Support Links for Healthy People 2010 Environmental Health Objectives
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Outdoor Air Quality Water Quality Toxics and Waste Healthy Homes and Healthy Communities
Infrastructure and Surveillance Global Environmental Health Partners in Information Access for HP 2010 More Links: Main Environmental Health Resources Page

Outdoor
Air
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Clean Air Act

 Clean Air Act  - Includes federal/state roles, general information, pollutants, alternative transportation, and alternative fuels
www.epa.gov/air/caa/peg/

Harmful Air Pollutants

AIRNOW  - Includes ozone maps, air quality forecasts, local air forecasts, and publications
www.epa.gov/airnow/

Air Quality Index Fact sheet
www.epa.gov/airnow/aqguide.pdf

Ozone and Your Health
www.epa.gov/airnow/ozone-c.pdf

Alternative Modes of Transportation

 Car Sharing Network  - Lists car sharing programs in the U.S. and world-wide (non-governmental)
www.carsharing.net

Airborne Toxins

Mobile Source Air Toxics
www.epa.gov/otaq/toxics.htm

Air Toxics Website, Technical Transfer Network (TTN)
www.epa.gov/ttn/atw/

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Water
Quality

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Safe Drinking Water

Public Drinking Water Systems Programs
www.epa.gov/safewater/pws/pwss.html

Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA)
www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwa/index.html

Source Water Protection
 www.epa.gov/safewater/protect.html

Understanding the Safe Drinking Water Act
www.epa.gov/safewater/sdwa/30th/factsheets/understand.html

Water On Tap: What You Need To Know
www.epa.gov/safewater/wot/pdfs/book_waterontap_full.pdf

Waterborne Disease Outbreak

US Geological Survey - Chemical and Pathogenic Contaminant Exposure by Drinking Water
http://health.usgs.gov/dw_contaminants/

State, Tribal, and Territorial Water Quality Standards
www.epa.gov/waterscience/standards/wqslibrary/

What are the health effects of contaminants in drinking water?
www.epa.gov/safewater/dwh/health.html

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Toxics and Waste

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Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Children

 Lead poisoning resource page developed by the National Safety Council - Includes fact sheets, alerts, lead dust test kit information, and links (non-governmental)
www.nsc.org/issues/lead/

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
www.hud.gov/offices/lead

Protect Your Children From Lead Poisoning (pamphlet)
 www.epa.gov/oppt/lead/pubs/lpandyce.pdf

Risk Posed by Hazardous Sites

 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Online - The RCRA Online database is designed to enable users to locate documents, including publications and other outreach materials, that cover a wide range of RCRA issues and topics.
www.epa.gov/rcraonline/

Pesticide Exposure

 National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) - Includes pesticide products, recognition and management of pesticide poisoning, toxicology, and environmental chemistry.  NPIC is a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (non-governmental)
http://npic.orst.edu/index.html

Recycled Municipal Solid Waste

 EPA Municipal Solid Waste - Includes basic facts, programs, and state data
www.epa.gov/epaoswer/non-hw/muncpl/index.htm

America Recycles Day - Initiative similar to Earth Day designed to encourage states to hold programs, educational events, etc. on designated day (non-governmental)
www.nrc-recycle.org/aboutard.aspx

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Healthy Homes and Healthy Communities

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Indoor Allergens

 Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures - Readable online Institute of Medicine book
http://books.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=9610#toc

National Safety Council: Fact Sheet on Indoor Air (non-governmental)
www.nsc.org/library/facts/indorair.htm

Homes Tested for Radon

 EPA Radon Home Page - Includes basic facts, FAQs, and publications
www.epa.gov/radon/index.html

National Safety Council Fact Sheet: Radon - Includes basic facts, FAQs, and publications (non-governmental)
www.nsc.org/library/facts/radon.htm
Disaster Preparedness Plans and Protocols

 American Red Cross Disaster Services (non-governmental)
www.redcross.org/services/disaster/

Federal Emergency Management Agency recommendations for preparing communities, families, homes and other property for general hazards
 www.fema.gov/plan/prepare/hazard.shtm

EPA Emergency Management - Includes response efforts, regulations, tools, and research that will help the regulated community, government entities, and concerned citizens prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies
www.epa.gov/emergencies/index.htm

Lead-based Paint Testing

 U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control  - The Office advises the Secretary, as well as all HUD program offices and field offices on lead poisoning prevention issues.
www.hud.gov/offices/lead

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Infrastructure and Surveillance

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Exposure to Pesticides

 National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) - The site includes pesticide products, recognition and management of pesticide poisoning, toxicology, and environmental chemistry.  NPIC is a cooperative agreement between Oregon State University and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (non-governmental)
http://npic.orst.edu/index.html

Exposure to Heavy Metals and other Toxic Chemicals

 EPA Superfund - Provides overview of the Superfund program, highlights key steps in the Superfund cleanup process, guides users to enforcement information, lists EPA's Superfund offices and partnership organizations, and provides answers to frequently asked questions
www.epa.gov/superfund/about.htm

Superfund Resource Center - Includes resources, tools, and links
www.epa.gov/superfund/index.htm

Environmental Health and Toxicology

 Specialized  Information Services - A premier information portal, developed by the National Library of Medicine, for toxicology and environmental health information
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro.html

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Global
 Environmental
 Health

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Global Burden of Disease

 National Center for Environmental Health: Global Health
www.cdc.gov/nceh/globalhealth/default.htm

Water Quality in the US-Mexico Border Region

 U.S./Mexico Border Programs - The Border XXI program is a bi-national, interagency program aimed at protecting and improving the environment and environmental health while fostering sustainable development in the U.S./Mexico border area.
www.epa.gov/region09/border/

New Mexico Environmental Division
Ground Water Quality Bureau
 www.nmenv.state.nm.us/gwb/gwqbhome.html

New Mexico Environmental Division
Drinking Water Bureau
 www.nmenv.state.nm.us/dwb/index.htm

The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) - The mission of TWDB is to provide leadership, technical services and financial assistance to support planning, conservation and responsible development of water for the State of Texas.
www.twdb.state.tx.us/home/index.asp

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