8-27.
Increase or maintain the number of Territories, Tribes, and States, and the District of Columbia that monitor diseases or conditions that can be caused by exposure to environmental hazards.
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8-27. | |
Increase or maintain the number of Territories, Tribes, and States, and the District of Columbia that monitor diseases or conditions that can be caused by exposure to environmental hazards. |
Target and baseline:
|
Objective |
Disease |
1997 Baseline |
2010 Target |
|
Number of Jurisdictions |
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|
8-27a. |
Lead poisoning |
51 |
51 |
|
8-27b. |
Pesticide poisoning |
20 |
25 |
|
8-27c. |
Mercury poisoning |
14 |
20 |
|
8-27d. |
Arsenic poisoning |
10 |
15 |
|
8-27e. |
Cadmium poisoning |
10 |
15 |
|
8-27f. |
Methemoglobinemia |
9 |
15 |
|
8-27g. |
Acute chemical poisoning* |
8 |
15 |
|
8-27h. |
Carbon
monoxide |
7 |
51 |
|
8-27i. |
Asthma |
6 |
25 |
|
8-27j. |
Hyperthermia |
4 |
10 |
|
8-27k. |
Hypothermia |
Developmental |
|
|
8-27l. |
Skin cancer |
Developmental |
|
|
8-27m. |
Malignant melanoma |
Developmental |
|
|
8-27n. |
Other skin cancer |
Developmental |
|
|
8-27o. |
Birth defects |
Developmental |
|
*Includes chemicals not covered elsewhere in the table.
Note: Target and baseline data are for States and the District of Columbia. The targets will be adjusted as data for Tribes and Territories become available.
Target setting method: Total coverage or expert opinion.
Data sources: Periodic surveys, Public Health Foundation and Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists.