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Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR)
ATSDR is the principal federal public health agency involved with hazardous waste issues. The agency helps prevent or reduce the harmful effects of exposure to hazardous substances on human health. ATSDR is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The site features an internal search engine as well as an A to Z index of topics. The home page features these main topics: News Spotlight; Featured Items; Hazardous Substances; Emergency Response; Measuring Health Effects; Hazardous Waste Sites; Information Sources; Education and Training; Special Issues; and Publications. Additionally, contact information and the date website was last updated is displayed.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Committee on Environmental Health
The Committee on Environmental Health advises the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on issues pertaining to environmental health and toxic exposure. Committee policy statements address such issues as lead poisoning, radon exposure, pesticides, and clean air. The Committee also supports legislative initiatives designed to protect the health of the fetus, infant, and child from debilitating or hazardous environmental agents.

American Council on Science and Health – Environmental Health
The American Council on Science and Health is a consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, lifestyle, the environment and health. Its publications include peer-reviewed reports on health and environmental topics. The environmental health page features the following topics: Press Releases; Publications; Editorials; and Priorities Magazine Articles.

Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)
CAPE is a group of physicians, allied health practitioners, and citizens committed to a healthy and sustainable environment. CAPE addresses issues of environmental degradation by educating health care professionals and the public through advocacy and in cooperation with partner groups. CAPE’s homepage provides links to topics such as children’s health, toxics (such as pesticides), climate change (global warming), and resources such as links to documents, newsletters, and other websites on environmental health issues.

Canadian Health Network – Environmental Health
*Note* You may need to click the “environmental health” link on the left side of the screen to be taken directly to the environmental health portion of this website. This is the environmental health link of the Canadian Health Network home page. The Canadian Health Network is a national, non-profit, bilingual, web-based health information service. The environmental health page contains a link to frequently asked questions about environmental health, a search function offering both a guided search option using a collection of environmental health resources and a quick search option with links to topics such as air pollution, indoor air quality, and water quality. An A to Z index is offered, as well as links to key Canadian and International environmental health resources.

Canadian Institute of Child Health (CICH) – Environmental Health
The CICH is governed by a volunteer board of directors, guided by an expert advisory council, and led by professional staff. It works with government and industry to bring attention to children’s health care issues and ensure appropriate policies are developed. CICH then provides evidence-based resources to health-care professionals and educators. The environmental health page contains links to the following documents: Pesticides and Child Health – The Position of the Canadian Institute of Child Health; Review of Bill C-53, An Act to protect health and safety and the environment by regulating products used for the control of pests; Statement made to the Eighth Regular Session of the Council of the Commissions for Environmental Cooperation in Guadalajara Mexico, June 29, 2001; and The Environment and Health (article).

Canadian Partnership for Children’s Health and Environment (CPCHE)
The CPCHE is an affiliation of organizations that work together to protect children’s health from environmental contaminants. This website includes: an issues section (such as mercury and flame retardants); a resource collection with a keyword search option or a subject option (select from a drop-down menu); a section listing upcoming events; and a CPCHE Network Directory. The website can be viewed in either English or French.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC addresses a wide range of health-related topics. The Environmental Health section of their website features a table of contents where searchers can choose from a variety of topics, including air quality, carbon monoxide, food safety, hazardous waste sites, pesticides, and water quality. It also features upcoming conferences and meetings in environmental health. The website provides easy access to links containing publications and products as well as data and statistics. Finally, the contact information for the CDC is listed prominently on the page.

Centre for Environmental Health, Windsor, Ontario
CEH of Ontario is a community-based non-profit organization that assesses possible human health effects due to environmental pollution. CEH supports research, public education, and prevention programs. The site provides links to CEH Ontario services, related news and events, and ongoing studies and projects. The site offers “Community Concerns” forms for people to email CEH about their environmental health concerns.

Children’s Environmental Health Network
The Children’s Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary organization whose purpose is to protect the fetus and child from environmental health hazards and to promote a healthy environment. This site provides easy access to information about the network, links to information aimed specifically at children’s environmental health, a resource guide on children’s environmental health, calendar of upcoming conferences, a downloadable training manual on pediatric environmental health that can be used by health care facilities to educate employees about pediatric environmental health, and a link to the U.S. Policy on Children’s Environmental Health homepage. In addition, contact information for the network is displayed on the page.

Children’s Environmental Health Project
This is a direct link to CAPE’s Children’s Environmental Health Project. Its intent is to introduce clinicians and their patients to children’s environmental health issues. Topics fall into the following five categories: respiratory health; neurobehavioral development; cancer and immune functioning; dermatological health; and reproductive health and congenital abnormalities in the young. It also provides links to additional children’s environmental health resources.

Council on Environmental Quality
The Council on Environmental Quality coordinates federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices in the development of environmental policies and initiatives. The guide on the right of the page features helpful environmental health information, such as links to Health Forests Projects, Environmental Policies and News, Energy Task Force Information, News Releases, and governmental agencies.

Department of Energy (DOE) – Environment, Safety, and Health
The main topics addressed on the Environment, Safety, and Health page of the DOE are: Environment, including environmental policy and guidance, NEPA policy and compliance, and pollution prevention; Health, including health programs, worker protection policy and programs, occupational health programs, records programs, and news and features; Planning and Administration, including environmental health policies and procedures; Worker Advocacy; Environmental Management System (EMS); Facility and Nuclear Safety; Performance and Quality; and Integrated Safety Management. The site also features recent news and events relating to environmental health and safety.

Department of Environmental Quality – Great Lakes
This page contains information on a variety of topics relating to the Great Lakes. The main topics include: Aquatic Invasive Species; Areas of Concern; Coastal Management; Dredging Projects; Protection Fund; Shipwrecks; Shoreland Management; Submerged Lands; Submerged Logs Recovery; and Water Use, Levels, and Diversion. On the right of the screen is a list of quick links including: Contact Information for Great Lakes; Great Lakes Children’s Page; Michigan Senate Great Lakes Task Force Report; Statutes, Agreements, and Treaties; and a Great Lakes Map. This page also contains an internal search engine.

Environment Canada
Environment Canada's mandate is to preserve and enhance the quality of the natural environment, including water, air and soil quality; conserve Canada's renewable resources, including migratory birds and other non-domestic flora and fauna; conserve and protect Canada's water resources; carry out meteorology; enforce the rules made by the Canada - United States International Joint Commission relating to boundary waters; and coordinate environmental policies and programs for the federal government.

Environment Canada – Clean Air
Environment Canada – Clean Air provides information on various sources of air pollution, their impact on the quality of the air we breathe on our health, the actions undertaken by governments and communities, and activities individuals can adopt to help clean the air.

Environment Canada – Our Great Lakes
Canada is working hard to protect and restore the Great Lakes ecosystem. Two key agreements in place to ensure that this happens are the Canada-Ontario Agreement Respecting the Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem and the Canada-United States Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement. There are many links on this page that direct the searcher to information on the Great Lakes. Some of the main menu links include: Programs and Services (such as the Great Lakes Action Plan and Funding Programs); Reference Centre, which provides atlases, questions and answers, and an image library; and Related Links, leading to information on laws and agreements, ecosystem initiatives, Canadian Federal Great Lakes Program Partners, Provincial Partners, Canadian Environmental/Non-Governmental Organizations, U.S. Federal Agencies, U.S. State Agencies in the Great Lakes Basin, U.S. Non-Governmental Organizations, International Organizations, Universities and Research Institutes, and Information Networks. There is also a site map that will link the searcher to any of the resources mentioned above.

Environment Canada – Water
Environment Canada – Water provides links to resources on various water topics. Some topics listed are drinking water, groundwater, lakes, pollution, and rivers.

Environmental Health Foundation of Canada (EHFC)
The EHFC is a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to advancing environmental health in Canada and Internationally through the development and implementation of education and research initiatives. Helpful links from the homepage include annual reports from 1990-2001 and links to other environmental health sites, including the Canadian Public Health Association, Canadian Water and Wastewater Association, Health Canada, and Environment Canada.

Environmental Health in Canadian Schools – Indoor Air Quality in Canadian Schools: Final Report
This November 2003 report (256 pages in length) was prepared by The Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in Canadian Schools Project and Atlantic Health Promotion Research Centre; Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada and prepared for the Population Health Fund, Health Canada. It can be viewed in both HTML and Adobe Formats.

Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
GLOBE is a hands-on international environmental science and education program. GLOBE links students, teachers, and the scientific research community in an effort to learn more about the environment through student data collection and observation. Students in schools throughout the world conduct a continuing program of scientifically meaningful environmental measurements. GLOBE students transmit their data to a central data processing facility via the Internet, receive vivid images composed of their data and data from other GLOBE schools around the world, acquire information form a variety of sources, and collaborate with scientists and other GLOBE students and communities worldwide in using these data for education and research.

Great Lakes Environmental Network (GLIN)
The GLIN is a partnership that provides one place online for people to find information relating to the binational Great Lakes-St. Lawrence region of North America. GLIN offers a wealth of data and information about the region’s environment, economy, tourism, education and more.

Great Lakes Environmental Network (GLIN) – Environment of the Great Lakes Region
This portion of the site provides links to the following topics: Air and Land; Water; Flora and Fauna; Pollution; References; and Lake Conditions.

