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Updated July 21, 2008 | Book: A Small Dose of Toxicology Author/publisher: Gilbert, Steven G., PhD, DABT
Publication date: 2004
Location: online This books sets toxicology in a human context, exploring current concerns without assuming a prior background in science. Topics include an introduction to toxicology, toxic agents (alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, pesticides, lead, mercury, arsenic, metals, solvents and vapors, radiation, animal and plant toxins, persistent environmental contaminants), targets of toxic agents (the nervous system, cancer and genetic toxicity, pregnancy and developmental toxicity), applied toxicology (toxics in the home, risk assessment), child health, asthma, teaching resources, PBDEs and PFOA. Website: http://www.asmalldoseof.org/
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Book: All About Asthma: A Book About Asthma For Kids Author/publisher: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Publication date: 2000
Location: online This is a colorful storybook for young children that discusses testing and medications in the story and briefly mentions prevention measures. Includes a checklist for caregivers for how to reduce exposure to allergens. Comments: Also available in Spanish at http://www.aaaai.org/espanol/pdf/asthma_spanish.pdf
Website: http://www.aaaai.org/patients/just4kids/storybooks.stm
Brochure: (various) Author/publisher: US Food and Drug Administration
Publication date: 2008
Location: online Brochure topics include toxicoinformatics, phototoxicology, biometry and risk assessment, microbiology, antimicrobial resistance, environmental biotechnology, food safety and biosecurity, gastrointestinal microbiology and host interactions, and microbiological surveillance and diagnostic support of research. Website: http://www.fda.gov/nctr/science/brochures/index.htm
Brochure: Airborne Allergens: Something in the Air Author/publisher: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Publication date: 2003
Location: online This booklet summarizes what health experts know about the causes and symptoms of allergic reactions to airborne allergens, how health care providers diagnose and treat these reactions, and what medical researchers are doing to help people who suffer from these allergies. Website: http://www3.niaid.nih.gov/healthscience/healthtopics/allergicDiseases/PDF/airborne_allergens.pdf
Brochure: Environmental Health Materials Author/publisher: Thurston County Environmental Health
Location: online The Environmental Health Division offers many publications, workshops and other information on a variety of environmental subjects for Thurston County residents. Topics include common-sense gardening, drinking water/wells, environmental services, food safety, hazardous and solid waste, healthy home info, protecting kids from toxics, septic systems and surface water. Website: http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehem/index.html
Brochure: Environmental Health Resources Author/publisher: Physicians for Social Responsibility
Publication date: various
Location: online Brochures provide information about various environmental health topics: Air Pollution and Health (Coal-Fired Power Plants: Understanding the Health Costs of a Dirty Energy Source, Children at Risk- How Air Pollution from Power Plants Threatens the Health of America's Children, Asthma and the Role of Air Pollution, Code Red Alert: Ozone and Your Health); Children's nvironmental Health (Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit, Using Indicators to Measure Progress on Children's Environmental Health, Uso de Indicadores para Medir el Progreso de la Salud Infantil Ambiental, Children at Risk – How Air Pollution from Power Plants Threatens the Health of America's Children); Chronic Disease and the Environment (Biomonitoring Fact Sheet, Chronic Disease Tracking Fact Sheet, Key Findings in CDC's 2003 Exposure Report); Global Warming, Energy and Health (The Medical and Public Health Impacts of Global Warming, with References; Global Warming: Implications for Human Health; Fighting Global Warming, Ending Our Dependence on Oil; Coal-Fired Power Plants: Understanding the Health Costs of a Dirty Energy Source; Dirty, Dangerous and Expensive: The Truth About Nuclear Power; Responsible Actions to Reduce Climate Change and Energy Use; Acciones Responsables (espanol); Death by Degrees – state-by-state reports of the public health implications of climate change); Safe Drinking Water (Drinking Water and Disease: What Every Healthcare Professional Should Know, Drinking Water Fact Sheets on arsenic, atrazine, cncer, cryptosporidium, diarrheal illness, disinfection byproducts, drinking water and the elderly, e. coli, lead, maternal and child health, nitrate, pesticides, radon); Toxics and Health (Adverse Birth Outcomes and Environmental Health Threats; Bearing the Burden: Health Implications of Environmental Pollutants in Our Bodies; Cancer and the Environment; Environmental Endocrine Disruptors; Emerging Links: Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Emerging Links: Parkinson's Disease; Fish Consumption to Promote Good Health and Minimize Contaminants; Healthy Fish, Healthy Families: A Guide to Healthy Fish Consumption in English, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese; Mercury Fact Sheets; In Harm's Way – Toxic Threats to Child Development; Out of Harm's Way: Creating a Healthy Environment for Your Child's Development; Out of Harm's Way: Health Care Provider Fact Sheet; Out of Harm's Way: Why Breast Feeding is Still Best for Baby; Reducing Low-Dose Pesticide Exposures; What You Should Know About Avoidable Risks of Birth Defects and Other Reproductive Disorders). Comments: Resources include reports and a PowerPoint presentation.
