What does ATSDR/OTA do to address American Indian and Alaska Native public health concerns?
With the exception of the Indian Health Service, ATSDR spends a greater percentage of its budgeted funding on the health of American Indian/Alaska Natives than any other federal agency. In FY 2002, ATSDR’s support to tribes allowed the development of needs assessments for seven tribes impacted by release of radiation at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation, development of environmental public health curricula at four tribal colleges, and support for the Alaska Traditional Diet Project (ATDP).
