Alliance for Healthy Homes - A non-profit public interest organization dedicated to protecting children from lead poisoning and other in-home hazards. Extensive information on lead safety, related hazards, and policies and other initiatives to address them.
California Environmental Health Investigations Branch - Investigates human exposures to and effects of harmful environmental factors. Fact sheets on several topics and reports on current and past projects and activities.
Center for Ecogenetics and Environmental Health - Specializes in research in gastrointestinal, renal, carcinogenesis, birth defects, neurological diseases, adverse drug reactions, carciovascular and bioinformatics. Includes mission statement, laboratory facilities, and publications [pdf].
Center for Infectious Disease Research And Policy (CIDRAP) - Provides advice, information, and analysis on the prevention, control, and treatment of infectious diseases and in public health preparedness in such areas as bioterrorism and food safety.
EnviroHealthAction - Physicians for Social Responsibility education and action center providing information for health professionals and others interested in environmental health.
Environmental Health Foundation of Canada - The education and research arm of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors. Provides information on mission, goals, history, projects and products.
Environmental Health Policy Committee - Established to coordinate policy development for environmental health activities related to the mission of the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) and its agencies.
Greater Boston Physicians for Social Responsibility - Information to educate on the linkages between environmental exposures and health. Projects on threats to child development, reproductive health, toxic products and air pollution.
Health Care Without Harm - Collaborative campaign for environmentally responsible health care made up of more than 250 organizations. Work to transform the health care industry so it is no longer a source of environmental harm by eliminating pollution in health care. Also information on endocrine disruptors.
IIER WHO Collaborating Centre - Instituto de Investigación de Enfermedades Raras (IIER) is located at the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, in Madrid (Spain). Objective is to build an information system on public health environmental problems that can serve to advise investigators involved in environmental exposures and diseases.
Local Motion - A non profit Michigan organization dedicated to raising awareness of toxins in the environment and their links to negative health consequences, such as cancer. Provides information on programs and activities.
National Environmental Respiratory Center - NERC - A U.S. national research center supported by the EPA, NERC facilitates research to improve the scientific basis for understanding and managing the health risks related to air quality.
Technology and Health Foundation - Canadian charity devoted to educational purposes in the field of environmental health. Provides information about projects and contacts.
Toxic Links Coalition - Group of organizations and individuals concerned about the effects of environmental degradation on human health. History, campaigns and membership information.
UNEP Chemicals - Center for all chemicals-related activities of the United Nations Environment Programme, aimed at helping governments take needed actions for the sound management of chemicals. Information about global monitoring and other activities and concerns.
Washington State Department of Health Environmental Health Programs - Work with local governments and other agencies in the areas of safe drinking water, food and shell fish safety, radiation safety, wastewater management, pesticide exposures, vector borne diseases and general sanitation.
Last update: 3:24 PT, Saturday, May 3, 2008
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