Website: http://www.psr.org/site/PageServer?pagename=enviro_resources
Brochure: Environmental Health Topics Author/publisher: National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
Location: online This site includes dozens of educational resources on topics including health conditions (asthma, autism, breast cancer, cancer, lung disease, lupus, Parkinson’s disease and reproductive health), environmental agents (dioxins, electric & magnetic fields, endocrine disruptors, lead, mold, ozone and pesticides), exposure routes, population research and more. Comments: There are also materials for teachers and students at http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/scied/index.cfm.
Website: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/index.cfm
Brochure: Keep Your Food Safe
Brochure: Pesticide Safety Handbook
Brochure: Poison Prevention Tips
Brochure: Six Steps to Safer Fruits and Vegetables Author/publisher: Partnership for Food Safety Education
Publication date: 2004
Location: online As health and nutrition experts continue to recommend we add more fruits and vegetables to a healthy daily diet, it becomes increasingly important that consumers know how to handle them properly. Website: http://www.fightbac.org/content/view/203/
Brochure: Tips to Remember Author/publisher: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Publication date: 2006
Location: online From explaining medicines, allergy testing and asthma assessment to offering suggestions for managing asthma and allergy testing, the Tips to Remember brochure series covers a wide array of topics for patients with allergic diseases. Website: http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/
Brochure, Poster: Protect Kids from Toxins Author/publisher: Thurston County Environmental Health
Location: online Items are available for use by childcare providers and others. Comments: A display with a brochure rack is also available for school events or other gatherings.
Website: http://www.co.thurston.wa.us/health/ehkids/brochures.html
Brochure, Publications: (various)
Brochure, Publications: Health Promotion and Health Education Author/publisher: Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Location: online This site provides resources for health educators and health promotion specialists. Website: http://phpartners.org/hpro.html
Other: Healthy World Theater Author/publisher: Toxipedia
Location: online Healthy World Theater reaches to the heart to promote awareness and understanding through the arts to create a more healthy and peaceful world so that all creatures may reach, maintain, and enjoy their potential. Materials include plays, poetry, short stories, songs, games, posters, cartoons and more. Website: http://toxipedia.org/conf/display/toxipedia/Healthy+World+Theater
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Poster: Assessing Your Daily Risks: Reasonable, Rational & Responsible
Poster: The Health Effects of Common Chemicals
Presentation: Children's Environmental Health Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online These presentations cover topics pertinent to children’s environmental health, such as body art, food, recreational water, methamphetamines, and safe sun exposure. Health professionals and educators can utilize these presentations for junior or high school student trainings, or they can be customized for community outreach programs. Website: http://www.neha.org/childrens_eh/index.html
Presentation: Topic-specific Teaching Tools Author/publisher: Toxipedia
Location: online This site provides educators with resources on individual topics that other educators and experts have provided to encourage the instruction of essential public and environmental health issues. Topics include a wide range of issues related to toxicology such as general toxicology, specific toxicants, bioethics, the precautionary principle, stem cells and diseases resulting from toxic exposures. Resources include presentations and audio downloads. Website: http://toxipedia.org/conf/display/toxipedia/Topic+Specific+Teaching+Tools
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Presentation: Understanding Cancer Series: Cancer and the Environment Author/publisher: National Cancer Institute
Publication date: 2006
Location: online This tutorial is available in PDF and PowerPoint formats that may be downloaded for use by teachers, health professionals and the interested public. The art presented here is copyrighted and distributed free of charge for educational purposes. A National Cancer Institute citation must appear on all copies. Website: http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understandingcancer/environment
Contact: National Cancer Institute, nciucssupport@mail.nih.gov
Presentation/Handouts: (various) Author/publisher: Gilbert, Steven G., PhD, DABT
Publication date: 2005-2006
Location: online A variety of presentations on topics including the precautionary principle, PBDEs, ethics, lead and child development, pesticides exposure, stem cell science, cloning, risk assessment/risk management, toxicology, public health, cancer, developmental disorders, PBTs, mercury, DEHP/PVC Website: http://www.asmalldoseof.org/ppt/index.php
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Presentation/Handouts: A Small Dose of Toxicology Author/publisher: Gilbert, Steven G., PhD, DABT
Publication date: 2005
Location: online Several sets of presentation handouts cover topics including an introduction to toxicology, toxic agents (alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, pesticides, lead, mercury, arsenic, metals, solvents and vapors, radiation, animal and plant toxins, persistent environmental contaminants), targets of toxic agents (the nervous system, cancer and genetic toxicity, pregnancy and developmental toxicity) and applied toxicology (toxics in the home, risk assessment). Comments: References and additional information are available for each topic.
Website: http://www.asmalldoseof.org/ppt/index.php
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Presentation/Handouts: Children's Environmental Health Faculty Champions Initiative Author/publisher: National Environmental Education Foundation
Location: online Developed by leading experts in the field of pediatric environmental health education, NEEF's health care provider tools and resources are intended for use by health-care professionals to train their colleagues and students on pediatric environmental health. Topics include environmental health histories, pediatric asthma, environmental tobacco smoke, exposure to ultraviolet light, national pesticide practice skills guidelines for medical and nursing practice, lead and mercury. Website: http://www.neefusa.org/health/champions/cehresources.htm
Presentation/Speaker: (various) Author/publisher: Thurston County Environmental Health
Location: Thurston County Presentations are designed for middle and high school science, health, drivers education and automotive classes. Topics include toxics in personal care and household products and earth-friendly car care. Contact: Jennifer Johnson, 360-754-3355 x7631, johnsoj@co.thurston.wa.us
Presentation/Speaker: (various)
Presentation/Speaker: (various) Author/publisher: Science & Environmental Network
Location: The presentation will come to a group. SEHN staff members including Carolyn Raffensperger, Ted Schettler and Joe Guth are available for speaking engagements, workshops, public testimony, media contacts or other collaborations with local groups. We have a great deal of experience speaking on precaution, ecological medicine, guardianship of future generations, law for the ecological age, the environment and spirituality, and environmental health both broadly and specifically. Website: http://www.sehn.org/
Contact: SEHN, info@sehn.org
Presentation/Speaker: Minimizing Toxins in the Home Author/publisher: ToxInspect
Location: The presentation will come to a group. Michelle Gaither will come speak to a group. Contact: Michelle Gaither, 206-935-4588, gaithermj@quidnunc.net
Publication: Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers Author/publisher: National Environmental Education and Training Foundation
Publication date: 2005
Location: online These guidelines are designed to educate health-care professionals about specific interventions that can reduce exposures in children who are already diagnosed with asthma. Website: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/professionals/docs/AsthmaDoc032106.pdf
Publication: Food-Safe Schools Program Resources Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online This program will help build the capacity of health and education departments to work within coordinated school health programs to prevent foodborne illnesses. This website includes the resources from this program. Website: http://www.neha.org/food_safe_schools/index.html
Publication: Guidelines for the Protection and Training of Workers Engaged in Maintenance and Remediation Work Associated with Mold Author/publisher: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences and others
Publication date: 2004
Location: online This resource offers specific guidelines for the protection and training of mold hazard assessors, remediation workers, and those exposed to mold in the course of maintaining building systems. Website: http://www.soeh.org/July04pdfs/InterimReportFinalDraft.pdf
Publication: Out-of-Hospital Patient Management Guidelines
Publication: Precautionary Principle: Reasonable, Rational, and Responsible
Publication: Public Resources Author/publisher: University of Washington Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences
Publication date: 2008
Location: online This site provides links to the publically available resources from the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences. Resources include the ability to ask a question, plus access to the events calendar, newsletters, a link to the EH library and its list of journals and access to online databases. A link to the department's Environmental Justice program is also included. Website: http://depts.washington.edu/envhlth/public/infor.php
Publication: Publications and Forms Author/publisher: Washington State Department of Ecology
Location: online Publications are available on topics including air quality, environmental assessment, hazardous waste and toxics reduction, solid waste, spills, water quality and more. Publications include guidelines, laws and regulations regarding these topics. The website includes links to brochures, maps and posters. Comments: Publications are available in Chinese, Hmong, Korean, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese.
