Government Environmental Health Organizations
Nongovernmental Environmental Health Resources
Environmental Health Education
Childhood Lead Poisoning Resources

Government Environmental Health Organizations
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): Human health and human disease result from three interactive elements: environmental factors, individual susceptibility and age. The mission of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate. The NIEHS achieves its mission through multidisciplinary biomedical research programs, prevention and intervention efforts, and communication strategies that encompass training, education, technology transfer, and community outreach.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov

US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): The EPA establishes and enforces environmental protection standards; Conducts environmental research; Provides assistance to others combating environmental pollution
http://www.epa.gov

National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH): An Agency of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NCEH Mission: To provide national leadership, through science and service, that promotes health and quality of life by preventing or controlling those diseases, birth defects, disabilities, or deaths that result from interactions between people and their environment
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/default.htm

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.
http://www.usgs.gov/

Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry: 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, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, was created by the Superfund Law in 1980.
http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): NIOSH is the Federal agency responsible for conducting research and making recommendations for the prevention of work-related disease and injury. NIOSH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). NIOSH is responsible for conducting research on the full scope of occupational disease and injury ranging from lung disease in miners to carpal tunnel syndrome in computer users.
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/homepage.html

New York State Department of Health: http://www.health.state.ny.us/homens6.html

Non-Government Environmental Health Organizations

World Wildlife Fund: World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is dedicated to protecting the world's wildlife and wildlands. The largest privately supported international conservation organization in the world, WWF has more than 1 million members in the U.S. alone. Since its inception in 1961, WWF has invested in over 13,100 projects in 157 countries. WWF directs its conservation efforts toward three global goals: protecting endangered spaces, saving endangered species, and addressing global threats.
http://www.wwf.org/

Childrens's Environmental Health Network: The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary project whose mission is to promote a healthy environment and protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards.
http://www.cehn.org/

American Lung Association: The mission of the American Lung Association (ALA) is to prevent lung disease and promote lung health by helping those who are already affected by disease, by searching for cures and better treatments, and by protecting all our lungs from the threat of environmental hazards.
http://www.lungusa.org/

Environmental Health Education
US Environmental Protection Agency National Environmental Education Training Program: To meet EPA's goal of supporting the field's efforts to develop and implement quality environmental education programs, EPA awards a multi-year cooperative agreement to a consortia of universities and nonprofit organizations. The universities and organizations deliver training and other support to education professionals, including teachers of kindergarten through 12th grade, nonformal educators, and state and local education and natural resource officials.
http://www.epa.gov/enviroed/educate.html

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) K-12 Education Initiatives: Environmental health science education programs for grades K-12.
http://www.niehs.nih.gov/od/k-12/k12home.htm

Childhood Lead Poisoning Resources

Building Lead-Free Communities: Selected Web Resources
Frederick W. Stoss

COEC-Community Partners