Great Lakes Environmental Network (GLIN) – The Great Lakes
This portion of the site provides links to the following topics: Lake Conditions; States and Provinces; Current Issues; and References.

Health Canada
In partnership with provincial and territorial governments, Health Canada provides national leadership to develop health policy, enforce health regulations, promote disease prevention and enhance healthy living for all Canadians. It also works closely with other federal departments, agencies, and health stakeholders to reduce health and safety risks to Canadians. By making Canadians more aware of dangers to their health, protecting them from avoidable risks and encouraging them to take a more active role in their health, Health Canada fosters a healthier population and contributes to a more productive country. Health Canada’s home page contains many quick links, including a very useful A to Z index of health topics.

Health Canada – Environmental Health
The environmental health resource page of Health Canada addresses air quality, water quality, soil contamination affecting food supply, toxic management, use of pesticides and radiation-emitting devices, and a wide range of workplace health and safety issues.

Health Canada – Health and Air Quality – Publications
A list of publications on various air quality topics is provided.

Health Canada – Water Quality and Health – Publications
A list of publications on various water quality topics is provided.

MEDLINEPlus – Environmental Health
MEDLINEPlus is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health. The Environmental Health page provides current consumer health information. Searchable topics include latest news on environmental health, articles from the National Institutes of Health, information on current research, statistics, and information aimed at children and teenagers. The searcher can also choose to link to medical articles in MEDLINE on the topics of general environmental health, hazardous waste, and water pollution. There are also links to some of the following MEDLINEPlus related pages: air pollution; drinking water; indoor air pollution; and pesticides.

National Center for Environmental Health (CDC)
This is the National Center for Environmental Health’s section of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Their purpose is to promote health and quality of life by preventing and/or controlling diseases or deaths that result from interactions between people and the environment. The site provides an alphabetical list of environmental health topics from which to choose. It also spotlights upcoming conferences and symposiums covering environmental health issues. It contains a list of emergency preparedness links as well as a list of quick links to make navigating the site much easier. Additionally, it tells when the information on the page was last updated.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
The NIEHS is one of the National Institutes of Health. It is within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. This is a user-friendly site with quick links to press releases, meetings and events, an alphabetical index of environmental health topics, and a link to “Environmental Health Perspectives”, or EHP online, which provides peer-reviewed research and news on various environmental factors. The site also contains sections on community outreach and children’s pages.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) K-12 Education Initiatives
This page provides links to resources and environmental health science education programs for children in grades K-12.

National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Education (OSE)
The OSE plans, develops, and coordinates a comprehensive science education program to strengthen and enhance efforts of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to attract young people to biomedical and behavioral science careers and to improve science literacy in both adults and children.

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Specialized Information Services – Toxicology and Environmental Health
This is a wonderful compilation of environmental health resources provided by the National Library of Medicine. It provides links to TOXNET, databases in toxicology and environmental health; links to internet resources on current issues such as chemical warfare agents and Environmental Justice; a link to Haz-Map, a database on hazardous chemicals and occupational diseases; a toxicology tutorial; a link to NLM’s Listserv on Environmental Health and Toxicology Information; consumer health links on toxicology and environmental health; a link to MEDLINE/PubMed; and various other resources such as reference material including bibliographies, glossaries, and reports; and a link to NLM Gateway, which allows the user to search multiple NLM databases. Additionally, contact information for the NLM is provided, as well as the date the information was last updated.

Navy Occupational and Environmental Medicine Home Page
While this site is aimed toward those in the military, it contains information that pertains to civilians as well. Resources available on this site include information about Pediatric Lead Poisoning Prevention, an occupational health program evaluation guide, and a link to various environmental health topics, including links to articles pertaining to environmental health, links to Navy, government, and professional organizations involved in occupational and environmental medicine.

New York Online Access to Health (NOAH) – Environmental Health
NOAH: New York Online Access to Health is the result of a combination of organizations who joined forces to provide end-users a place on the World Wide Web to access reliable consumer health information. The organizations involved are The City University of New York Office of Library Services (CUNY), The Metropolitan New York Library Council (METRO), The New York Academy of Medicine Library (NYAM), The New York Public Library (NYPL), The Queens Borough Public Library, and The Brooklyn Public Library. NOAH provides a Glossary of Environmental Health Terms at this link.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Health Fish, Healthy Families
The Environment and Health Program was established to expand the Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) mission to encompass new challenges to human health posed by contamination of the environment due to human activities. Specific issues that have been addressed include medical waste incineration and dioxin, pesticides, safe food and drinking water, clean air and water, and children’s environmental health.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) – Air Pollution and Health
This is a direct link to the PSR’s Air Pollution and Health page.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) – Safe Drinking Water
The Environment and Health Program was established to expand the Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) mission to encompass new challenges to human health posed by contamination of the environment due to human activities. This is a direct link to the PSR’s Healthy Fish, Healthy Families page.

