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This site offers many opportunities for assistance and financial aid.

A one-stop shop created by the University of Maryland School of Nursing for nurses interested in environmental health.

Breast exams, mammograms, pap tests and colposcopies are offered to low-income women aged 40-64, with priority given to women over 50. Treatment is also provided for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening program.For more information, call (504) 599-1073 or visit their website.

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - an organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the health of workers through preventive services, clinical care, research, and educational programs.

Children's Environmental Health Network Listserv - provides a forum for discussion on children's environmental health. Subscribe by sending a blank message to cehnlist-on@cehn.org

Please give your HIV- or HCV-infected patients copies of the educational pieces below to help them stay informed about the vaccines they need.
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Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard offers environmental and health information on a number of issues and provides information on pollutants by zip code.
Environmental Working Group conducts research on health and the environment.
Natural Resource Defense Council offers a variety of environmental health information and useful links.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) includes leaders of state and territorial health agencies. ASTHO helps influence sound national health policy and implement programs and policies to promote health.

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) serves 5,000 environmental health and protection professionals.
The National Environmental Education Foundation's Health & Environment Program provides environmental education and training for health professionals to improve health care and public health, with a special emphasis on protecting children and other populations disproportionately effected by environmental pollutants.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) represents more than 20,000 physicians, nurses and health care professionals devoted to nuclear disarmament, violence prevention and environmental health. Hosts envirohealth action which offers environmental health educational and advocacy resources for the health community.

American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) is a professional organization for board-certified medical toxicologists, who play a major role in poison control centers, inpatient and outpatients medical care facilities, medical schools, private industry and government agencies.

American Public Health Association is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world.

National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) serves nearly 3,000 local health departments nationwide through education, information, research and technical assistance.

American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is a national professional society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health promotion.

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is the federal agency responsible for environmental protection.
National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), based at the Center for Disease Control, conducts environment and health research and surveillance. Their interventions range from emergency response, training and education to public policy.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) has a website geared to health professionals, but useful for the general public. It provides the information that parents and doctors need to know about the environment and children's health from environmental history taking to health impacts - ranging from reproductive to neurobehavioural effects on children.

This site provides many links dealing with the enviornment and health.

EPA Office of Children's Health Protection provides a good list of children's health resources on the web.

American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) works to advance the profession of occupational and environmental health nursing.

National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Providing national and world leadership to prevent work-related illnesses and injuries

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK) promotes a safe farm environment to prevent health hazards, injuries, and fatalities to children and youth.

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children and adolescents.

OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.
American Association of Poison Control Centers Offers a listing of regional Poison Control Centers. Poison Control Centers provide information regarding possible or actual environmental or occupational exposures and recommended treatments. The website offers education for children and adults.

Association of Birth Defect Children - Provides information to parents and professionals about all kinds of birth defects, the environmental exposures that may cause them, and support services available to children with birth defects and their families.

This organization has a wide variety of information about the health effects of toxic chemicals on children. Produced Training Manual on Pediatric Environmental Health: Putting it Into Practice, and an environmental resource guide of organizations active in the field of children's environmental health