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	Environmental health - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Environmental health as used by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, includes both the direct pathological effects of chemicals, radiation and some biological agents, and the effects (often indirect) on health and wellbeing of the broad physical, psychological, social and aesthetic environment which includes housing, urban development, land use and transport.
		The Environmental Health profession had its modern-day roots in the sanitary and public health movement of the United Kingdom.
		This was epitomised by Sir Edwin Chadwick who was instrumental in the repeal of the poor laws and was the founding president of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /environmental_health.htm (393 words)

	Environmental Health Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Environmental Health deals with those areas of the environment which may adversely affect the public's health.
		This is done by a form of health risk management accomplished by permitting and monitoring the various public environments throughout the county, and responding to the environmental health emergencies of a growing community.
		Environmental Health monitors public and private wells in areas where there is known or expected petroleum contamination of the ground water.
	www.stluciecountyhealth.com /environment (1620 words)

	Boston University School of Public Health
		Environmental factors are the predominant determinants of health in individuals and communities.
		The 20th century saw public health triumphs in the developed world-providing a safe and clean water supply, clearing the air, and getting the lead out of gasoline-though these problems remain critical in other parts of the world.
		The department's research agenda is also firmly rooted in community health and environmental justice-for example, a collaborative project with public officials and community groups seeks to better the health of low-income families by improving conditions in public housing.
	www.bu.edu /dbin/sph/departments/environmental_health/index.php (242 words)

	HSPH: Department of Environmental Health
		Environmental epidemiology This area is for students interested in measuring the influence of environmental factors (physical, chemical, and biologic) on human disease in communities to provide scientific evidence for sound environmental and health policies.
		Students with a strong interest in both environmental science and methodological aspects of the decision sciences are encouraged to apply to the environmental science and risk management area of interest for doctoral students.
		The residency is a two-year program consisting of an academic year leading to the master of public health or master of occupational health degree and a practicum year devoted to the development of skills in clinical occupational and environmental medicine and epidemiologic research.
	www.hsph.harvard.edu /Academics/eh (2999 words)

	Hawaii State Department of Health - www.hawaii.gov/health
		The Department of Health is entrusted to protect the health of Hawai`i residents through the protection of the state's environment and through regulation of goods, services, and facilities used by the general public.
		The Department of health is responsible for the implementation of a statewide air pollution control program as well as working to ensure that air conditioning and ventilation rules are enforced and that the public is protected from exposure to lead and asbestos.
		The Department of Health is responsible for statewide programs of community noise and radiation control through the provision of services which include inspectional, educational, consultative and enforcement activities.
	www.hawaii.gov /health/environmental (460 words)

	Environmental Health Sciences: home page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The primary mission of the Division of Environmental Health Sciences (EnHS) is to provide excellence in occupational and environmental health with respect to the education of environmental and occupational health professionals, in the conduct of research, and in service to the people and the State of Minnesota.
		Environmental health policy (a scientific basis for environmental and occupational health policy), which incorporates the environmental health policy specialty.
		Students may elect to pursue the general program in environmental and occupational health, or may concentrate in one of the following specialty areas: environmental chemistry,environmental and occupational epidemiology, environmental health policy, environmental infectious diseases, environmental toxicology, industrial hygiene,and occupational health nursing.
	enhs.umn.edu (491 words)

	Environmental Health: Healthy School Environments - Minnesota Dept. of Health
		Environmental health is an integral part of the state and local public health system.
		Furthermore, as research sheds light on environmental hazards and on the environment’s impact on overall health, the public increasingly looks toward the environmental health community for its expertise and leadership.
		Healthymnwomen.org is a collaborative project between the Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Minnesota Deborah E. Powell Center for Women’s Health created to provide reliable health resources for women in Minnesota with an emphasis on prevention and well-being.
	www.health.state.mn.us /divs/eh (483 words)

	Glossary of Environmental Health Terms
		The study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in human populations.
		The health assessment is used to advise people how to prevent or reduce their exposures, to determine remedial actions or the need for additional studies.
		The Public Health Service, a part of DHHS, includes agencies such as the Centers for Disease Control, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Food and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of Health.
	www.health.state.ny.us /nysdoh/consumer/environ/toxglos.htm (4456 words)