The Association for Environmental Health and Sciences (AEHS)
The AEHS was created to facilitate communication and foster cooperation among professionals concerned with the challenge of soil protection and cleanup. AEHS members represent the many disciplines involved in making decisions and solving problems affecting soils, including chemistry, geology, hydrogeology, law, engineering, modeling, toxicology, regulatory science, public health, and public policy. AEHS activities-including national and international workshops, seminars, and conferences, and the development and distribution of published materials-encourage dialogue among disciplines, industries, sectors of society and the economy, and countries. Helpful links available on this site include state surveys, where the searcher can view soil and groundwater cleanup standards for the years 1998-2001. This site also provides links to state and governmental environmental health agencies and associations.

The Great Lakes -An Environmental Atlas and Resource Book
This is a direct link to the electronic version of this book.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
The U.S. EPA establishes and enforces environmental protection standards, conducts environmental research, and provides assistance to others combating environmental pollution. The site can be viewed in either English or Spanish. Some of the key topics listed on the main page are: Air; Compliance and Enforcement; Ecosystems; Environmental Management; Environmental Technology; Human Health; International Cooperation; Pesticides; Pollutants/Toxics; Pollution Prevention; Research; Treatment & Control; and Water. This site also contains an internal search engine and tells the searcher when it was last updated.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Air
This is a direct link to the EPA’s page on air quality.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Air Quality Index (AQI) – AIRNow
The air quality index tells how clean the air is and its effects on your health in different locations in North America, Asia, Australia, and Europe.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Great Lakes Ecosystems
The contents of this site address Great Lakes Ecological Protection and Restoration. Main topics available for searching include: Aquatic Ecosystems; EPA Region 5 Critical Ecosystems; Funding for Ecological Protection and Restoration; Great Lakes Basin Ecosystem; Great Lakes Biological Diversity; Green Landscaping; Rivers and Streams; Shorelands: Sand Beaches, Dunes, Alvars; Upland Ecosystems; and Wetlands. Other topics of interest include ecosystem reports and photo essays and links to other ecological protection and restoration websites.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Water
This is a direct link to the EPA’s page on water quality.

U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
The USGS provides reliable scientific information to describe and understand the Earth; minimize loss of life and property from natural disasters; manage water, biological, energy, and mineral resources; and enhance and protect our quality of life. Some of the main topics on the home page include: Spotlight, which contains articles about environmental health issues; Regional Information, which can be browsed by state; Events; and Science Features. This site offers an alphabetical index of topics, a link to frequently asked questions, and a link to the USGS Library. A link to contact information and the date the page was last updated is also included.

Washington DC Department of Health – Environmental Health Administration
The mission of the Environmental Health Administration is to prevent and control environmentally related diseases while protecting and preserving the ecological system in the District of Columbia. The Environmental Health Administration is comprised of the following four bureaus: Bureau of Hazardous Materials and Toxic Substances; Bureau of Food, Drug and Radiation; Bureau of Environmental Quality; and Bureau of Community Hygiene. The administration also coordinates all multimedia requests/inspections, reviews submissions for requests received pursuant to the Environmental Policy Act, represents the departmental environmental interest on boards, commissions, and committees, and provides staff support for all environmental outreach events sponsored by the Administration. Some of the environmental health topics available to search include air quality division, water quality, toxic substances, lead poisoning, and hazardous waste.

Washington DC Department of Health – Environmental Health Administration - Air Quality Division
This is a direct link the Air Quality Division page of the Washington DC Department of Health – Environmental Health Administration.

Washington DC Department of Health – Environmental Health Administration - Water Quality Division
This is a direct link the Water Quality Division page of the Washington DC Department of Health – Environmental Health Administration.

World Health Organization (WHO) – Protection of the Human Environment (PHC)
This site links to topics addressed by the World Health Organization to help its member states and populations in making organizations and individuals aware of their responsibility for health and its environmental basis. Protection of the human environment health topics contained in this site are air quality, chemical safety, children’s environmental health, global environmental change, environmental burden of disease, electromagnetic fields, environmental health impact assessment, ionizing radiation, occupational health, ultraviolet radiation, and water, sanitation, and health. The site also provides environmental health related fact sheets and press releases.

“Keeping Kids Safe from Environmental Threats”
Developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), this is a PowerPoint slide show for parents. It contains basic information on a variety of environmental health topics in an easily understood format.