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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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) – 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.
“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.
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