ATSDR -- FY 1999 AGENCY PROFILE AND ANNUAL REPORT
Spanish Translation
To better communicate with targeted audiences, ATSDR translates some
documents into other languages. The following texts were translated into
Spanish, or had their translations revised, in FY 1999:
Translation of a generic fish advisory sign, for the Michigan
Department of Community Health, to increase the knowledge of the
fish consumption advisory among the Spanish-speaking population
along the Pine River.
Translation of Ways to Protect Your Health fact sheet. The fact sheet
explains ways to prevent exposure to contaminated soil at the
Vasquez Blvd. site in Denver, Colorado.
Translation of several materials for the Juncos Landfill site, Ceiba
Norte Ward, Juncos, Puerto Rico. These materials included the Juncos
Landfill fact sheet and letters to residents and to the Mayor of Juncos.
Translation of What You Can Expect from ATSDR and Exposure fact
sheets.
HEALTH EDUCATION AND PROMOTION PARTNERSHIPS
WITH NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ATSDR's cooperative agreement program with five national organizations of
health professionals conducted activities for the third and final year during FY
1999. The participating organizations included the American Association of
Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN), the Association of Occupational and
Environmental Clinics (AOEC), the American College of Occupational and
Environmental Medicine (ACOEM), the Association of State and Territorial
Health Officials (ASTHO), and the National Association of County and City
Health Officials (NACCHO). Partnerships with these national organizations
augmented ATSDR's health education and promotion team with occupational
and environmental medicine specialists, nurses, local environmental and
health officials, and state health officials. The program's overall goal was to
enhance, through collaborated efforts with a variety of health professionals,
ATSDR's site-specific health education and promotion actions in communities
nationwide.
In FY 1999, activities conducted by ATSDR's partners included the
following:
AAOHN conducted site-specific training for nurses in West Virginia
and Texas, reaching more than 100 front-line professionals. AAOHN
also assisted in developing ATSDR's Nursing Initiative, which is a
national public health initiative intended to develop a national,
integrated environmental health nursing strategy.
ACOEM developed materials on women's environmental health and
continued work on environmental medicine case studies on (1)
evaluation of children exposed to hazardous substances, (2)
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