Key Concepts: Introduction

That’s all for section one. Some of the key points covered in the section are these:

• ATSDR is a federal public health agency charged with evaluating public health issues at places where toxic chemicals are in the environment.
• ATSDR established the public health assessment process to evaluate public health issues related to hazardous chemicals released into the environment.
• ATSDR’s public health assessment process is the subject of this online learning program.
• The next section explains how people in a community participate in the public health assessment process.