Addressing Public Health and Chemical Exposures: An Action Agenda
Publication Date:
June, 2011
Major Issue:
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Issue Area:
Children’s Health
Community / Economic Development
Toxics
Geographic Focus:
National
This is the Executive Summary of an action agenda developed as part of a National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures. The Conversation was a voluntary, independent process supported by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
The Action Agenda reflects stakeholder input from multiple sectors; it outlines calls for prevention of harmful chemical exposures, policy reforms, promotion of the health of children and other vulnerable populations, and improved decision-making.