Environmental Health
Professional Resource Brief
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), Council on Environmental Health
Policy statements, hot topics and articles on environmental
health, Council environmental health newsletters, patient
education brochures, and other AAP publications and initiatives.
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),
Environmental Health
Environmental health and toxic substances studies, reports,
and guidelines; education and training materials; data and
statistics; environmental health news; links to campaigns
and programs; and tools for searching environmental health
information by geographic location or contaminant. 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 Resource Sampler
Links to policy and legislation, online learning programs,
toxic substance portals, geographic information systems, funding sources,
statistics, and other online resources for health professionals and the
public on general and specific topics such as asthma, childhood cancer,
and food safety.
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 Children's
Health addresses air, water, toxins and poisons, protection from
the sun, and school issues.
Healthy Child Healthy World
Headline news stories; environmental safety tips and guidance;
articles, reports, videos, a blog, and interactive tools
that promote organic lifestyle choices; chemical profiles; a community
action kit; materials for health professionals; and the Health
eHome (in
collaboration with WebMD)— a virtual house designed to
help families identify environmental health hazards in
the home.
March
of Dimes, Environmental Risks and Pregnancy
Quick guide to environmental health risks during pregnancy,
including risks from lead, mercury, pesticides, solvents, and other potentially
hazardous materials. Provides links to more in depth information and resources
for pregnant women, health professionals, and researchers.
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: Reducing Environmental Exposure
Advice for consumers 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