For Your Education Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) Information Center 1-888-42-ATSDR atsdirc@cdc.gov www.atsdr.cdc.gov Materials available include Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Taking an Exposure History and numerous chemical specific case studies. The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), CDC (add) 770-488-7000 http://www.cdc/nceh/ Provides information on prevention and control of illness between people and the environment outside the workplace. Some health topics include asthma, lead, and mold. Fact sheets and brochures are available. Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility (GBPSR) 617-497-7440 www.igc.org/psr/ Publishes Fact Sheets, including one for health care providers to guide history taking, advice on toxins, and diet. Web site features the report In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development. Healthfinder® www.healthfinder.gov Developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and provides numerous resources: Online publications, databases, and other Web sites producing reliable information. For Parents Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov/ebtpages/watewaterparsenic.html Provides the new standards for arsenic in drinking water. EPA Office of Children's Health Protection http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/homepage EPA's branch devoted to protecting children's health. Multiple suggestions on protecting children from exposures, explanations of environmental hazards, current news, available publications and more. Environmental Defense www.scorecard.org Provides geographically specific details of toxic chemicals and the human effects. For Professional Support Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) www.atsdr.cdc.gov/HEC/HSPH/v1n1-2indx.html Click on Children's Exposures and read about the 10 regional EPA Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units. |
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