Ambulatory Pediatric Association
The APA has a Special Interest Group on children's environmental health which meets
every year at the annual APA meeting.
www.ambpeds.org
American Lung Association (ALA)
The ALA web site offers information about lung diseases including asthma,
lung cancer and COPD. It has a section of FAQs.
www.lungusa.org/
American Nurses Association (ANA). At ANA's
Occupational Safety and Health homepage there is information on safety
and health, including position statements, collaborations with other organizations,
brochures and literature. Topics include latex allergy, needlestick injury, ergonomics
and pollution prevention in Healthcare.
www.nursingworld.org/
American Public Health Association (APHA)
Their site includes information about scientific and practice programs, publications,
annual meetings, educational services, their advocacy efforts and other public health
links and more.
www.apha.org/
Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC)
A non-profit organization committed to improving the practice of occupational
and environmental health through information sharing and collaborative research.
Their web sites has educational resources and links to local Pediatric Environmental
Health Units.
www.aoec.org/
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, (AAFA)
The AAFA site provides educational materials and programs for health
care professionals to use with a variety of audiences. Also available are useful
facts and figures and links to other helpful web sites, helpful allergy information
translated into Spanish, and answers to frequently asked questions.
www.aafa.org/asthmaandallergyinformation
Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP)
NCAMP is a non-profit organization that provides the public with
useful information on pesticides and alternatives to their use. The web site has
fact sheets about specific pesticides, information about pesticide use in schools
and other related topics.
www.beyondpesticides.org/
Bottled Water/Home Water Filter Information
For information on bottled water
www.druc.org/dr03006.htm
Center for Health, Environment and Justice (CHEJ)
CHEJ promotes citizens' rights to environmental justice, the principle that people
have the right to a clean and healthy environment regardless of their race or economic
standing. This site provides assistance with organizing, an on-line bookstore with
pertinent data and information about national campaigns.
www.chej.org/
Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN)
Provides information on the organization's activities to promote a healthy
environment for the fetus and child with consideration of the special vulnerabilities
of children to environmental health hazards, as well as many links to other organizations
that support that mission.
www.cehn.org/
Children’s Health Environmental Coalition Network (CHEC)
CHEC is a charitable, nonprofit organization dedicated to educating
the public, specifically parents and caregivers, about environmental toxins that
affect children's health. The site provides information about toxins in the home.
They have compiled a number of studies that make the link between childhood cancer
environmental toxics.
www.checnet.org/chec/index.html
The Clean Water Action Plan
The key actions described in this Action Plan focus on achieving cleaner water by
strengthening public health protections, targeting watershed protection efforts
at high priority areas, and providing communities with new resources to control
polluted runoff and enhance natural resource stewardship.
http://water.usgs.gov/owq/cleanwater/ufp/
Commonweal
Principal areas of work are with (1) people with cancer and health professionals
who work with people with life-threatening illnesses; (2) children and young adults
with learning and social difficulties, and the childcare professionals who work
with them; and (3) the global search for a healthy and sustainable future.
http://www.commonweal.org/
Consortium for Environmental Education in Medicine (CEEM)
CEEM strives to bring environment and health perspectives into medical
education. This web site has information on workshops, and information on a variety
of resources and tools that support the incorporation of environment and health
perspectives into curricula and programs.
www.ceem.org
Environmental Defense
Environmental Defense is a national nonprofit organization linking science, economics,
solutions environmental problems.
T his site has info on publications, actions steps and a link to Scorecard
http://www.scorecard.org/, an information service on local environmental
conditions by zip code.
www.env ironmentaldefense.org
Environmental Health Coalition
One of the oldest grassroots organizations in the United States, using social change
strategies to achieve environmental justice.
www.environmentalhealth.org/index1.html
EnviRN
EnviR.N. is dedicated to supporting nursing professionals seeking information on
environmental health and nursing.
envirn.u maryland.edu/
The Environmental Working Group
The Environmental Working Group (EWG) is a leading content provider for public interest
groups and concerned citizens who are campaigning to protect the environment.
www.ewg.org/
Extension Toxicology Network (EXTOXNET)
Provides science-based information about pesticides to health care providers
treating pesticide-related health concerns.
ace.ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH)
HCWH is an international coalition of over 270 organizations in 17 countries
dedicated to eliminating environmental pollution from health care. Their web site
has information regarding the environmental impact health care practices have on
the environment and actions to address the problem.
noharm.org
Healthy Drinking Water
Learn about your drinking water, bottled water, water filters, chlorination, fluoridation,
reverse osmosis, distillers and more. Understand the relationship of drinking water
to heart disease and cancer.
www.healthywater.com
HealthySchools Network
Advocates for the protection of children’s environmental health in schools.
Web site offers fact sheets and information packets (usually $3 each) designed by
and for parents with professional and technical reviewers to help parents and others
resolve school environmental problems, or to help schools adopt environmentally
healthier practices.
www.healthyschools.org/
Health Care Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Tool
www.ahrmm.org/info/HCEPT/
National Association of County & City Health Officials (NACCHO)
NACCHO is a nonprofit membership organization serving all of the nearly
3,000 local health departments nationwide—in cities, counties, townships,
and districts. NACCHO provides education, information, research, and technical assistance
to local health departments and facilitates partnerships among local, state, and
federal agencies in order to promote and strengthen public health. Their web site
has a great deal of EH-related topics.
www.naccho.org/
The National Center for Lead-Safe Housing (NCLSH)
NCLSH (The Center) was founded in 1992 to bring the housing, environmental
and public health communities together to combat childhood lead poisoning. The site
provides information on scientific research, technical assistance and training rules,
regulations and policies and immediate strategies to reduce childhood lead poisoning
in high-risk communities. There are other related links and resources.
www.leadsafehousing.org/
National PTA’s Environmental Action & Awareness Program
The Environmental Resource Library provides an assortment of resources
focusing on a healthy environment at home, at school, and in the community.
www.pta.org/programs
Nightingale Institute for Health and the Environment (NIHE)
NIHE assists healthcare professionals to recognize the link between human and environmental
health and their role in creating change in the practices of health care systems
so they have less environmental impact. The web site has publications and links
to other related sites.
www.nihe.org/
Pesticide Action Network of North America (PANNA)
PANNA is a campaign to replace pesticides with ecologically sound alternatives.
This web site acts as a resource library.
www.igc.org/panna/about/about.html
Pesticide Watch
California-based organization, web site provides information about pesticides and
the problems associated with pesticide use. Some useful tools regarding pesticide
use in schools are included.
www.pesticidewatch.org/
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
The Environment and Health section of this web site features facts sheets and news
updates on persistent organic pollutants, drinking water, children’s health
and other environmental health related topics.
www.psr.org/
Sustainable Hospitals
The Sustainable Hospitals Project (SHP) provide technical support to the
healthcare industry for selecting products and work practices that eliminate or
reduce occupational and environmental hazards, maintain quality patient care, and
contain costs.
www.sustainablehospitals.org/
Compiled by Marian Condon
