Division of Community Health Investigations (DCHI)
- Take air, soil, or water samples in neighborhoods built near current or old chemical dump sites or other areas where toxic chemicals were/are dumped, spilled or released
- Take biologic samples (blood, urine) from people living in the neighborhoods
- Provide our expert opinion on the level of environmental exposure and the health effects that could have occurred or could be possible
- Provide health education, technical advice, and support for communities and tribes to protect them from health effects caused by environmental exposure
- Make recommendations to prevent, reduce, or eliminate environmental exposures