Savannah River Site Health Effects Subcommittee (SRSHES) Meeting

Meeting Minutes
September 5, 2002

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Ms. Theresa NeSmith returned to some outstanding issues from the status report ATSDR presented at the previous meeting. First, the CD-ROM of training activities by the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) at its 2001 annual conference was included in the meeting packets. Second, ACPM’s potassium iodide presentations can be accessed at www.acpm.org. Third, ATSDR’s effort to solicit feedback from health professionals on its iodine-131 case study is completed. The document is currently being revised based on this input and is expected to be finalized and distributed to SRSHES members during the next meeting.

Fourth, ACPM has attended meetings for all HESs with the exception of Oak Ridge; data are currently being collected from the Hanford HES. After completing this process, ATSDR plans to circulate the documents to all HESs, tailor materials for the particular site and develop site-specific health education data. Fifth, ATSDR plans to follow up the SRS needs assessment by closely collaborating with the Outreach Workgroup to design SRSHES-specific health education materials. Sixth, ATSDR will assist the Outreach Workgroup in updating and disseminating the SRSHES brochure. Recommendations made by SRS residents during the needs assessment on effectively distributing documents and collaborating with communities will be incorporated in the revised SRSHES brochure. Ms. NeSmith encouraged the members to contact her at 404/498-0515 or 888/422-8737.

Discussion.

Dr. Miller informed SRSHES members that the final version of the Hanford Thyroid Disease Study (HTDS) can be accessed on the NCEH web site. Ms. Perry cited the ATSDR SRS needs assessment as an excellent document that can serve as a useful tool for SRSHES to address community needs. She emphasized the importance of the Outreach Workgroup collaborating with ATSDR and utilizing the needs assessment results to conduct a demonstration project.