Website: http://www.ecy.wa.gov/pubs.shtm
Publication: Sustainability Library Resources Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online This site lists resources for environment-related guidance and information on renewable energy, energy conservation, water conservation, pollution prevention and green building. Website: http://www.neha.org/sustainability/index.html
Publication: Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness Program Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online Environmental health workforce is not well prepared to respond to a terrorist attack or other unforeseen disaster. The members of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is coordinating with stakeholders most closely allied with environmental health to develop emergency preparedness curricula, training opportunities and resources for environmental health practitioners across the country. This website provides resources. Website: http://www.neha.org/research/terrorism/index.html
Publication: Workforce Development Program
Publication, Presentation: Septic System Programs Publications
Publication, Self-study Materials: Precautionary Tools for Reshaping Environmental Policy Author/publisher: edited by Nancy J. Myers and Carolyn Raffensperger
Publication date: 2005
Location: online The leading hands-on guide to how to use the precautionary principle in your own community. Edited by SEHN staff and featuring contributions from leading activists from around the country, this book helps you put the principle into practice. Website: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10643
Contact: SEHN, info@sehn.org
Self-study Materials: Case Studies in Environmental Medicine Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online Topics include asbestos, ethylene glycol and propylene glycol, lead, nitrate/nitrite, radiation exposure from iodine-131, trichloroethylene, disease clusters, environmental triggers of asthma, and pediatric environmental health. Comments: Continuing medical education credits, continuing nursing education units, and continuing education units are offered in support of this series.
Website: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/csem.html
Contact: ATSDR, 770-488-3490, atsdrdtemce@cdc.gov
Self-study Materials: Environmental Health Author/publisher: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publication date: 2006
Location: online This course examines health issues, scientific understanding of causes and possible future approaches to control of the major environmental health problems in industrialized and developing countries. Topics include how the body reacts to environmental pollutants; physical, chemical and biological agents of environmental contamination; vectors for dissemination (air, water, soil); solid and hazardous waste; susceptible populations; biomarkers and risk analysis; the scientific basis for policy decisions; and emerging global environmental health problems. Comments: OpenCourseWare materials are not for credit towards any degrees or certificates. OpenCourseWare does not require registration and does not provide access to the school's faculty.
Website: http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/EnvironmentalHealth/
Self-study Materials: Environmental Justice Basics
Self-study Materials: Epidemiologic Case Studies Author/publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication date: 2008
Location: online These case studies are interactive exercises developed to teach epidemiologic principles and practices. They are based on real-life outbreaks and public health problems and were developed in collaboration with the original investigators and experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Website: http://www2a.cdc.gov/epicasestudies/computerbased/default.htm
Self-study Materials: Identifying Exposure Pathways Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online This learn-by-doing simulation program will provide public health professionals and members of the public with an interesting and enjoyable way of learning more about ATSDR's public health assessment process, how they can participate in the process, and ultimately how they can work with ATSDR and state health assessors to better protect public health. Website: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov:80/HAC/iep/iep-home.html
Self-study Materials: Interactive Health Tutorials Author/publisher: MedlinePlus and the Patient Education Institute
Publication date: 2005
Location: online The tutorials are interactive health-education resources using animated graphics. Each tutorial explains a procedure or condition in easy-to-read language. Health topics with an environmental component include asthma, depression, migraine headaches, smoking and others. Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html
Self-study Materials: Land Use Planning and Design Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online The National Environmental Education Association and International City/County Management Association educate environmental public health professionals and local government managers about the strategic advantages of integrating health goals and land use planning and design decisions. Specifically, NEHA and ICMA have developed four case studies highlighting exceptional or creative solutions in local government that integrate environmental health considerations into land use planning and design. Comments: This site includes links to websites on land-use planning and design and environmental public health.
Website: http://www.neha.org/research/landuseplanning.html
Self-study Materials: Minimizing Baby Toxins Author/publisher: ToxInspect
Publication date: 2007
Location: online This web page provides and introduction to toxics and reference information for some common toxics. Website: http://www.toxinspect.com/babytox.html
Self-study Materials: Minimizing Toxins in the Home Author/publisher: ToxInspect
Publication date: 2007
Location: online This web page provides and introduction to toxics and reference information for some common toxics of special concern to babies and pregnant women. Website: http://www.toxinspect.com:80/about_toxin.html
Self-study Materials: Nutritional Health, Food Production, and the Environment Author/publisher: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publication date: 2007
Location: online This course provides an understanding of the complex and challenging public health issue of food security and in a world where one billion people are undernourished while another billion are overweight. Explores the connections among diet, the current food production system, the environment and public health, considering factors such as economics, population and equity. Case studies are used to examine these complex relationships and as well as alternative approaches to achieving both local and global food security and the important role public health can play. Guest lecturers include experts from a variety of disciplines and experiences. Comments: OpenCourseWare materials are not for credit towards any degrees or certificates. OpenCourseWare does not require registration and does not provide access to the school's faculty.
