TABLE 2.

National Center for Environmental Health/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) Environmental Justice Tools for Health Professionals

Tool	Web Site	Description
Case studies in environmental medicine	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.html	Self-instructional publications to increase primary care providers’ knowledge of a hazardous substance in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients.
Grand rounds in environmental medicine	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emes/health_professionals/grem.html	One-hour continuing-education seminars to increase primary care providers’ knowledge of hazardous substances in the environment and to aid in the evaluation of potentially exposed patients.
Patient education and care instruction sheets	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emes/health_professionals/instruction_sheets.html	General information on various environmental medicine topics to give health-care providers quick, ready-to-use materials to aid in patient care and instruction.
Pediatric environmental health tool kit training module	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/emes/health_professionals/pediatrics.html	Tool kit with detailed examples for health-care providers about how to best deliver anticipatory guidance on a range of environmental health issues, especially during well-child visits.
Managing hazardous materials incidents	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/MHMI/index.asp	Three-volume set with recommendations for on-scene (prehospital) and hospital medical management of patients exposed during a hazardous materials incident.
Medical management guidelines for acute chemical exposure	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/mmg/index.asp	Publication to aid emergency department physicians and other emergency health care professionals who manage acute exposures.
Priority list of hazardous substances	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/spl/index.html	List of hazardous substances based on a combination of the frequency, toxicity, and potential for human exposure at National Priorities List sites.
Scientific assessments and consultations	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/consultations/index.html	Chemical-specific technical information for scientists and public health and medical professionals.
Social vulnerability index*	http://svi.cdc.gov/	Tool to help emergency response planners and public health officials identify and map the communities that will most likely need support before, during, and after a hazardous event.
Toxic substances portal	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/substances/index.asp	Interface to guide users to information about specific toxic substances.
ToxGuides™	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxguides/index.asp	Quick reference guide for information such as chemical and physical properties, sources of exposure, routes of exposure, minimal risk levels, children’s health, and health effects for a substance.
Toxicological profiles	www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxprofiles/index.asp	Comprehensive information on the toxicological and adverse health effects of a hazardous substance.

^*NCEH/ATSDR is in phase one of creating a tool that will be publicly available to investigate environmental justice. Phase two will involve linking the environmental burden index with the existing social vulnerability index to identify areas at risk for environmental injustice. The final tool will be an interactive mapping product that will also include access to the raw cleaned data.