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Environmental Health

Professional Resource Brief

Web Sites

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR).
A-to-Z compendium of environmental health and toxic substance information; environmental case studies; online publications and learning tools; and data sources including the Toxic Substances Portal, the National Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Registry, and an interactive map of hazardous waste sites.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Environmental Health
Policy statements, information on the AAP’s environmental health initiatives, and blogs and podcasts on environmental topics.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) Environmental Health Program
State and territorial resources on the built and synthetic environment, food safety, the natural environment, tracking environmental health hazards, and water safety. Links to programs, publications, tutorials, webinars, tracking tools, and news sources.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)— a related CDC organization that focuses on vulnerable populations )— provides an A-Z index to environmental health information; links to research and environmental health services; and other materials, resources, and related tools.

Children’s Environmental Health Network
Environmental health and toxic substances resrouces for health and child care professionals, parents, families, and other child health advocates, including the Eco-Healthy Child Care® Program where you can find Fact Sheets, FAQs. Many resoucees are available in Spanish.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
A-to-Z environmental health information, news, educational tools, and links to clearinghouses, databases, dockets, test methods, and a map showing EPA activities and environmental concerns by state. EPA's Healthy Child Care section presents resources to identify and reduce children’s exposure to pollutants that may be present in child care facilities..

March of Dimes, Lead and Other Environmental Risks
Resource guide to lead poisoning and other environmental health risks that can affect pregnancy and breastfeeding, children and adults. Includes information on how to protect yourself and your family from environmental risks.

National Center for Healthy Housing
Green and healthy housing resources; research studies; online training materials; building standards; consumer survey results, local, state, and national policy; the Healthy Housing Clearinghouse of journal articles; and links to additional healthy housing information sources.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Information on health conditions and diseases, environmental agents, exposure routes, population research, and environmental science education, research approaches, and biological processes. Includes links to related clinical trials, health studies, current research, tools for health professionals, an online peer-reviewed journal, learning pages for children in English and Spanish, science-education materials, and links to related topics.

National Library of Medicine (NLM), Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP)
Environmental health databases, online guides, tutorials, key-topic coverage, and related scientific and consumer-oriented resources.

Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project
Resources and information for consumers health professionals in Southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond who have been, or could be, impacted by oil and gas development or who live near natural gas extraction facilities.


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Authors: Olivia K. Pickett, M.A., M.L.S.; Beth DeFrancis Sun, M.L.S., MCH Digital Library
Updated October 2013

This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) under grant number U02MC31613, MCH Advanced Education Policy, $3.5 M. This information or content and conclusions are those of the author and should not be construed as the official position or policy of, nor should any endorsements be inferred by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.