Website: http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/nutritionalhealthfoodproductionandenvironment/
Self-study Materials: Reducing Low-Dose Pesticide Exposures in Infants and Children
Self-study Materials: Tropical Environmental Health Author/publisher: Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Publication date: 2006
Location: online During this class we will be discussing some of the problems arising from poor facilities in many developing countries. We will examine problems associated with solid waste disposal and see the enormity of the problem. We will come up with some suggestions about how to ameliorate the problems... There are few real solutions.... Comments: OpenCourseWare materials are not for credit towards any degrees or certificates. OpenCourseWare does not require registration and does not provide access to the school's faculty.
Website: http://ocw.jhsph.edu/courses/TropicalEnvironmentalHealth/
Training: A Larger Dose of Toxicology: How Chemicals Affect Your Health Author/publisher: Gilbert, Steven G., PhD, DABT and and Kate Plant
Location: The training will come to a group. This program will review the basic principles of toxicology before focusing on state-of-the-art research, risk assessment, and risk communication. Participants will learn effects of chemicals on the body, why some people are more sensitive than others, how to develop individual dose/response curves, current research issues, ethical aspects of toxicology, and how to communicate about hazards. Comments: Custom courses are available.
Website: http://www.asmalldoseof.org/tox.courses/tox.courses.php
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Training: A Small Dose of Toxicology: How Chemicals Affect Your Health Author/publisher: Gilbert, Steven G., PhD, DABT
Location: The training will come to a group. This basic course covers the principles of toxicology and health effects of chemical agents. It is designed for those who may have little background in toxicology yet must deal with chemicals in the home, at work or at school. The course is designed for anyone interested in better understanding chemicals and their health effects, or wanting a refresher course on toxicology. The course identifies potential health hazards of toxic chemicals and methods for preventing exposure. Comments: Custom courses are available, and an optional second day of training (see A Larger Dose of Toxicology).
Website: http://www.asmalldoseof.org/tox.courses/tox.courses.php
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Training: All-Hazards Preparedness
Training: Biology and Control of Insects & Rodents Program Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Publication date: 2006
Location: online The workshops involve a classroom lecture and group discussion on the biology of insects and rodents of public-health significance; effective physical and chemical insect and rodent control methods (including integrated pest and sanitation management); and insect- and rodent-borne diseases of public-health significance, including possible bioterror agents. Comments: These programs are made available for viewing and CE Credits at no cost.
Website: http://www.nehacert.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=28&zenid=e5832c917d5275364901a79467509628
Training: Case Studies for the Classroom Author/publisher: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication date: 2008
Location: online The epidemiologic case studies for the classroom are based on real-life outbreaks and public health problems and were developed in collaboration with the original investigators and experts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In these case studies, a group of students works through a public health problem with guidance from a knowledgeable instructor. Comments: Selected case studies are available in Spanish and German.
Website: http://www2a.cdc.gov/epicasestudies/classroom/default.htm
Training: CME/MOC Educational Activities Author/publisher: American College of Preventive Medicine
Location: online Online courses that offer CME and MOC hours are available. New trainings are added often. Environmental health topics include managing indoor asthma triggers, detecting and preventing exposure to radon and mold, indoor air pollution. Website: http://www.acpm.org/education/cme-moc_activities.htm
Training: Continuing Education and Training Opportunities Author/publisher: Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Publication date: 2008
Location: online This site provides dozens of links to educational events and resources, including opportunities for distance learning. Website: http://phpartners.org/educ.html
Training: Continuing Education Courses Author/publisher: Radiation Emergency Assistance Center/Training Site at the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education
Location: The presentation will come to a hospital or nuclear facility. REAC/TS prepares and teaches customized courses at hospitals, nuclear facilities and other locations across the country. Topics include radiation emergency medicine, pre-hospital radiation emergency preparedness, and chemical and radiological agents of opportunity. Website: http://orise.orau.gov/reacts/courses.htm
Training: Environmental Health Support Center Training Author/publisher: US Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service
Location: on-site This site lists upcoming trainings available around the US in topics such as safe playground assessment, infection control, radiation protection and sanitation. Website: http://www.ehsc.ihs.gov/index.cfm?module=classes&catID=0
Training: Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online This introductory-level training addresses a range of environmental health topics commonly faced in response to emergency events. The training helps prepare practitioners with the skills and knowledge to effectively respond to environmental health issues. The training includes a combination of lecture, hands-on, and demonstration components. You will learn about emergency response aspects such as assessing shelter operations, food, water, wastewater, building environments, and vector control. The training is intended for environmental health, safety, or industrial hygiene professionals from federal, state, and local programs with the responsibility to perform one or a combination of the following functions in an emergency response: food services, sanitation, vector control, drinking water, wastewater, institutional sanitation, safety inspections. Comments: These programs are made available for viewing and CE Credits at no cost.
