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5. During May and June 2001, staff from the QVHD collected health information from theneighborhood using a community concerns interview form (see Attachment C). QVHD staffvisited 125 homes in the area where EPA sampling had occurred in April 2001. In some homes,information was collected through a personal interview with the resident. In other cases, theresident completed the survey form themselves.6. CT DPH staff participated in numerous public meetings and hosted one public availabilitysession in April 2004 on this draft Public Health Assessment. At each of these events, CT DPHstaff presented health and exposure information to residents and responded to residents’questions and concerns. In addition, CT DPH staff have provided health and exposureinformation and answered questions at citizen advisory group meetings.7. In January 2004, CT DPH prepared a fact sheet on how to safely grow and eat fruits andvegetables.8. In February 2004, CT DPH prepared a fact sheet summarizing the information contained inthe draft release of this Public Health Assessment and distributed the fact sheet at the April 2004public availability session as well as other open house and public meetings.9. In June 2004, CT DPH, along with the QVHD, hosted a public health open house. Free bloodlead screening and blood pressure checks were offered. CT DPH presented a summary of thisPublic Health Assessment. An environmental medicine doctor from the University ofConnecticut Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine was present to speak withresidents about their health concerns. CT DEP staff were present to answer questions aboutenvironmental sampling. This open house event was organized in response to a request from thecommunity that was received during the public comment period for this Public HealthAssessment.10. During the spring 2004, CT DPH began to actively distribute the fact sheet entitled“Growing and Eating Fruits and Vegetables in the Newhall Street Neighborhood,” dated January2004, to residents in the Newhall Street neighborhood and any other stakeholders and interestedpersons or organizations.11. In June 2004, QVHD completed its evaluation of community health and environmentalconcerns based on an expanded community survey that was administered during the winter 2004.28
Actions Planned1. CT DPH will continue to work with the QVHD and CT DEP to provide technical assistanceregarding developing sampling plans and evaluating data.2. CT DPH will evaluate new sampling data from the neighborhood as it becomes available andwill update the conclusions and recommendations contained in this Public Health Assessment, ifnecessary. As part of this evaluation, CT DPH will report on results of blood lead screening andthe QVHD Community Concerns Survey. CT DPH will also review and update the Public HealthAction Plan as needed to reflect the status of activities.3. CT DPH will evaluate new sampling data from the neighborhood as it becomes available andwill update conclusions and recommendations contained in this Public Health Assessment, ifneeded.4. CT DPH will continue to participate in public meetings, availability sessions, and otheravenues for communicating health information about the site to the public.5. CT DPH will work with the QVHD, the Town of Hamden, and CT DEP, as necessary toensure that recommendations made in this Public Health Assessment are carried out in areasonable time frame.ReferencesAngle CR, Marcus A, Cheng I-H, McIntire MS. 1984. Omaha childhood blood lead andenvironmental lead: A linear total exposure model. Environ Res 35:160-170.[ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 1995. Toxicological profile forpolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), 1995. Atlanta: US Department of Health and HumanServices.[ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 1999. Toxicological profile forlead. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services.[ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2000. Toxicological profile forarsenic. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services.[ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2001a. Public health evaluation ofsoil data, Newhall Street School. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2001Apr 18.[ATSDR] Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. 2001b. Public health evaluation ofsoil data, athletic playing field behind Hamden Middle School. Atlanta: US Department ofHealth and Human Services; 2001 Sep 21.29
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