Public Health Resources

Study finds link between long-term exposure to air pollution and emphysema   - Long-term exposure to air pollution was linked to increases in emphysema between 2000 and 2018, according to a new study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Air pollution associated with increase in NICU admissions   - Exposure to air pollution just before birth appeared to increase the odds that an infant would spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

An Online Geographic Data Visualization Tool to Relate Preterm Births to Environmental Factors   - Article describes a collaborative effort to create an online geographic data visualization tool using open software to explore preterm birth in Fresno County, where rates are the highest in California. The tool incorporates information on births, environmental exposures, sociodemographic characteristics, the built environment, and access to care. (Preventing Chronic Disease, CDC)

Fires, Smoke Exposure, and Public Health: An Integrative Framework to Maximize Health Benefits from Peatland Restoration   - Study assessed the public health benefits in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore from policies to reduce fires by integrating information on fire emissions, atmospheric transport patterns, and population exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5). (RAND Corporation)

Pollution and pregnancy — social media Q and A   - On Aug. 15, experts from NIEHS and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) will be available via the Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) platform to answer your questions about air pollution exposures faced by parents before and during pregnancy and the health of children. (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, NIH)

Modern Wildfires Pose New Health Risks For Firefighters   - As California’s wildfire season gets underway in earnest this month — with crews working to contain a 14,000-acre blaze in rugged Modoc County on the Oregon border — new research underscores the risks that modern wildfires pose to firefighters’ long-term health. (Kaiser Health News (KHN))

Asthma cases dropped when air pollution declined   - Decreases in outdoor air pollutants over a 21-year period in Southern California were associated with 20% fewer asthma diagnoses in children. The results support the idea that cleaner air can reduce the number of new asthma cases. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Revising State Law To Protect Children from Lead Exposure   - Maine reduced the blood lead level that triggers home lead inspections, resulting in removal of more lead hazards and reduced lead levels in children. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

New Heat Wave Threatens Public Health in Cities, States   - As a heat wave clamps down on much of the nation, cities are scurrying to provide shelter and assistance to the most vulnerable: the homeless and the elderly. (Pew Charitable Trusts)

NIH study links air pollution to increase in newborn intensive care admissions   - Infants born to women exposed to high levels of air pollution in the week before delivery are more likely to be admitted to a newborn intensive care unit (NICU), suggests an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

The State of Climate Adaptation in Public Health: An Assessment of 16 U.S. States   - Report assesses the state of climate adaptation planning and implementation for climate-related threats to public health in 16 U.S. states – Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, and Wisconsin. (Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange)

Using web data to improve surveillance for heat sensitive health outcomes   - This study aims to investigate the relationship between heat-related web searches, social media messages, and heat-related health outcomes. (BioMed Central)

July 8-12 is 2019 National Environmental Public Health Tracking Awareness Week   - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is sponsoring the fourth annual National Environmental Public Health Tracking Week during July 8-12, 2019. CDC, state and local health departments, and national partners are coming together to highlight environmental health issues important to improving the health of our nation and to recognize the work of the Tracking Program. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Momentum builds across US to replace lead water pipes: Water contamination an issue for millions   - Many U.S communities are finding cost-effective ways to pay for replacement of lead service lines, and dozens of other communities have already completed work. (The Nation's Health)

Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks — United States, 2009–2017   - During 2009–2017, 444 cryptosporidiosis outbreaks, resulting in 7,465 cases were reported by 40 states and Puerto Rico. The number of reported outbreaks has increased an average of approximately 13% per year. Leading causes include swallowing contaminated water in pools or water playgrounds, contact with infected cattle, and contact with infected persons in child care settings. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR))

Video Games Offer Clues to Help Curb Animal Disease Outbreaks   - As Asia and Europe battle African swine fever outbreaks, University of Vermont research shows how farmers’ risk attitudes affect the spread of infectious animal diseases and offers a first-of-its kind model for testing disease control and prevention strategies. (University of Vermont)

Life and Breath report   - Scientists from the MPCA and the Department of Health (MDH) have taken an in-depth look at how air pollution impacts people throughout Minnesota at a county level in a new report. (Minnesota Department of Health)

Neighborhood Risk and Hospital Use for Pediatric Asthma, Rhode Island, 2005–2014   - Study assesses the association between negative neighborhood factors (ie, neighborhood risk) and pediatric asthma hospital use. (Preventing Chronic Disease, CDC)

A Multicomponent, Multi-Trigger Intervention to Enhance Asthma Control in High-Risk African American Children   - Study evaluated the effectiveness and feasibility of implementation of a multicomponent, multi-trigger (MCMT) intervention through a public health department in a high risk population of African American children. (Preventing Chronic Disease, CDC)

The National Health Security Preparedness Index 2019 Key Findings (May 2019)   - Results from the 2019 release of the National Health Security Preparedness Index indicate that readiness for disasters, disease outbreaks, and other emergencies continued to improve in 2018, but current levels of health security remain far from optimal. The national Index reached 6.7 out of 10 in 2018, representing a 3.1 percent improvement over the prior year and a 11.7 percent improvement since 2013. (National Health Security Preparedness Index (NHSPI))

Hurricane-Associated Mold Exposures Among Patients at Risk for Invasive Mold Infections After Hurricane Harvey — Houston, Texas, 2017   - Among a convenience sample of immunosuppressed residents in the Hurricane Harvey-affected area of Houston, Texas, 49% engaged in cleanup activities in water-damaged or mold-contaminated homes. Use of respiratory protection was low. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR))

A scoping study on the link between exposure to or interaction with the natural environment and mental health outcomes   - The aim of this study was to identify, analyse and synthesise available scientific literature related to the following research question: 'Is there an association between exposure to or interaction with the natural environment and mental health outcomes?' A scoping review of reviews was used. (RAND Corporation)

Healthy and Safe Swimming Week — May 20–26, 2019   - This year’s Healthy and Safe Swimming Week theme, “Pool Chemistry for Healthy and Safe Swimming,” focuses on preventing pool chemical injuries. Pool chemicals prevent the spread of germs that cause illnesses and disease outbreaks; however, these same chemicals can cause injuries if mishandled. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR))