Website: http://www.nehacert.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=28&zenid=e5832c917d5275364901a79467509628
Training: Environmental Public Health (EPH) Training Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online and on-site in Atlanta These courses provide instruction on a variety of topics related to the health assessment process and ATSDR staff and partners' efforts in conducting public health assessments, health consultations, exposure investigations, community involvement, health studies, and health education. The courses incorporate agency policy/guidance and the current state of the science. The intended audience is ATSDR and CDC staff, their partners, and when space is available other environmental public health professionals from local, state and federal agencies. Website: http://app2.erg.com/registration/index.htm
Contact: Bob Kay, ATSDR EPH Training Coordinator, 770-488-0663, BKay@cdc.gov
Training: Environmental Public Health Tracking 101 Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) is the ongoing collection, integration, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data on environmental hazards, exposures to those hazards, and health effects that may be related to the exposures. The goal of tracking is to provide information that can be used to plan, apply, and evaluate actions to prevent and control environmentally related diseases. CDC is currently leading the initiative to build a National EPHT Network, to integrate these three types of data into a standardized electronic network. This course gives an overview of the major components of Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT). Comments: These programs are made available for viewing and CE Credits at no cost.
Website: http://www.nehacert.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=28&zenid=e5832c917d5275364901a79467509628
Training: Epi-Ready Team Training Program Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: onsite around the US This holistic training opportunity aims at increasing the competency of EH professionals through education, including teamwork strategies, and outbreak investigation/reporting, which remains a primary objective of the course. 50 health professionals will be chosen as teams to participate at each regional workshop. Teams of participants consist of no more than three individuals from at least two separate health disciplines (e.g. environmental health specialist, epidemiologist, laboratory representative, and public health nurse). Written team applications are required and will be accepted electronically once the specific regional workshop announcement is posted, generally 6-8 weeks prior to the training dates. If chosen, you will be expected to participate as a group. Website: http://www.neha.org/epi_ready/index.html
Training: Finding and Using Health Statistics Author/publisher: National Library of Medicine
Location: online This course describes the range of available health statistics, identifies their sources and helps you understand how to use information about their structure as you search. The course also contains supporting material including a glossary, examples of webpages where you can find health statistics, and exercises. Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/usestats/index.htm
Training: Fundamentals of Environmental Justice Author/publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10
Publication date: 2008
Location: on-site The Fundamentals of Environmental Justice one-day workshop is a highly interactive, thought-provoking and "learner-centered" workshop experience. Comments: The website includes links to resource materials for this workshop.
Website: http://yosemite.epa.gov/r10/ocrej.NSF/Environmental+Justice/Training/
Training: Library Training Author/publisher: National Institutes of Health
Location: online NIH Library offers training on how to effectively find, appraise and manage information using an array of electronic library resources. Topics include how to search the biomedical literature, access online journals, order and receive articles via email, set up a research update service, and use bibliographic management software to manage a personal library collection and format bibliographies. Website: http://nihlibrary.nih.gov/ResourceTraining/
Training: National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards Workshop: Building Local and National Excellence Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online The National Environmental Public Health Performance Standards (NEPHPS), built upon the 10 essential environmental health services, are viewed as the primary tool for strengthening the nation’s environmental public-health infrastructure. Endorsed by several national agencies and professional associations, they are being used to build capacity, consistency and accountability within and across the nation’s environmental public-health system. Through this hands-on workshop, participants have the opportunity to pursue national excellence by implementing these standards at their own agencies. You will learn about the standards and their application to day-to-day activities, complete the agency self-assessment instrument, identify you own agency capacity gaps, and learn about and share best practices aimed at improving program capacity. Participants will be able to put together an action plan to address gaps and an ongoing evaluation. Comments: These programs are made available for viewing and CE Credits at no cost.
