[CPEO-MEF] FUEL, HEALTH: Red Hill [HI] health survey and third-party assessment

[Lenny Siegel]

87% of CDC survey participants reported health symptoms from Red Hill water contamination 


By Sabrina Bodon
Hawaii Public Radio 
May 27, 2022

A state Department of Health and U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey is beginning to expose the health impacts on military residents after the Navy Red Hill fuel storage facility leaked into the Navy's water system last year.

About 87% of 2,289 people surveyed in January and February self-reported at least one new or worsening health symptom following the water contamination in November 2021. Many indicated nausea, skin rashes, fatigue and headaches. 

Over a third had to seek medical treatment. Some people said they worry that they will face long-term health ramifications.

Of the symptomatic survey participants, 80% saw improvement in health after switching to an alternative water source.

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For the entire article, see
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2022-05-27/survey-responses-reported-health-symptoms-from-water-navy-red-hill-contamination

See also
https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2022-05-27/navy-releases-assessment-of-red-hill-fuel-storage-military

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Lenny Siegel
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Center for Public Environmental Oversight
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LSiegel at cpeo.org
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Author: DISTURBING THE WAR: The Inside Story of the Movement to Get Stanford University out of Southeast Asia - 1965–1975 (See http://a3mreunion.org)