Pool Chemical Injuries in Public and Residential Settings — United States, 2008–2017, and New York, 2018   - During 2015–2017, pool chemical injuries led to an estimated 13,508 U.S. emergency department visits, approximately one third of which occurred in persons aged <18 years. Most injuries occurred at a residence, and two thirds occurred during the summer swimming season (Memorial Day weekend through Labor Day). (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR))

National Healthy Homes Month June 2019   - This year's theme, Growing Up Safe and Healthy: 5 Minutes to a Healthy Home focuses on the opportunity to protect current and future generations of children from the exposures to lead from contaminated paint, dust and soil; through the importance of home assessments and the impact it has on your health. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD))

Disaster Exposure and Mental Health Among Puerto Rican Youths After Hurricane Maria   - Study determines the magnitude of disaster exposure and mental health outcomes among Puerto Rican youths after Hurricane Maria. (American Medical Association (AMA))

Vector Control Collaborative for Hurricane-Affected States: Request for Applications   - NACCHO and the CDC have established the Vector Control Collaborative to match local vector control programs from hurricane-affected states (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TX) that have demonstrated expertise in core capabilities with vector control programs looking for guidance, tools, and recommendations to build program capabilities. NACCHO intends to award up to six entities with a maximum of $10,000 each to form mentorship pairs that will improve participant capacity to address vector-borne diseases, with an emphasis on mosquito and tick-borne disease prevention. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Using Population Health Measures to Evaluate the Environmental Burden of Cancer at the County Level   - Burden of disease is often defined by using epidemiologic measures. However, there may be latent aspects of disease burden that are not factored into these types of estimates. This study quantified environmental burden of disease by using population health indicators and exploratory factor analysis at the county level across the United States. (Preventing Chronic Disease, CDC)

Why we need park equity   - Parks, trails, community gardens, and other urban green spaces serve as fundamental building blocks to create healthy, vibrant communities. In principle, public parks belong to everyone. In practice, access to parks and recreation areas is anything but equal. Many communities with low household incomes and communities of color have few—or no—green spaces, and existing parks and recreation areas may be poorly maintained, understaffed, unwelcoming, and unsafe. (Prevention Institute)

1 in 4 health care facilities lacks basic water services – UNICEF, WHO   - One in four health care facilities around the world lacks basic water services, impacting over 2 billion people, according to a new report by WHO and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP). (United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF))

FDA In Brief: FDA proposes updated standards for fluoride added to bottled water to maximize health benefits while avoiding excess exposure   - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today released a proposed rule, “Proposed Rule to Revise the Allowable Level of Fluoride in Bottled Water to which Fluoride Has Been Added,” to lower the allowable level of fluoride in bottled water to which fluoride is added by the manufacturer to 0.7 mg/L to be consistent with the 2015 recommendation by the U.S. Public Health Service (PHS) for community water systems that add fluoride for the prevention of dental caries. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HHS)

Building and Measuring Community Resilience: Actions for Communities and the Gulf Research Program (2019)   - Report summarizes the existing portfolio of relevant or related resilience measurement efforts and notes gaps and challenges associated with them. It describes how some communities build and measure resilience and offers four key actions that communities could take to build and measure their resilience in order to address gaps identified in current community resilience measurement efforts. (National Academies Press)

A Critical Connection: The Water and Healthcare/Public Health Sectors (December 2018)   - During emergencies, water utilities, healthcare facilities, nursing homes, public health agencies, primacy agencies and local emergency managers should work together to minimize detrimental impacts to public health caused by disruptions in drinking water and wastewater services. Early planning and communications are vital. Facilities such as hospitals need safe drinking water to care for patients, perform surgeries and sterilize instruments, especially when an emergency strikes a community. Water utilities need to know how they can best assist and advise their critical healthcare customers. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Global Environment Outlook 6   - Report outlines the current state of the environment, illustrates possible future environmental trends and analyses the effectiveness of policies. It emphasizes that urgent and inclusive action is needed by decision makers at all levels to achieve a healthy planet with healthy people. (United Nations (UN))

Leaders in Reducing Lead in Drinking Water   - This interactive website allows you to explore communities across the country and learn about their programs to reduce lead in drinking water systems. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children   - A new study finds vitamin D may be protective among asthmatic obese children living in urban environments with high indoor air pollution. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

EPA Releases First Major Update to Chemicals List in 40 Years   - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an update of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Inventory listing the chemicals that are actively being manufactured, processed and imported in the United States. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Explore Your Environment with the Updated Data Explorer   - CDC’s Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking Network) is a Web-based system that connects people with a wide variety of vital public health information that can be used to plan, apply, and evaluate actions to prevent and control environmentally-related diseases. The Program’s recently redesigned Data Explorer is one available tool that provides easy-to-use data tools and visualizations, allowing users to stay informed and quickly share environmental health information. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

State of Water Preparedness: A 2018 Scan of Water Preparedness and Response Infrastructure in State and Territorial Health Agencies   - In spring 2018, ASTHO surveyed state and territorial directors of public health preparedness and environmental health to learn more about their protocols, tools, resources, infrastructure, and gaps related to drinking water emergency preparedness and response. Fact sheet summarizes the survey. (Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO))

Characterizing the Roles and Skill Gaps of the Environmental Health Workforce in State and Local Health Departments   - Data from the 2014 Public Health Workforce Interests and Needs Survey were used to describe the self-reported roles, important daily work tasks, and skill gaps of environmental health workers and to compare and contrast these characteristics between state health agencies and local health departments. (National Environmental Health Association)

National Indian Health Board Seeks to Illuminate Indigenous Knowledge Regarding Environmental Health   - The National Indian Health Board is convening listening sessions with Tribal Leaders and Tribal Health Organizations to discuss environmental health concerns in Tribal Nations and share innovative ways to address the concerns identified; and share the perspectives of Tribal Leaders and Tribal Health Organizations with CDC and NIHB leadership to inform the development of national program and policies (National Indian Health Board)

Improving Radon Testing through Community Collaboration   - In honor of National Radon Action Month in January, post highlights the Linn County, Iowa’s radon test kit distribution program, which was recognized as a Promising Practice through NACCHO’s Model Practices program in 2017. (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))

