ATSDR Activities

Working with federal, state and local partners, ATSDR initially will conduct or coordinate health consultations at 30 sites selected for initial review.

A health consultation provides advice on a specific public health issue related to real or possible human exposure to toxic materials, including asbestos.

ATSDR has offered cooperative agreement states the opportunity to conduct health consultations for sites within their state. Several states have elected to participate in the project.

Another way states may get involved in the project is by applying for a grant from ATSDR’s Division of Health Studies to perform health statistics reviews around sites in their state.

State activities will be coordinated through ATSDR’s regional offices and technical project officers in ATSDR’s Atlanta headquarters. The National Asbestos Exposure Review team, also located in Atlanta, will work with the regions and states to ensure national consistency, work with regions to perform health consultations for those sites without a state lead, and compile all findings in a comprehensive report.