |
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| 7/27/97 | Focusing
Health Studies on Infants and Children
ATSDR–Division of Health Studies |
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| 7/27/97 | Tailoring
Health Education and Promotion Activities
ATSDR–Division of Health Education and Promotion |
|
| 7/27/97 | Exchanging
Ideas and Information
ATSDR–Agency Roundtable on Child Health |
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Research
Programs for the Development of Methods for the Toxicity Assessment of
Environmental Chemical Mixtures
[Announcement Number
747 – Closing Dates: July 15, 1997]
Public
Health Interventions to Prevent or Mitigate Possible Adverse Health Effects
Related to Methyl Parathion Pesticide Exposure
[Announcement Number
749 – Closing Dates: July 10, 1997]
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Worker Protection: Private Sector Ergonomics
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Gulf War Illnesses
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Gulf War Illnesses:
Improved Monitoring of Clinical Progress
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