Environmental justice and drinking water quality: are there socioeconomic disparities in nitrate levels in U.S. drinking water?   - The goals of this study are to identify determinants of nitrate concentrations in U.S. community water systems (CWSs) and to evaluate disparities related to wealth or race/ethnicity. (Springer)

Greener Guidance: Innovative Funding   - This is the fifth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column, which discusses non-grant funding opportunities. (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))

Environmental Engineering for the 21st Century: Addressing Grand Challenges (2018)   - Report identifies the biggest global challenges over the next several decades for which the expertise of environmental engineers will be needed. The study also describes how the environmental engineering field—and colleges and universities—might evolve to better address those challenges. (National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM))

Achieving Equity in Lead Poisoning Prevention Policy Making   - A report synthesizing deliberations from a national meeting to improve the consideration of equity in lead poisoning prevention policy making. (Human Impact Partners)

Lead in Spices, Herbal Remedies, and Ceremonial Powders Sampled from Home Investigations for Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels — North Carolina, 2011–2018   - A North Carolina study of lead content in spices, herbal remedies, and ceremonial powders in homes of children with elevated blood lead levels found that 28.8% of samples contained ≥1 mg/kg lead, suggesting contaminated products might represent an important source of childhood lead exposure. A survey instrument was created to collect information on product origin and consumption. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR))

Smoke-Filled Snapshot: California Wildfire Generates Dangerous Air Quality For Millions   - On November 16, air quality readings in several cities, including Sacramento, Modesto and Chico, spiked into “hazardous” territory. But the risks extended much farther away. Residents of San Francisco Bay Area communities couldn’t see the city’s iconic skyline because of the intense smoke. (Kaiser Health News (KHN))

NLM’s ToxMystery Resource Retiring on December 31, 2018   - NLM has announced that ToxMystery, a game about chemicals in the household, will be retired on December 31, 2018. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Foodborne illness source attribution estimates for 2016 for Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter using multi-year outbreak surveillance data,United States (November 2018)   - The Interagency Food Safety Analytics Collaboration (IFSAC), a collaboration between the USDA, FDA, and CDC, developed a method to estimate the sources of foodborne illness using outbreak data from 1998 through the most recent year for four priority pathogens: Salmonella, Escherichia coli O157, Listeria monocytogenes, and Campylobacter. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Legionella Program Survey Available Now - Share Your Experience   - n response to the significant increase in the number of reported cases of legionellosis over the past two decades, NEHA is conducting a nationwide assessment of the role of environmental health programs in Legionella outbreak investigations and mitigation. NEHA is seeking information from environmental health professionals with the goal of using responses to identify best practices in developing a model Legionella program. (National Environmental Health Association)

City-Specific Check-Up for Children Reports   - These five Check-Up for Children reports for Baltimore, Boston, Little Rock, Minneapolis, and Philadelphia show that hardship-free children and caregivers are healthier and are more likely to thrive. (Children's HealthWatch)

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2018   - NLPPW, held October 21-27, 2018, is a call to action to bring together families, individuals, community-based organizations, state and local governments and others, to increase lead poisoning prevention awareness and increase efforts to reduce childhood exposure to lead. (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD))

New Website Design for Tox Town   - The National Library of Medicine is pleased to announce a new design for the Tox Town website, which provides consumer-level information on everyday locations and situations where toxic chemical exposure might occur. The new design, informed by extensive user research has: enhanced search optimization and improved readability. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

3rd Annual Children’s Environmental Health Day: October 11, 2018   - Thursday, October 11th, 2018 is Children’s Environmental Health (CEH) Day. The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) established CEH Day in 2016, to be observed on the second Thursday of every October, to raise awareness and incite action regarding the importance of safe and healthy environments for all children. (Children's Environmental Health Network)

Home visits helping to reduce asthma disparities: Addressing triggers   - Home visits, in which community health workers come to people’s homes to assess potential asthma triggers and offer holistic solutions to illness, can be especially beneficial to low-income families who may lack the resources and support to make their homes conducive to easy breathing. (The Nation's Health)

The Public Health Impacts of Gaza's Water Crisis   - This report describes the relationship between Gaza's water problems and its energy challenges and examines the implications of this water crisis for public health. (RAND Corporation)

NSF, NIEHS award $30 million for new research on links among oceans, lakes and human health   - To study the effects of harmful algae blooms and other ocean and Great Lakes pathogens, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), one of the National Institutes of Health, have awarded new grants totaling $30 million. The grants fund research on ecosystems in the oceans and in the Great Lakes Basin. (National Science Foundation)

Medicaid Coverage of Guidelines-Based Asthma Care Across 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, 2016-2017   - Project tracked coverage for 7 areas of guidelines-based asthma care and 9 barriers related to accessing care in Medicaid programs for all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Results from the Project show a lack of consistent and comprehensive coverage across states, as well as coverage-related challenges to accessing asthma care within states. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

CDC's Tracking Network in Action: Extreme Heat   - CDC's Environmental Public Health Tracking Network provides data and tools that you can use to see how extreme heat may affect your health. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Medicaid and CHIP Levers to Promote Lead Screening and Treatment: Indiana's Experience   - This study explores Indiana's efforts to promote lead screening and treatment within its Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program. (National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP))

PHF Partners with Tribes to Support Tribal Drinking Water Program Improvement   - The Public Health Foundation (PHF), with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Environmental Health, is collaborating to provide technical assistance and training for Tribal drinking water programs around the country. (Public Health Foundation (PHF))

Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis-Attributable Years of Potential Life Lost to Life Expectancy and Potential Life Lost Before Age 65 Years - United States, 1999-2016   - During 1999-2016, the mean CWP-attributable years of potential life lost per decedent increased from 8.1 to 12.6 years, likely because of increased severity and rapid progression of CWP. (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR))

K-12 Education: Lead Testing of School Drinking Water Would Benefit from Improved Federal Guidance   - GAO was asked to review school practices for lead testing and remediation. This report examines the extent to which (1) school districts are testing for, finding, and remediating lead in drinking water; (2) states are supporting these efforts; and (3) federal agencies are supporting state and school district efforts. (U.S. Government Accountability Office)

