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ATSDR Environmental Health Assessor Professional Competencies
- Competency #1: Design initial site-specific public health assessment strategy.
- Competency #2: Engage communities throughout the public health assessment process (PHA).
- Competency #3: Identify and evaluate exposure pathways for contaminants at hazardous waste sites.
- Competency #4: Select the sampling data that are appropriate for use in the Public Health Assessment (PHA) process.
- Competency #5: Define and characterize potentially exposed populations.
- Competency #6: Use comparison values to screen substances and identify contaminants and pathways requiring further evaluation.
- Competency #7: Perform exposure calculations.
- Competency #8: Perform in-depth analysis to determine if adverse health effects are likely.
- Competency #9: Putting It All Together (Part 1): Determine and communicate health assessment conclusions, limitations, recommendations, and public health action plan.
- Competency #10: Putting It All Together (Part 2): Write and release your public health assessment (PHA) process document in an appropriate format.
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ATSDR Training and Education by Topic
- 508 Compliance and Public Health Documents
- Chemicals
- Discrete and Non-discrete Sampling Guidance
- Engaging the Community
- Environmental Medicine Resources for Healthcare Providers
- Exposure Dose Guidance (EDG) Documents
- Exposure Units and Exposure Point Concentrations
- Geospatial Research Analysis and Services Program (GRASP)
- Health Outcome Data (HOD)
- Newsletters for Health Assessors
- Pathways of Exposure
- Public Health Assessment Guidance Manual (PHAGM)
- Screening Contaminants
- SHOWER Model
- Toxicological Evaluations
- Vapor Intrusion