Website: http://www.nehacert.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=28&zenid=e5832c917d5275364901a79467509628
Training: NEHA Food Safety Training: Protecting Environmental Health through Education Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Publication date: 2008
Location: on-site These books and course materials successfully prepare food safety managers to pass any ANSI-CFP nationally accredited certification examination, including the National Registry of Food Safety Professionals, Prometric, and National Restaurant Association (ServSafe). Website: http://www.nehatraining.org/
Training: Precaution Academy Author/publisher: Science & Environmental Network
Location: The training will come to a group. This is an intensive weekend of training to prepare attendees to apply precautionary thinking to a wide range of issues such as public health, poverty, injustice, education, housing, urban sprawl and toxic chemicals. Sessions treat specific problems that participants identify. Website: http://www.sehn.org/ptpa.html
Contact: SEHN, sherri@sehn.org
Training: Public Health's Digital Library Author/publisher: Public Health -- Seattle & King County
Location: online This site provides a list of free and fee-based online courses, podcasts, journal clubs, presentations, webcasts and reading lists for public health professionals. Website: http://www.metrokc.gov/health/library/lifelong.htm
Contact: 206-296-4600 (voice) or TTY Relay: 711,
Training: Technical Training Author/publisher: Northwest Environmental Training Center
Location: throughout the western US A wide variety of technical training classes are offered, including topics such as toxicology, environmental data management and contaminant chemistry. New courses are added frequently. NWETC can also design and deliver custom training for you and your colleagues anywhere in the country. Website: http://www.nwetc.org/
Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976, info@nwetc.org
Training: Training Grants from NIEHS Author/publisher: National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences
Location: online This site has information on a variety of fellowships, training grants, career development awards and loan repayment programs, as well as information about how supplements to existing research grants can be used for training purposes. Website: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/careers/research/trainingfrom/index.cfm
Training: Training Opportunities
Training Manual: Teaching Manual: Pesticide Safety Author/publisher: Wake Forest University School of Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine
Publication date: 2004
Location: online This manual contains useful information on common routes of pesticide exposure, health effects of pesticides in children and adults, and strategies for reducing a child’s exposure to pesticides in the home. Comments: The manual is written in both English and Spanish.
Website: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/professionals/docs/TeachingManualPesticideSafety.pdf
Training Manual: Toxicology Curriculum for Communities Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Publication date: 2007
Location: online This training manual provides four 60-to 90-minute training modules for lectures or seminars for communities on the topic of toxicology and issues surrounding environmental exposures. The four modules are designed to be taught either independently or in combination. The manual includes objectives, lecture notes, handouts, visual aids, testing materials and more. Website: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/training/toxmanual/
Training, Presentation: (various) Author/publisher: Chemical Safety, Health & Environment Education
Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Both general and custom packages can be emailed or couriered to companies needing safety, health and environmental education presentations and/or resources on topics including chemical burns, pollution, toxicity, inefficient chemical processes, leaks and spills, confined spaces, static electricity, fire/explosion, acute and chronic health concerns, and legal requirements. Contact: Alan Phillipson, MSc, MCIC, Ph./Fax 204-663-5418, alan-ph@shaw.ca
Training, Publication: Radon/Indoor Air Quality Program Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online This program identifies and trains environmental health professionals (EHPs) to implement community action plans regarding indoor air quality (IAQ) and radon problems. This site includes resources plus links to workshops and more information. Website: http://www.neha.org/research/radon_IAQ.html
Training, Self-study Materials: A Primer on Health Risk Communication Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online The primer begins with brief descriptive material about the mission of ATSDR and the importance of local community involvement in the health-risk-communication process. The remainder of the primer is devoted to a discussion of issues and guiding principles for communicating health risk accompanied by specific suggestions for presenting information to the public and for interacting effectively with the media. Website: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/risk/riskprimer/index.html
Training, Self-study Materials: Courses and Exercises Author/publisher: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Location: online and on-site Courses are offered in many public-health topics, including environmental health and epidemiology. Course offerings encompass both traditional on-site trainings and distance learning formats. Continuing education credits are available for many of the courses. NWCPHP is available to develop other offerings or customize courses for public health organizations. Website: http://www.nwcphp.org/training/courses-exercises/index_html
Contact: NWCPHP allows visitors to subscribe to email notification of upcoming trainings.,
