Types of Assessments
ATSDR prepares different types of written reports to document public health assessment activities, results of evaluations, recommendations, and public health action plans.
To view a definition of the types of reports that may be written, click on the terms that follow.
A public health assessment document is written to report on the results of evaluation of all available information about a site and the communities that may be affected by it.
A health consultation is written to respond to a specific question or request. the health consultation provides the results of data evaluation that answers the specific question.
A health advisory is written to alert the government agencies and the public about an immediate and significant danger to human health from the release of hazardous chemicals.
An exposure investigation is written to report the results of analysis of environmental and biological samples that ATSDR has collected to verify human contact with a chemical. Exposure investigations are conducted when no data are available to verify human contact with a chemical, but contact is suspected.