melissa kranz, mph environmental epidemiology program
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Melissa Kranz, MPH
Environmental Epidemiology Program
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National Toxic Substance Incidents Program (NTSIP)
• Three-year partnership with the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
• Multi-component program to collect, analyze, and utilize information about toxic substance incidents
• Goal: Reduce the morbidity and mortality from toxic substance incidents
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• Maximize coordination among federal, state, and local agencies involved in toxic substance activities– Production– Storage – Use– Transportation– Release
Getting Started
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• Maximize coordination among federal, state, and local agencies involved in toxic substance activities– Production– Storage – Use– Transportation– Release
Data Sources
E-Plan
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• Maximize coordination among federal, state, and local agencies involved in toxic substance activities– Production– Storage – Use– Transportation– Release
Data Sources
Railway
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• Maximize coordination among federal, state, and local agencies involved in toxic substance activities– Production– Storage – Use– Transportation– Release
Data Sources
TEMA, TDEC, TPC, NRC, Breaking Media News, DHS, DOT, and Google Alerts
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Collecting Data
• Be informed no later than 48 hours of any hazardous substance incident
• Be informed immediately of a hazardous substance incident of public health concern
• Conduct public health investigations on significant incidents
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Analyzing Data
• Analyze and map data to determine – The frequency and location of hazardous
substance releases– The substances most frequently involved in a
release– The factors contributing to hazardous
substance releases– The rate of hazardous substance releases per
census population– The evacuation capabilities of the area
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Interpreting Data
• Identify and prioritize vulnerabilities in industry and transportation
• Identify and prioritize high risk areas involving vulnerable populations
• Identify and prioritize areas lacking the capacity to handle large health emergencies
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Hazardous Chemical Releases by Region January 1 - March 31, 2010
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CHR ETR JMR KKR MCR MSR NDR NER SCR SER SUL UCR WTR
Fixed Facility Transportation
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Sodium Hydroxide
Propane
Sulfuric Acid
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Numbers represent death, injury, or illness.
Human Error
Equipment Failure
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Reporting Data
• Share information gathered and lessons learned with the public, partnering agencies, and key organizations– Fact Sheets– Summary Reports– Educational Presentations
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Proactive Prevention
• Provide data to help train emergency responders and improve emergency response planning
• Promote strategies that could prevent future incidents
• Mitigate the public health consequences when a release does occur
• Improve patient care through enhanced knowledge of short-term and long-term health effects associated with chemical exposures
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Contact
Melissa K. Kranz, MPHEnvironmental Epidemiologist
Tennessee Department of Health425 5th Avenue North
1st Floor Cordell Hull Bldg, CEDSNashville, TN 37243
Office: (615)253-1396Fax: (615)741-3857
Email: [email protected]