- Environmental Diseases from A to Z
- Brief explanations of the common environmental diseases.
- Environment and Health
- Physicians For Social Responsibility site, provides information which tries "to ensure that the best available scientific and medical expertise underlies environmental legislation, regulations and policies." Many informative documents are available here.
- Brochures From the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
- More than 20 brochures which address a range of problems related to health and the environment are available here.
- Environmental Factsheets and Pamphlets
- A number of basic topics related to environmental health are covered by the resources listed here.
- Children's Environmental Health
- Offer a wealth of information children's environmental health. Browse by topic, alphabetically.
- Environmental Health Hazards: How Children Are Different from Adults
- This extensive report reviews how environmental factors affect children differently than adults.
- Case Studies of Environmental Risks to Children
- Provides examples of the dangers faced by children from exposures to pesticides.
- Consumer Food Safety
- Links to information on a variety of diseases and food safety issues and problems, from the Center for Food Safety.
- The"Bad Bug Book"
- This handbook provides basic facts regarding foodborne pathogenic microorganisms and natural toxins. It brings together in one place information from the Food & Drug Administration, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention, the USDA Food Safety Inspection Service, and the National Institutes of Health.
- Health and Fitness
- Things to look out for are described in these online brochures from the Federal Trade Commission.
- Food Safety
- Publications which address food safety issues, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
- Best Practices Database
- Learn here how various organizations around the world have helped improve environmental health. Projects are described, and are organized according to the country.
- Renew America Environmental Success Index
- The Environmental Success Index may be searched on several criteria. To find entries that interest you, enter a City or State in the appropriate field below, or select an entry from one of the other fields. Then, click the "Search" button. You may narrow your search by entering more than one selection, for example, your state, and the Program Focus in which you are interested.
- Search EnviroNews
- A collection of news stories that deal with the environment, updated daily. Allows searching by topic, which might be the best way to find what you are looking for. For example, a search for "oil spills" retrieved over two dozen excellent articles.
- Search RACHEL's Environment and Health Weekly
- A search engine which allows you to search the past issues of a weekly environmental magazine that covers a wide variety of topics. Enter the topic or phrase you need information about, and a list of past magazines will be displayed. Click on any that you want to read to have them displayed.
- EnviroLink Library, Alphabetical index
- EnviroLink Library is a comprehensive resource of environmental information on the Internet. Information is grouped under subjects within each main area of the Library. This link shows subjects in alphabetical order.
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Enviromental Health Resources From the Chico High School Library
Updated by the C.H.S. Library Webster: 11-23-99.
Many thanks to Jay Boersma for the use of his Webpaper.