[CPEO-BIF] A Toxicology Curriculum for Communities

["Robert Hersh" <b_hersh@verizon.net>]

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry recently released "A
Toxicology Curriculum for Communities Training Manual," a guide that offers
educational training tactics to communities affected by hazardous exposures.

The manual provides information about toxicology to affected communities and
addresses community concerns about chemicals to which residents may have
been exposed. 

The curriculum was developed through a collaboration of ATSDR's Division of
Toxicology, the Institute of Public Health at Florida A&M University, and
community leaders. It provides educational and training materials for the
public and uses a "train the trainer" format so community members can
provide toxicology training and education sessions to other residents.

"A Toxicology Curriculum for Communities Training Manual" provides four
60-90 minute training modules for community lectures or seminars on
toxicology topics and issues surrounding environmental exposures. The
modules - Introduction to Toxicology, Routes of Exposure, Risk Assessment
and Survey of Toxic Substances - are designed to be taught either
independently or in combination. Each module is organized into the following
six sections: objectives, presentation outline, lecture notes, test your
knowledge quiz, activity lab, handouts and visual aids.

To view the training manual online, visit
www.atsdr.cdc.gov/training/toxmanual.

It is also available in hard copy and on CD-ROM and can be obtained from the
ATSDR Information Center toll-free at 1-888-422-8737.

Bob Hersh
CPEO



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