	EMS - About EMS
		EMS is a nonprofit communications clearinghouse dedicated to expanding media coverage of critical environmental and public health issues.
		The EMS staff and board is comprised of former journalists and environmental policy experts with years of experience.
		We track most major environmental and public health issues on a daily basis, and can recommend respected authorities from the academic, business, government and public interest communities complete with contact and background information.
	www.ems.org (421 words)

	Department of Occupational and Environmental Health - College of Public Health - The University of Iowa
		If you want to make an impact, as a trained professional, on the health of individuals, groups, or populations, consider graduate studies in the vital field of occupational and environmental health.
		Issues of occupational and environmental health weave through our daily lives in the 21st century.
		They also affect our personal health in the form of environmental pollution, or injuries, or exposure to toxic agents.
	www.public-health.uiowa.edu /oeh (167 words)

	UC Berkeley. Sheldon Margen Public Health Library. Environmental Resources
		The Children's Environmental Health Network's purpose is to protect the health of children with regards to environmental hazards.
		The Health Effects Institute is an independent, nonprofit corporation studies the health effects of pollutants from sources in the environment including motor vehicles.
		Descriptions and information about specific aspects of environmental health are available, such as environmental burden of disease, ionizing radiation, food safety, occupational health, electro-magnetic fields, and children's environmental health.
	www.lib.berkeley.edu /PUBL/environment.html (3380 words)

	The WWW VL Public Health: Selected Topics - Environmental Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The public health virtual library is now updated and hosted by the UNSW School of Public Health.
		The original impetus behind the creation of a national professional society for environmental health practitioners was the desire by professionals of that day to establish a standard of excellence for this developing profession.
		This standard, which has come to be known as the Registered Environmental Health Specialist or Registered Sanitarian credential, evidences that one has mastered a body of knowledge (which is verified through the passing of an examination) and has acquired sufficient experience, thereby indicating that work responsibilities in the environmental health field can be satisfactorily performed.
	www.ldb.org /vl/top/top-envh.htm (2135 words)

	Environmental Health\|EHSB\|Home
		This information is available to anyone in the public interested in the field of Environmental Health and reducing illness and death due to environmentally-related disease and injury.
		As this year’s recipient, CAPT Shepherd of the Environmental Health Services Branch was recognized for having served with excellence, honor, and distinction throughout his career.
		The Environmental Public Health Resource Guide for Military Environmental Health Practitioners was developed to provide information and encouragement to environmental health professionals who are retiring or leaving active duty service to consider careers with state and local environmental public health programs.
	www.cdc.gov /nceh/ehs (602 words)

	Occupational & Environmental Health Consultants, Inc. / 1-800-962-4198
		Our expert staff is comprised of individuals trained at the graduate level in safety, health, environmental protection, occupational health, insurance and engineering, with over 110 years combined experience.
		With academic degrees in public health, industrial hygiene, chemistry, safety, health sciences, environmental science, audiology, engineering, insurance and health care, our staff members offer a wide range of expertise in occupational safety and environmental management.
		Technologies such as interactive software, web based application design and our intranet development are useful tools for safety, health, environmental, and engineering professionals.
	www.healthconsultantsusa.com (474 words)

	WHO \| Children's environmental health
		Environmental risk factors often act in concert, and their effects are exacerbated by adverse social and economic conditions, particularly conflict, poverty and malnutrition.
		There is new knowledge about the special susceptibility of children to environmental risks: action needs to be taken to allow them to grow up and develop in good health, and to contribute to economic and social development.
		Eighty to 90 percent of these diarrhoea cases are related to environmental conditions, in particular, contaminated water and inadequate sanitation.
	www.who.int /ceh/en (317 words)

	Environmental Health
		There is abundant evidence that environmental factors may contribute to a variety of diseases in women, including breast and ovarian cancers, osteoporosis, endometriosis, uterine fibroids and autoimmune diseases.
		In September 1998, the FIWGWHE organized a Conference entitled "Women's Health and the Environment: Innovations in Science and Policy." This conference generated recommendations for policy, communication and training, and research to be considered by the federal government.
		The work of the Subcommittee on Environmental Exposures gave rise to a "Breast Cancer Clusters" workshop in December 1998 and the "Workshop on Breast Cancer and the Environment" in June 2003.
	www.4woman.gov /owh/environmental.htm (870 words)

	Environmental Health News: Front Page
		Examination and reporting of chronic health effects in residents and bystanders needs to be taken more seriously.
		Crop spraying and the health of residents and bystanders.
		Environmental and occupational causes of cancer: a review of recent scientific evidence.
	www.environmentalhealthnews.org (3245 words)

