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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry Information Center, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Contact Information

Office of the Assistant Administrator
4770 Buford Hwy NE
Atlanta, GA 30341

(800) 232-4636 (Voice - Toll-free)
404-498-0110 (Voice)
404-498-0093 (FAX)
888-232-6348 (Voice - TTY)

Internet Resources

cdcinfo@cdc.gov

www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Abstract

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is a federal public health agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 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. ATSDR is directed by congressional mandate to perform specific functions concerning the effect on public health of hazardous substances in the environment. These functions include public health assessments of waste sites, health consultations concerning specific hazardous substances, health surveillance and registries, response to emergency releases of hazardous substances, applied research in support of public health assessments, information development and dissemination, and education and training concerning hazardous substances.

Publications

ATSDR publications include: Hazardous Substances & Public Health; A Primer on Health Risk Communication Principles and Practices; Case Studies in Environmental Medicine Case; ATSDR ToxFAQs; ATSDR Agency Profile and Annual Report; and ATSDR Biennial Report to Congress.

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Notes

Audit

Date Entered: 11/1/1997
Date Edited: 7/6/2012
Date Revised: 11/7/2007 12:51:06 PM
Health Referral Number: HR2587
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