NCEH/ATSDR OGH has numerous projects in Latin America. Here’s a sample of
those regional programs. For more information on NCEH/ATSDR in this region,
please contact the Office of Global Health.
| Country | Activity Description | Division / Branch | Contact |
| Bahamas | Investigation of outbreak of gastrointestinal illness aboard a cruise ship bound for Bahamas. | DEEHS / VSB | |
| Bolivia | Project headed by Emory University. Assessment of blood lead levels in Bolivian children. | DLS / ITNB | |
| Bolivia | Project headed by Emory University in partnership with Sumaj Huasi, Bolivia. Campaign to market ecological latrines in Bolivia. | OGH | |
| Bolivia | In partnership with the Coca-Cola Company. Development of a Water Safety Plan in a Bolivian city. | OGH | |
| Chile | Project headed by University of Chile. Re-analysis of Chilean urine samples for nickel as quality assurance measure for study of nickel exposure from petcoke combustion. | DLS / ITNB | |
| Colombia | Assistance to Government of Colombia. Advice on environmental health priorities and environmental monitoring methods. | DHAC / EICB | |
| Ecuador | In partnership with Corporación para el Desarrollo de la Producción y el Medio Ambiente Laboral. Study of pesticide exposure through urine analyses in Ecuadorian rural children attending school near a flower plantation. | DLS / OATB | |
| Jamaica | Under partnership with EPA and PAHO. Development of Water Safety Plan in a Jamaican city. | OGH | |
| Mexico | Collaborative project of Emory University, University of Texas-El Paso, Universidad Autonoma de Ciudad Juarez and the Ciudad Juarez Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social. Binational pilot study examining the impact of traffic-related air pollution on asthmatic children. | DEHHE / HSB | |
| Mexico | Project led by University of Colorado with regional collaborators on both sides of the border. Study on effect of waste tire removal on risk for dengue fever infection. | DEHHE / HSB | |
| Mexico | Cooperative Agreement with the Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics. Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit. | DTEM / EMESB | |
| Multiple (Bolivia, Peru) | In partnership with Sumaj Huasi, Bolivia with technical assistance from the Inter-American Development Bank. A Water Plus program for Bolivia and Peru (possibly Chile and Ecuador as well). | OGH | |
| Multiple (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua) | Projects of American Red Cross. Surveys, water sample analyses, and infrastructure evaluation to assess long-term sustainability of water, sanitation, and education programs. | DEHHE / HSB | |
| Nicaragua | Assistance to Ministry of Health. Investigation of possible paralytic shellfish poisoning outbreak in Nicaragua, including patient interviews and analysis or urine samples. | DEHHE / HSB | |
| Peru | Assistance to Ministry of Health and PAHO. Evaluation of urine cadmium levels in Peruvian mining community to determine if imminent public health threat exists. | DEHHE / HSB | |
| Peru | Project headed by St. Louis University School of Public Health. Investigation of lead, arsenic, and cadmium in residents of two Peruvian towns with environmental contamination. | DLS / ITNB |
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