Resources

EnviRN.umaryland.edu: a one-stop shop created by the University of Maryland School of Nursing for nurses interested in environmental health.

American Nurses Association: see RN noharm/Pollution page for more on environmental health issues.

United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

• A free copy of EPAs IAQ Tools for Schools call: (800) 438-4318
• IAQ Tool for Schools: www.epa.gov/iaq/schools
• Safe Drinking Water Hotline: (800) 426-4791
• Safe Water Web Site: www.epa.gov/safewater
• Surf Your Watershed" Database: www.epa.gov/surf
• Info on private wells: www.epa.gov/safewater/pwells1.html
• Office of Pesticides, telephone: (703) 305-5017; web site: www.epa.gov/pesticides
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM) in Schools, online at: www.epa.gov/pesticides/ipm
• Healthy School Environment Resources, Chemical Cleanout: http://cfpub.epa.gov/schools/top_sub.cfm?t_id=361&s_id=365
• Children's page: www.epa.gov/children
• The National Lead Information Center: (800) 424-LEAD
• EPA Lead Programs: www.epa.gov/lead
• HUD Lead Programs: www.hud.gov/offices/lead
• National Pesticide Telecommunications Network: 1-800-858-7378
• Mold Remediation in Schools and Commercial Buildings: www.epa.gov/mold/intro.html
• Healthy School Environments Assesment Tool (HealthySEAT) is a unique software developed by EPA to help school districts evaluate and manage their school facilities for key environmental, safety and health issues: www.epa.gov/schools/healthyseat

Children's Environmental Health Network: www.CEHN.org

Healthy Schools Network: www.healthyschools.org

Center for Health, Environment and Justice: www.chej.org

National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) NCEH Provides expertise in environmental pesticide surveillance and disease outbreak investigations. Visit www.cdc.gov/nceh/ default.htm

Consumer Product Safety Council: www.cpsc.gov

Agency for Toxic Substance Disease Registry (ATSDR): For fact sheets and information on pesticides: www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html

ATSDR Information Center toll-free at 1-888-422-8737 or e-mail ATSDRIC@cdc.gov

Preventing Harm:
This is a resource and action center on children and the environment. Visit www.preventingharm.org

Health Care Without Harm: www.noharm.org

The American Lung Association: www.lungusa.org, (800) LUNG-USA