National Conversation on Chemical Exposure Drafts Available

I previously wrote about the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures, the effort by the CDC and ATSDR to develop recommendations for action regarding chemical exposures.  The National Conversation  formed a series of work groups to focus on a set of specific areas, and develop draft recommendations.  Today through September 20th, the draft work group reports are available for public comment at www.resolv.org/nationalconversation.  They are worth a gander.  Not surprisingly, the theme of prevention runs through them. (In the interest of full disclosure, I should note that I am on the Policies and Practices work group.)

The six work groups are as follows–you can click on them to access their respective draft reports:

• Chemical Emergencies
• Education and Communication
• Monitoring
• Policies and Practices
• Scientific Understanding
• Serving Communities

Environment, prevention, toxic chemicals, toxics, TSCA