APPLETREE Cooperative Agreement Program

For Public Health

Key points

  • ATSDR's mission is to protect communities from harmful health effects related to hazardous substance exposure.
  • The APPLETREE Cooperative Agreement Program is a critical program for accomplishing the ATSDR mission nationwide.
  • This cooperative agreement program funds 30 state health departments, increasing their ability to evaluate and respond to environmental public health issues.
ATSDR's Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE) Cooperative Agreement Program

Background

APPLETREE's primary goal is to give partners the resources to build their capacity. This will help them assess and respond to site-specific issues involving human exposure to hazardous substances in the environment.

APPLETREE cooperative agreement partners conduct the following:

  • Public health assessments
  • Health consultations
  • Exposure Investigations
  • Community engagement activities
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Program priorities

The APPLETREE program helps ATSDR's partners:

  • Identify exposure pathways at specific sites
  • Review health outcome data, when appropriate
  • Provide information to affected communities and health professionals
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Contacts

Refer to the regional map and list of the Technical Project Officers assigned to each.

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Resources

APPLETREE Fact Sheet

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Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
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Published: November 12, 2024
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