Environmental Health & Toxicology   - This site is a comprehensive toxicology and environmental health resource that includes access to resources produced by SIS and by other government agencies and organizations. This site includes links to databases, bibliographies, tutorials, and other scientific and consumer-oriented resources. SIS also is responsible for the Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET®) (National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division)

Hurricane Response Hub   - The Hurricane Response Hub (HRH) initiative is a coordinated effort among federal, state, and local public health organizations to facilitate training, technical assistance, and information sharing to enhance ongoing environmental and occupational health recovery in jurisdictions affected by the 2017 Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, and Maria. (National Network of Public Health Institutes)

Office of Health Assessment and Translation   - This site contains basic information on environmental chemicals, physical substances, and mixtures. (National Toxicology Program)

A Blueprint for Protecting Children's Environmental Health: An Urgent Call to Action   - The Blueprint emphasizes urgent action to make children's health a priority for the US, outlining the steps that are necessary for progress towards protecting children's environmental health, and for developing a solid foundation to support future commitments moving forward. It is a high-level resource that is available to assist leaders in communities and the children's environmental health field in prioritizing the needs of children. (Children's Environmental Health Network)

A Community Health Worker Model to Address Childhood Asthma: Perspectives of Program Participants (2017)   - Report focuses on a New York City community health worker program to provide services and support to address unhealthy living conditions, as a means to reduce the prevalence of childhood asthma. (New York Academy of Medicine)

America's Children and the Environment (ACE)   - Provides access to quantitative information from a variety of sources to show trends in levels of environmental contaminants in air, water, food, and soil; concentrations of contaminants measured in the bodies of mothers and children; and childhood diseases that may be influenced by environmental factors. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

America's Children and the Environment: A First view of Available Measures   - (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Asthma (CDC)   - This site contains information on NCEH's Asthma Control Program for children and adolescents, asthma statistics, funding information, and a speaker's kit. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Asthma (EPA)   - This site contains information on environmental triggers of asthma and other upper respiratory illnesses. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Asthma (NCEH)   - This site contains links to numerous resources including a description of CDC's activities related to asthma control, asthma data, asthma resources from other organizations, and resources such as a speaker's kit on asthma. (National Center for Environmental Health, CDC)

Asthma (NCHS)   - This site contains statistics on asthma and links to other resources on asthma. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Asthma (NEEF)   - The Pediatric Asthma Initiative serves to integrate environmental management of asthma into pediatric medical and nursing education and practice through our "Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers" and other pediatric asthma resources (National Environmental Education Foundation)

CDC Children's Environmental Health   - Data and information about children's environmental health issues including asthma, lead poisoning, cancer, developmental disabilities, and socioeconomic conditions. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Child Health Care Quality Toolbox   - This online resource is intended to help state and local policymakers and program directors and staff answer questions about measuring health care performance in child health programs. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), HHS)

Children's Environmental Health   - This site contains a listing of Minnesota's Department of Health extensive programs on children's environmental health including exposure to lead, mercury, pesticides and other hazardous chemicals. (Minnesota Department of Health)

Children's Environmental Health Center (CEHC)   - The Center for Children's Health and the Environment's mission is to promote the health of children by conducting environmental health and policy research. This site contains fact sheets, reports, testimony, and press releases on a variety of children's environmental health issues. (Mount Sinai, School of Medicine)

Children's Environmental Health Network (CEHN)   - CEHN is a national multidisciplinary project dedicated to protect the fetus and the child from environmental hazards and promote a healthy environment. This site provides an overview of children's environmental health issues, a Training Manual on Pediatric Environmental Health, and a resource guide of related programs, projects and organizations.

Children's Environmental Health Training Modules   - Training modules on CEH topics such as air pollution, lead, pesticides, among others. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Children's Health Resources   - Articles and resources on children's environmental health from NIEHS' open access journal,Environmental Health Perspectives. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH)

Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education   - ATSDR created the Choose Safe Places for Early Care and Education program to encourage thoughtful consideration about where to locate Early Childhood Education programs. It gives towns, cities, and states a framework to adopt practices that will make sure ECE programs are located away from chemical hazards. (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC, HHS)

Council on Environmental Health   - The AAP's Council on Environmental Health focuses on issues relating to environmental health and toxic exposures. This site contains policy statements made by this Council including environmental tobacco smoke, blood lead level, and respiratory hazards for infants and children. (American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP))

Don't Pollute My Future! The Impact of the Environment on Children's Health (2017)   - Report provides an analysis of the health impacts and mortality in children due to environmental exposures, interventions for select diseases, economic evaluations, and sustainable development goals which provide targets for reducing the disease burden in children from environmental risks. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes (ECHO) Program   - A program that will evaluate environmental exposures (physical, chemical, biological, social, behavioral, natural and built environments) on child health and development. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Health Information on Asthma   - Information, fact sheets, and other publications for health professionals and the general public on asthma. (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH)

Inheriting a sustainable world: Atlas on children's health and the environment (2017)   - Publication provides a look at the continuing and emerging challenges to children's environmental health, mapping changes in major environmental hazards due to increasing urbanization, industrialization, globalization, and climate change, as well as efforts in the health sector to reduce children's environmental exposures. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Kids Environment Kids Health   - A resource for kids, parents, and teachers to find fun and educational materials related to health, science, and the environment we live in today. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH)

MedlinePlus:  Asthma in Children   - This site contains links to consumer health resources on asthma. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)   - NCBDDD seeks to promote optimal fetal, infant, and child development; prevent birth defects and childhood developmental disabilities; and enhance the quality of life and prevent secondary conditions among children, adolescents, and adults who are living with a disability. This site contains information on NCBDDD activities on the etiology and prevention of birth defects, including fetal alcohol syndrome and neural tube defects, and the role of environmental factors in children and youth with disabilities. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Partner and Other Environmental Medicine Resources - Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units   - This site provides summaries of ATSDR child health programs, such as the Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units, as well as links to Toxicology Profiles and Public Health Assessments. (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC, HHS)

Pediatric Environment Health Toolkit   - This toolkit provides evidence-based overviews on environmental health hazards, guidance based on child age, examples of everyday environmental interactions for children, and steps clinicians and parents can take to decrease harmful exposure. (Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU))

Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSU)   - PEHSU is an established network that has been developed to provide education and consultation for health professionals, public health professionals and others about the topic of children's environmental health.

Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit   - Reference guides for health providers and health education materials on preventing exposures to toxic chemicals and other substances that affect infant and child health. (Physicians for Social Responsibility)

Protecting Children's Environmental Health   - This site contains information on environmental factors in childhood cancers, developmental and neurological programs, and health effects of pesticides, metals and other hazardous substances. The site also focuses on current EPA activities in these areas on the local, state, federal, and international levels. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Protecting the Health of Children: A National Snapshot of Environmental Health Services (2019)   - Report provides a snapshot of how accessible children's environmental health information and services are across the country. (American Public Health Association (APHA))

Southeast Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit   - This is the site for one of several pediatric environmental health clinics providing information and consultation to health professionals on children's environmental health issues. Links to Teaching Materials, History of Children's Environmental Health, Other Resources, and Bibliography sections of the web site were described and demonstrated in the live satellite broadcast. (Emory University)

The Children's Environmental Health Institute (CEHI)   - CEHI is a nonprofit educational organization working to ensure a healthy, just and sustainable future for all children. CEHI's primary mission is to foster collaborative initiatives to reduce and ultimately eliminate environmental exposures that can undermine the health of current and future generations. The website provides information about the Learning and Developmental Disability Initiative, the Partnership for Children's Health and the Environment, and the Collaborative on Health and the Environment.

The Role of Local Health Departments in Promoting Children's Environmental Health at Early Care and Education Centers (June 2018)   - Results from an exploratory assessment to determine how local health departments (LHDs) work with ECE centers to prevent children's exposure to environmental hazards. (National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO))

WHO Children's Environmental Health   - This website contains WHO's work on children's environmental health, including national profiles, children's environmental health indicators, capacity building, and collaborative research efforts. The site also provides access to publications, statistics, and fact sheets on children's environmental health. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Hazardous Substances Data Bank   - TOXNET is an integrated system of toxicology and environmental health databases that includes access to the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB). The audience was reminded to consider searching HSDB for additional information on mercury and its effects on pregnancy and/or children.

AIRNow   - Developed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the National Park Service (NPS), and tribal, state, and local agencies to provide the public with easy access to national air quality information. The Web site offers daily Air Quality Index (AQI) forecasts as well as real-time AQI conditions for over 300 cities across the US, and provides links to more detailed State and local air quality Web sites. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Air Topics   - Learn about the many ways air pollution can harm both your health and the atmosphere and what you can do to help protect the air we breath. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Enviro-Health Links - Outdoor Air Pollution   - Links to information resources on outdoor air pollution and its possible effects on health. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Environmental Asthma Triggers: A Training for Public Health Professionals   - This training was developed for public health professionals, to enable them to help people with asthma in eliminating or reducing the seven most common environmental exposures that can worsen asthma. (University of North Carolina (UNC) Gillings School of Global Public Health)

Health Effects Institute   - Independent research organization that provides scientific information on the health effects of air pollution. (Health Effects Institute)

National Air Quality: Status and Trends of Key Air Pollutants   - Website provides the status and trends for six air quality pollutants: carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), and sulfur dioxide. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Our Nation's Air (2018)   - Report summarizes the nation's air quality status and trends through 2017. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Smoke Ready Toolbox for Wildfires   - Public health officials can use the resources in the Smoke Ready Toolbox to help educate the public about the risks of smoke exposure and actions people can take to protect their health. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

State of the Air   - Local air quality rankings for cities and counties in the U.S. (American Lung Association)

American Water Resources Association   - The American Water Resources Association is a non-profit professional association dedicated to water resources management, research and education. This site includes links to conferences and publications related to water resources.

CDC Healthy Water   - Provides information on water quality including chemical contaminants in drinking water, well water quality and waterborne diseases. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Database of Literature on Oil Spills and Public Health   - A searchable literature review, in spreadsheet format, on the health impacts of oil spills. The objective of the review, first published in 2016 and updated in May 2019, was to identify both what was already known about the effects of oil spills and gaps in our knowledge. (Consortium for Resilient Gulf Communities (CRGC))

Drinking Water Action Plan   - The EPA has released an action plan to increase safety and reliability of drinking water with six priority areas: clean water equity, increased transparency, reducing lead risks, addressing unregulated contaminants, strengthening source water protection, and advancing oversight for the Safe Drinking Water Act. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

EPA's Study of Hydraulic Fracturing for Oil and Gas and Its Potential Impact on Drinking Water Resources (2016)   - This final assessment reviewed the available scientific literature and data to assess the potential for activities in the hydraulic fracturing water cycle to impact the quality or quantity of drinking water resources, and to identify factors that affect the frequency or severity of those impacts. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Enviro-Health Links: Water Pollution   - Resources on drinking water, water pollution, bottled water, water regulations and standards, disinfection byproducts, and Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products as Pollutants (PPCPs). (National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division)

Lead Service Line Replacement Collaborative   - This site provides information and resources to help communities facilitate full lead service line replacement, including a roadmap for public health professionals to promote clean water and engage their communities. (Children's Environmental Health Network)

MedlinePlus - Drinking Water   - (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

National Drinking Water Clearinghouse   - The National Drinking Water Clearinghouse (NDWC) at West Virginia University is a public service organization that collects, develops, and distributes timely drinking water-related information. (West Virginia University, National Environmental Services Center)

The Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC): An All-inclusive Model Public Swimming Pool and Spa Code   - The Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) is a voluntary guidance document based on science and best practices that can help local and state authorities and the aquatics sector make swimming and other water activities healthier and safer. States and localities can use the MAHC to create or update existing pool codes to reduce risk for outbreaks, drowning, and pool-chemical injuries. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

USGS Water Resources of the United States   - Hydrologic and water-quality information including water data, publications, maps, and recent water projects and events. (U.S. Geological Survey)