Training, Self-study Materials: Distance Education Program Resources Author/publisher: National Library of Medicine
Location: online This site provides a variety of web-based training opportunities for health professionals including MEDLINE and PubMed, Gateway, the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), Toxicology Tutorials, Unified Medical Language System® (UMLS) and more. Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/dist_edu.html
Training, Self-study Materials: EH Tracking & Informatics
Training, Self-study Materials: Electronic Library Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online This site provides unlimited streaming access to the entire NEHA CERT library with unlimited continuing education credits for subscriber. This ever expanding library of courses is available 24 hours a day with no extra cost as the number of courses increase. Comments: Includes both online and CD-ROM programs
Website: http://www.nehacert.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=24&products_id=154
Training, Self-study Materials: Emerging Pathogens
Training, Self-study Materials: Evaluation Primer on Health Risk Communication Programs Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online This primer presents key principles and techniques to assist federal decisionmakers and health risk communicators to improve their overall effectiveness in evaluating health risk messages and materials. Website: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov:80/risk/evalprimer/index.html
Training, Self-study Materials: Finding and Using Health Statistics Author/publisher: National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
Publication date: 2008
Location: online This course describes the range of available health statistics, identifies their sources and helps you understand how to use information about their structure as you search. Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/usestats/index.htm
Training, Self-study Materials: Food Safety & Protection
Training, Self-study Materials: General Environmental Health
Training, Self-study Materials: Health Economics Information Resources: A Self-Study Course Author/publisher: National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
Publication date: 2007
Location: online This training consists of four modules: Scope of Health Economics and Key Information Sources, Sources and Characteristics of Information, Identification and Retrieval of Published Health Economic Evaluations, and Principles of Critical Appraisal of Health Economic Evaluations Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/edu/healthecon/
Training, Self-study Materials: Indoor Air Quality
Training, Self-study Materials: Introduction to Health Services Research : A Self-Study Course Author/publisher: National Information Center on Health Services Research and Health Care Technology
Publication date: 2008
Location: online This course will introduce you to what health services research is and its key issues. Learners will gain valuable information about how to search for information in this multi-disciplinary field and will be introduced to several of the key study types that health services researchers use. Website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/nichsr/ihcm/hsrcsec1.html
Training, Self-study Materials: Onsite Wastewater
Training, Self-study Materials: Organophosphate Pesticide and Child Health: A Primer for Health Care Providers Author/publisher: University of Washington School of Medicine
Publication date: 2006
Location: online Aimed at health care providers, but open to the general public, this course presents the current scientific evidence regarding health risks for children exposed to organophosphate pesticides (OPs). This information is needed to understand potential risks to pediatric patients and inform clinical problem solving regarding pesticide exposure. Comments: The University of Washington School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Website: http://depts.washington.edu:80/opchild/
Training, Self-study Materials: Public Health Information and Data Tutorial Author/publisher: Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce
Publication date: 2007
Location: online This tutorial provides instruction for members of the public health workforce on issues related to information access and management. Website: http://phpartners.org/tutorial/index.html
Training, Self-study Materials: Swim Pools & Rec Waters
Training, Self-study Materials: Toxicology Tutorials Author/publisher: Environmental Health & Toxicology Specialized Information Services
Publication date: 2005
Location: online Three tutorials are available: Toxicology Tutor I - Basic Principles, Toxicology Tutor II - Toxicokinetics, and Toxicology Tutor III - Cellular Toxicology. Comments: The tutorials can be downloaded and then run without Internet connection.
Website: http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/toxtutor.html
Training, Self-study Materials: Vector Control
Training, Self-study Materials: Water Quality
Training, Self-study Materials: Workforce Development
Training, Self-study Materials: Workshops and Seminars Author/publisher: Research Data Assistance Center (ResDAC)
Location: online and at the University of Minnesota This center provides free assistance and training to academic and nonprofit researchers interested in using Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) data for research. Comments: ResDAC also provides free assistance in obtaining and using CMS data for research and statistical resources.
Website: http://www.resdac.umn.edu/Index.asp
This clearinghouse was supported by a grant from the Washington Tracking Network, a CDC-funded program working to improve the availability and interpretation of environmental public health information. Please submit items and updates to iceh@iceh.org.
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