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Draft Action Agenda: We want to hear from you!



The Leadership Council will share its draft action agenda for review and comment in mid-December, kicking off a month-long period of public engagement and discussion. In addition to providing specific comments on the draft Action Agenda, we hope you will participate in the second National Conversation WebDialogue on January 5-6, 2011. WebDialogue are an opportunity to learn from one another and form conclusions to share as part of the public comment process. After the WebDialogue, we encourage you to submit your written comments here by January 21, 2011. Register today for the WebDialogue!

The National Conversation Leadership Council is using the six work group reports, results of more than 50 Community Conversations, input from the April 2010 WebDialogue, listening sessions held with tribal members, and insights from partner organizations, including the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, to draft the Action Agenda.


Work Group Reports

Many thanks to those who provided comments on National Conversation draft work group reports during the September public comment period! Work groups used the comments to strengthen their reports and are submitting the final reports to the National Conversation Leadership Council this month. The reports will be posted on the RESOLVE Web site:

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

Next Leadership Council Meeting

The Leadership Council will hold its next meeting on December 15, 2010 in Washington, DC. To observe the meeting in person or by telephone, please contact nationalconversation@cdc.gov for more information.

National Conversation on Public Health & Chemical Exposures
Scientific Understanding Work Group Draft Report

The Scientific Understanding work group is focused on filling knowledge gaps on the health effects of chemicals. To review the group’s membership, charge, and past meeting summaries, visit the National Conversation work group page.

* Final Work Group Report coming soon!
* Download the Scientific Understanding work group's draft report [PDF, 393KB]
* View comments

The public comment period has closed
Next Steps

The National Conversation Council will draw on work group reports and the results of public input received through web dialogues and community conversations in authoring the action agenda. The Leadership Council's draft action agenda will be available for public review and comment in December 2010. Work group reports will be appended to the action agenda.

Please visit the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures website for more information on the project.
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National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures
We all expect to be kept safe from harmful chemical exposures. As part of their mission to protect public health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) are supporting the National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures.

The goal is to develop an action agenda — clear, achievable recommendations — that can help government agencies and other organizations strengthen their efforts to protect the public from harmful chemical exposures. CDC and ATSDR are engaging a broad range of groups and individuals—government agencies, professional organizations, tribal groups, community and nonprofit organizations, health professionals, business and industry leaders, and members of the public — to develop the action agenda.
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