Tools and Resources

This is a list of selected resources that public health assessors may use in conducting public health assessment activities.

  About ATSDR (726KB PDF file)

  ATSDR Glossary of Terms
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
   Appendix B, January 2005)

  Calculating Exposure Doses
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
    Appendix G, Januaray 2005)

  Chemical-and Site-Specific Factors That May Affect
   Contaminant Transport
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
    Appendix E, January 2005)

  Community Check List For Site Activities
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
    Appendix C, January 2005)

  Derivation of Comparison Values
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
    Appendix F, 2005)

  Environmental Data Needed for Public Health Assessments:
   A Guidance Manual (ATSDR, June 1994)

  Examples of Conclusions, Recommendations, and Public Health Actions
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
   Table 9-5, January 2005)

  Factors to Consider When Selecting Health Activities
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
   Table 9-3, January 2005)

  Guidelines For Effective Communication
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
   Appendix D, January 2005)

  Health Effects Evaluation: Screening Analysis
    (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual, Chapter 7,
   January 2005)

  Health Effects Evaluation: In-depth Analysis
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
   Chapter 7 & 8, January 2005)

  Public Health Conclusion Categories
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
   Appendix H, January 2005)

  Tribal-specific Resources and Considerations
   (ATSDR Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual,
   Appendix A, January 2005)