	Indiana Environmental Health Association (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Indiana Environmental Health Association is a non profit organization of professional environmental health personnel who work to control environmental hazards to permit attainment of optimum human health.
		Members are employed by federal, state and local governments, schools, medical care facilities, industries, trade organizations, solid waste districts and are educators and students of environmental health.
		IEHA is at the forefront of the Environmental and Public Health arena and maintains a well-earned reputation of "being involved".
	www.iehaind.org (106 words)

	Environmental Health - environment - City of Albuquerque			The Consumer Health Protection Division is responsible for inspecting over 2,500 permanent food establishments--not only restaurants, but also food sold at community events such as the Balloon Fiesta, The Division is also responsible for monitoring the structure, safety equipment, safe operation, and water quality of over 660 public pools and spas.
		Noise permits for the temporary exceedance of the noise ordinance are available through the City of Albuquerque Environmental Health Department, located downtown at City Hall in Suite 3023.
		Epidemiology is the branch of public health that works to understand the causes and effects of disease in communities.
	www.cabq.gov /envhealth (666 words)

	NYU/GSAS Program in Enviromental Health Sciences (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The teaching program in Environmental Health Sciences within the Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine provides advanced training in scientific disciplines related to environmental health problems, with emphasis on such major problems as cancer, respiratory disease, and heart disease.
		The program provides specialized knowledge in an environmental health area, a perspective on the interrelationships of environmental health problems, and competence in a basic science.
		The Nelson Institute of Environmental Medicine is supported by a center grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, which has designated the Institute as a national "center of excellence" for research and teaching in the environmental health sciences.
	www.nyu.edu /gsas/program/enviro (196 words)

	Environmental Health at WCU
		The Environmental Health Program at West Chester University prepares talented students for the technical and professional demands of careers dedicated to the protection of human health and the environment.
		Graduates of the program who earn the Bachelor of Science degree become entry level Environmental Health Scientists who work to improve the quality of air, water, soil and food using technology to measure and control pollutants, indoors and outdoors.
		At all levels, the program embraces the broad environmental ethic of sustainability through human cooperation with nature, including basic rights to a safe home and workplace; clean water supplies for human consumption, recreation and wildlife; safe and available food supply; waste and energy management; and careful resource management for the future.
	health-sciences.wcupa.edu /health/enhealth.htm (133 words)

	Environmental Health - Clark County Health District
		The Environmental Health Division is the regulatory agency that educates the community in promoting a healthy and safe environment for both residents and visitors.
		The Environmental Health Division works to assure a healthy and safe environment for both residents and visitors of Clark County (Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City and Mesquite) through monitoring, regulating, and educating the community.
		New staff, increased computer capabilities, and timely data filing allow the Environmental Health Division staff to provide food establishments in the city and county with an inspection system that responds to the needs of the rapidly increasing number of facilities.
	www.cchd.org /environmental_health.htm (213 words)

	The EnviroLink Network
		Debate environmental issues in the EnviroLink Forum with other members of the EnviroLink community.
		The EnviroLink Network is a non-profit organization which has been providing access to thousands of online environmental resources since 1991.
		In partnership with LocalHarvest.org, the EnviroLink Network has created interactive maps of all of the US-based resources in its database.
	www.envirolink.org (271 words)

	Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinanti
		he Department of Environmental Health is part of the College of Medicine and is housed in a state-of-the-art research facility equipped with the latest technologies in environmental chemistry, aerosol physics, genomics, and molecular genetics.
		Its graduate programs are Environmental Genetics and Molecular Toxicology, environmental and Occupational Hygiene, environmental and occupational medicine, and epidemiology and biostatistics.
		University of Cincinnati environmental health researchers have discovered 17 percent of infants living near "stop and go" traffic suffer from wheezing.
	www.eh.uc.edu (657 words)

	Open Directory - Science: Environment: Environmental Health (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Health and Environment Research - World Research Institute research into the interaction between human disease, pollution, and large-scale environmental, development, and demographic changes.
		National Center for Environmental Assessment (U.S. - National resource center for the overall process of human health and ecological risk assessments; the integration of hazard, dose-response, and exposure data and models to produce risk characterizations.
		National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals - CDC National Center for Environmental Health report of ongoing assessment of the U.S. population's exposure to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring.
	dmoz.org /Science/Environment/Environmental_Health (429 words)

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