In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDCP) National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry began a collaborative process designed to move the nation forward on the path of reforming corporate chemical use. The National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures culminated in the production of an Action Agenda for change. The Action Agenda sets forth detailed strategies for reshaping corporate chemical use so as to enter into a time of safe chemical use for all Americans.
Benjamin Gerhardstein, a CDCP facilitator took a leading part in the development of the Action Agenda. He provides a dynamic snapshot of the Action Agenda and shares early steps toward realization of the safe chemical use goal.
Donald L. Hassig, Producer Cancer Action News Network