Water Finance Clearinghouse   - A web portal to help communities locate information and resources that will assist them in making informed decisions for their drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure needs. Clearinghouse includes two searchable databases: one of available funding sources for water infrastructure and the other resources, reports, weblinks, and webinars on financing mechanisms and approaches that can help communities access capital to meet their water infrastructure needs. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Water Sanitation Hygiene   - WHO works on aspects of water, sanitation and hygiene where the health burden is high, where interventions could make a major difference and where the present state of knowledge is poor. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Water Topics   - The Office of Ground Water and Drinking Water (OGWDW), together with states, tribes, and its many partners, protects public health by ensuring safe drinking water and protecting ground water. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Water and Agriculture Information Center (WAIC)   - The Center collects, organizes, and provides access to scientific findings, educational methodologies, and public policy issues related to water quality and agriculture. (National Agricultural Library, USDA)

Western Waters Digital Library   - Provides access to digital collections of significant primary and secondary resources on water in the western United States. (Greater Western Library Alliance)

What’s in Our Water? New Research on Forever Chemicals in Drinking Water and Their Public Health Implications   - On this week's episode of On the Evidence, we speak with Cindy Hu, a data scientist at Mathematica, who studies how humans are exposed to and affected by this class of emerging contaminants in drinking water. We discuss the prevalence of these chemicals in our drinking water, as well as their health implications and ways to address them through public policy. (Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.)

When Every Drop Counts: Protecting Public Health during Drought Conditions-A Guide for Public Health Professionals   - This publication is intended to assist public health officials, practitioners, and other stakeholders in their efforts first to understand and then to prepare for drought in their communities. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

ATSDR Toxic Substances Portal   - Access to information about toxic substances, related health effects, and exposure risks. (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC, HHS)

Analyzing the Life Cycle of Chemicals   - EPA is combining different types of data to characterize impacts of chemicals to human health and the environment. The research is generating chemical, biological and toxicological information to advance the understanding of relationships between chemical characteristics and potential impacts of use. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Comptox Chemicals Dashboard   - Dashboard provides a searchable interface to over 875,000 chemical structures, including bioactivity, toxicity, exposure, and literature. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Haz-Map   - Occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the adverse effects of workplace exposures to chemical and biological agents. (National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division)

Household Products Database   - Health & Safety Information on Household Products. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

NLM Resources on Toxicology   - Provides access to all of NLM's toxicology databases including TOXNET and other resources for professionals, students and the public. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)   - The mission of the National Center for Toxicological Research is to conduct peer-reviewed scientific research that supports and anticipates the FDA's current and future regulatory needs. This involves fundamental and applied research specifically designed to define biological mechanisms of action underlying the toxicity of products regulated by the FDA. This research is aimed at understanding critical biological events in the expression of toxicity and at developing methods to improve assessment of human exposure, susceptibility and risk. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HHS)

National Toxicology Program (NTP)   - The NTP is an interagency program whose mission is to evaluate agents of public health concern by developing and applying tools of modern toxicology and molecular biology. The program maintains an objective, science-based approach in dealing with critical issues in toxicology and is committed to using the best science available to prioritize, design, conduct, and interpret its studies. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS))

PubMed Toxicology Subset   - PubMed search strategy specific to journal articles on toxicology. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

TOXMAP   - Creates nationwide and local area maps to show the amount and location of toxic chemicals released into the environment. Data is derived from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which provides information on the releases of toxic chemicals into the environment and the Superfund Program, which identifies land that has been contaminated by hazardous waste. (National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division)

Tox Town   - An interactive guide to commonly encountered toxic substances and environmental health risks. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

ToxFAQs   - ATSDR ToxFAQs is a series of summaries about hazardous substances excerpted from ATSDR Toxicological Profiles and Public Health Statements. Each fact sheet serves as a quick and easy- to-understand guide. Answers are provided to the most frequently asked questions (FAQs) about exposure to hazardous substances found at hazardous waste sites and the effects of exposure on human health. (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC, HHS)

Toxic Chemicals, Toxicity Testing: Consensus Reports   - Reports on toxic chemicals and toxicity testing that are produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task. (National Academy of Sciences)

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Explorer   - The TRI database contains information concerning waste management activities and the release of toxic chemicals by facilities that manufacture, process, or use toxic materials. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

2018 Report of the Lancet Countdown   - The Lancet Countdown's 2018 report tracks 41 indicators across five key domains in health and climate change. (The Lancet)

Uncovering Environmental Health: An Initial Assessment of the Profession’s Health Department Workforce and Practice (June 2019)   - Study identified environmental health professional demographics, characteristics, education, practice areas, and aspects of leadership and satisfaction. (National Environmental Health Association)

America's Children and the Environment (ACE)   - Provides access to quantitative information from a variety of sources to show trends in levels of environmental contaminants in air, water, food, and soil; concentrations of contaminants measured in the bodies of mothers and children; and childhood diseases that may be influenced by environmental factors. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program   - Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) is the ongoing collection, integration, analysis, and interpretation of data about environmental hazards, exposure to environmental hazards, and human health effects potentially related to exposure to environmental hazards. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Community Reception Center Electronic Data Collection Tool (CRC eTool)   - The CRC eTool is designed to collect, analyze, visualize, and securely exchange population monitoring data, including demographics, radiation contamination measurements, radiation exposure assessment, and health outcomes. It is created using the Epi Info™ 7 platform and can be implemented using a local area network to include laptops, tablets, and cell phones. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST)   - The Community-Focused Exposure and Risk Screening Tool (C-FERST) provides access to resources that can be used to help communities learn more about their environmental issues and risks. Users can view a community's environment, compare community environmental conditions, explore and learn about environmental issues, plan projects with community guides, and participate in the C-FERST User Forum. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Comprehensive Epidemiologic Data Resource (CEDR)   - CEDR is a public-use repository of data from occupational and environmental health studies of workers at DOE facilities and nearby community residents. (U.S. Department of Energy (DOE))

Data Resources   - CDC's one-stop shop for environmental public health data. This site provides a reference list of nationally funded data systems that have a relationship to environmental public health. (National Center for Environmental Health, CDC)

EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE)   - EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) is an interactive resource that shows how the condition of the environment and human health in the United States is changing over time. The ROE presents the best available indicators of national trends in five theme areas of interest to EPA: Air, Water, Land, Human Exposure and Health, and Ecological Condition. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

EnviroAtlas   - Interactive resources that allow users to discover, analyze, and download data, maps, and other information on ecosystems. EnviroAtlas can be used to inform decision-making at multiple scales. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

EnviroMapper for Envirofacts   - The EnviroMapper for Envirofacts tool combines interactive maps and aerial photography to display various types of environmental information, including air releases, drinking water, toxic releases, hazardous wastes, water discharge permits, and Superfund sites. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

GIS at the CDC   - Online spatial data access system that provides members of the public health community and general public access to spatial data that is pertinent to the analysis and exploration of public health issues. (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), CDC, HHS)

Healthy People 2010 Data: DATA2010   - DATA2010 is an interactive database system developed by staff of the Division of Health Promotion Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics and contains the most recent monitoring data for tracking Healthy People 2010 goals. (National Center for Health Statistics, CDC)

Metadata Access Tool for Climate and Health (MATCH)   - Online tool for researchers that offers centralized access to metadata ‐ standardized contextual information ‐ about thousands of government-held datasets related to health, the environment, and climate-science. (U.S. Global Change Research Program)

MyEnvironment   - Search application tool that provides a cross-section of federal, state, and local environmental information based on a user's location. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS)   - NEARS is a national effort to systematically collect, analyze, interpret, and disseminate environmental data from foodborne illness outbreak investigations. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network   - The Tracking Network brings together health data and environment data from national, state, and city sources and provides supporting information to make the data easier to understand. The Tracking Network has data and information on environments and hazards, health effects, and population health. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Quantifying Environmental Health Impacts   - Provides links to global estimates of burden of disease caused by the environment and occupational risks, assessment of disease burden at national and local levels, methods for quantifying environmental health impacts, and cost-effectiveness of interventions. (World Health Organization (WHO))

Sustainable Community Indicator Catalog   - Catalog helps communities identify indicators that can measure progress toward their sustainability objectives. The indicators in this catalog focus on the relationships among land use, housing, transportation, human health, and the environment. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

TOXMAP   - Creates nationwide and local area maps to show the amount and location of toxic chemicals released into the environment. Data is derived from the EPA's Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), which provides information on the releases of toxic chemicals into the environment and the Superfund Program, which identifies land that has been contaminated by hazardous waste. (National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division)

The Public health effects of a changing climate : a toolkit for public health outreach   - Toolkit to assist public health professionals in talking about the health harms of climate change using evidence-based public health messaging. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), HHS)

Toxicology Data Network (TOXNET)   - TOXNET is an integrated system of toxicology and environmental health databases, available free of charge. Includes the Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB), Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS), Chemical Carcinogenesis Research Information System (CCRIS), TOXicology Information onLINE (TOXLINE), Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology database (DART), Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), Gene-Tox, and ChemIDplus. (National Library of Medicine (NLM), NIH)

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Explorer   - The TRI database contains information concerning waste management activities and the release of toxic chemicals by facilities that manufacture, process, or use toxic materials. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Contaminated Sites, Natural Disasters, Changing Environmental Conditions and Vulnerable Communities: Research to Build Resilience   - The EPA is asking the scientific community to propose transdisciplinary research with an approach that integrates the following research questions: (1) How may certain natural disasters or changing environmental conditions cause specific chemical contaminants to migrate from certain contaminated or containment sites to nearby communities and pose elevated exposure risks to vulnerable groups, especially the elderly and/or children under the age of five years? (2) What are the major contributing factors or effect modifiers, in addition to the contaminants and natural disasters or changing environmental conditions, that may exacerbate the impacts to these vulnerable groups in impacted communities? and (3) How can scientific research results specifically help communities build better resilience against the problems and issues identified above? (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Drinking Water Grants   - A listing of grants from the EPA to improve drinking water quality. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings (R01)   - Funding to encourage interdisciplinary research aimed at promoting health, preventing and limiting symptoms and disease, and reducing health disparities across the lifespan for those living or spending time in non-traditional settings (i.e. playgrounds and nursing homes). These settings result in exposure to environmental pollutants and toxins that result in health risks, symptoms, and other health conditions/diseases. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Environmental Exposures and Health: Exploration of Non-Traditional Settings (R21 Clinical Trial Optional)   - Funding for interdisciplinary research aimed at promoting health, preventing and limiting symptoms and disease, and reducing health disparities across the lifespan for those living or spending time in non-traditional settings. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Environmental Influences on Aging: Effects of Extreme Weather and Disaster Events on Aging Populations (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)   - The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement is to advance our understanding of the impact of extreme weather and disaster events in aging human populations. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Environmental Influences on Aging: Effects of Extreme Weather and Disaster Events on Aging Processes (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)   - The purpose of this funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is to support research to explore the impacts of extreme weather and disaster events on the basic biology of aging. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Grants for Testing Lead in Drinking Water at Schools and Child Care Centers   - Section 2107 of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act (WIIN Act) establishes the "Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program Drinking Water" grant to award funding to states and tribes to "assist local and tribal educational agencies in voluntary testing for lead contamination in drinking water at schools and child care programs." (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Health Effects Institute Funding Opportunities   - Requests for Applications (RFAs) from the Health Effects Institute, an independent organization that conducts research on the health effects of air pollution. (Health Effects Institute)

Maintain and Enrich Resource Infrastructure for Existing Environmental Epidemiology Cohorts (R24 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)   - The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) is to solicit grant applications that propose to: (1) support the maintenance of existing Environmental Epidemiology Cohorts (EECs) and to (2) enrich research infrastructure to improve scientific activities and resource sharing with the broader scientific communities. The ultimate goal is to maintain and maximize NIEHS cohort investments within the environmental epidemiology community by supporting the infrastructure needed to prepare for future research opportunities and to promote broader scientific collaborations. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Interdisciplinary Education in Pediatric Pulmonary Centers (PPCs)   - To improve the health status of infants, children, and youth with chronic respiratory conditions. (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS)

Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Opportunity in Environmental Health Sciences (R21)   - Funding intended to support environmental health research in which an unpredictable event provides a limited window of opportunity to collect human biological samples or environmental exposure data. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Mechanism for Time-Sensitive Research Opportunities in Environmental Health Sciences (R21 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)   - This funding opportunity announcement (FOA) is intended to support novel environmental health research in which an unpredictable event or policy change provides a limited window of opportunity to collect human biological samples or environmental exposure data. The primary motivation of the FOA is to understand the consequences of natural and human-made disasters, emerging environmental public health threats, and policy changes in the U.S. and abroad. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH)

NARMS Cooperative Agreement Program to Enhance and Strengthen Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance in Retail Food Specimens (U01)   - Funding to protect and promote public health by enhancing, strengthening and sustaining antibiotic resistance surveillance in retail food specimens within the NARMS program. The NARMS cooperative agreements will improve the detection of antibiotic resistance among enteric bacteria in food commodities, as well as potentially develop new sites as part of the program. Measurable outcomes of the program will be in alignment with the NARMS Objectives. (U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HHS)

NEHA Climate and Health 2018-19 Grants   - The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), in conjunction with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will offer two $10,000 grants to support state, local or tribal governmental environmental health agencies to translate climate and health data into a format that is available and useful to their residents and staff. The application deadline is December 28, 2018.

Notice of Intent to Publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement for Specialized Centers of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research (P50)   - The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), in partnership with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), intends to publish a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) to solicit applications from eligible institutions of higher education for specialized research center grants to conduct multidisciplinary research, research capacity building, and community-engaged research activities focused on understanding and reducing or eliminating environmentally-driven health disparities. (National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), NIH)

Radiation Exposure Screening and Education Program   - The purpose of this program is to support eligible entities in order to: develop education programs; disseminate information on radiogenic diseases and the importance of early detection; screen eligible individuals for cancer and other radiogenic diseases; provide appropriate referrals for medical treatment; and facilitate documentation of Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) claims. (Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), HHS)

Research to Action: Assessing and Addressing Community Exposures to Environmental Contaminants (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)   - Funding for community-engaged research methods to investigate the potential health risks of environmental exposures of concern to the community and to implement an environmental public health action plan based on research findings. (National Institutes of Health (NIH), HHS)

Training for Improved Protection of Drinking Water Sources   - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is soliciting applications from eligible applicants for training that will enhance communication and coordination between the EPA and the states to protect drinking water sources. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Tribal Training Support for the Community and Tribal Air Quality Programs   - This notice announces the availability of funds and solicits applications from eligible entities to provide tribal training and technical support to tribal governments seeking to investigate, develop and establish air quality management programs for lands under their jurisdiction. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Understanding, Managing, and Applying for EPA Grant   - Information on the Environmental Protection Agency's funding opportunities and grant application procedures. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

APHA Environmental Health Policy Statements   - A listing of statements from the APHA related to environmental health. (American Public Health Association (APHA))

Center for Environmental Health   - The Center for Environmental Health's mission is to protect the public from environmental and consumer health hazards. The Center's efforts include environmental justice, reducing the use of toxic chemicals, supporting communities in their quest for a safer environment, and corporate accountability.

Center for Science in the Public Interest   - Independent science-based organization that works to educate the public and advocate for government policies that are consistent with scientific evidence on nutrition, food safety, health and environmental issues.

EPA Laws & Regulations   - Major statutes and laws that form the legal basis for the programs of the EPA. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Environment and Health   - The Natural Resources Defense Council is an environmental action organization that works to protect the planet's wildlife and to ensure a safe and healthy environment for all living things. (Natural Resources Defense Council)

Environment and Natural Resources (NCSL)   - This site contains links to publications, videos, and webcasts on policy and legislation related to environmental health. (National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL))

Environmental Health State Bill Tracking Database   - The database tracks state legislation addressing environmental factors that may adversely impact human health or the ecological balances essential to long-term human health and environmental quality. (National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL))

Environmental Integrity Project   - The Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) focuses on ensuring that laws designed to protect the public are enforced, helping the public access environmental data, and elevating citizens' voices in the media, legislature, and environmental agencies that were established to protect them.

Environmental Justice   - Environmental Justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. This site provides information on environmental justice and links to compliance and enforcement resources and data tools. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Green & Healthy Homes Initiative   - Works to create green and healthy homes by working with government leaders to enact real, substantive policy changes.

National Healthy Housing Standard (2014)   - Health-focused property maintenance policy targeting existing homes in the United States. The Standard can be adopted as a regulation by government agencies and as a voluntary best practice by any property owner. (American Public Health Association (APHA))

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) Environment & Health   - PSR's Environment and Health Program addresses an array of environmental health issues relevant to health professionals in the United States and around the globe. This site contains information on toxics, children's environmental health, air pollution, chronic disease, and drinking water. (Physicians for Social Responsibility)

Safer States Bill Tracker   - Interactive map provides pending and adopted state legislation regarding hazardous chemicals, materials, and environmental toxins. (Safer States)

State Environmental Health Legislation 2016   - Summary of state legislation passed in 2016 relating to environmental health, including lead in water, waste water, food safety, asthma, air quality, pesticides, and more. (National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL))

Climate Preparedness Week   - During September 24–30 each year, we mark Climate Preparedness Week, dedicated to learning, service, and actions that better prepare our communities for extreme weather events. (Communities Responding to Extreme Weather)

AIHA's CareerAdvantage   - Online job board that connects industrial hygienists (IH) and occupational and environmental health and safety (OEHS) job seekers with employers across all industries. (American Industrial Hygiene Association)

Career Resources   - Provides links related to careers and professional societies for environmental health and toxicology. (National Library of Medicine, Specialized Information Services Division)

EPA Careers   - EPA offers a wide range of opportunities to talented, energetic people to help protect the environment. (Environmental Protection Agency (EPA))

Jobs at NIEHS   - Employment opportunities for environmental health scientists, post docs, and students. (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIH)

NEHA's Career Center   - (National Environmental Health Association)

National Environmental Health Association Credentialing   - (National Environmental Health Association)