The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA

Abstract #74780

Ann C. Forsythe, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, 4770 Buford Highway, MS F-29, Atlanta, GA 30341-3724, 770-488-7414, akf9@cdc.gov

This Report is an important research tool that provides current information about the U.S. population’s exposure to 116 environmental chemicals. It represents the most extensive assessment ever of the population’s environmental exposures. The overall purpose of the Report is to provide unique exposure information to physicians, scientists, and health officials to help prevent disease that results from exposure to environmental chemicals. Having better information on environmental exposures means that problems can be better identified and prevented. The Report provides information about levels of selected chemicals found in the blood or urine of people who took part in CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted in 1999 and 2000. The results of these surveys help CDC learn about the general population’s exposure to certain chemicals. This panel will review formative research findings from multiple audiences, discuss needs assessments of integrative audiences and directions for future research.

Learning Objectives:

• Identify five audience suggestions for improvements to future editions of the Report and
• Describe the importance of formative research in environmental public health education.

Keywords: Environmental Health, Toxicants

Related Web page: www.cdc.gov/nceh/dls

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.