Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
References and resources on occupational and environmental health
www.aoec.org/EducResr.htm
HealthyToys.org
Consumer action guide to toxic chemicals in toys.
www.healthytoys.org
Institute of Medicine
"Nursing, Health and the Environment" Washington DC. National
Academy Press. Available to read online free.
books.nap.edu/catalog/4986.html
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)
Objective: to increase knowledge base of pediatric environmental medicine by providing
a forum for environmental specialists and pediatricians to combine knowledge.
www.aoec.org/pesu.htm
Preventing Harm
This is a resource and action center on children and the environment.
www.preventingharm.org
Pollution in People
A Study of Toxic Chemicals in Washingtonians.
www.pollutioninpeople.org
The Science and Environmental Health Network
Advocates the wise application of science to protecting the environment
and public health. SEHN serves as both network and think tank for the environmental
movement, helping environmental organizations use science in their work, guiding
scientists to public interest research and public service, informing public policy
with science grounded in ethics and logic.
www.sehn.org
TOX TOWN
Tox Town is a project of the Specialized Information Services Division of the National
Library of Medicine and was launched in October 2002. Tox Town is provides information
on:
- everyday locations where toxic chemicals might be found
- non-technical descriptions of chemicals
- links to selected, authoritative chemical information on the Internet
- how the environment can impact human health
- Internet resources on environmental health topics
www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/town/main.html
Toxic Free Legacy Coalition
The Toxic Free Legacy Coalition has established a database of healthy toys
for children
TOXNET
Cluster of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals, and related areas.
www.toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
Trust for America's Health
Trust for America's Health is a national non-profit organization whose
mission is to protect the health and safety of all communities from current and
emerging health threats by strengthening the fundamentals of our public health defenses.
healthyamericans.org
University of Maryland School of Nursing
a one-stop shop created by the University of Maryland School of Nursing for nurses
interested in environmental health.
enviRN.umaryland.edu
Compiled by Brenda M Afzal, RN, MS, Environmental Health Education
Center, University of Maryland School of Nursing
