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Updated April 13, 2010 | 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. Comments: Many PowerPoint presentations and other materials are also available on the website.
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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.
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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
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
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.
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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.
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Brochure: Fertility/Reproductive Health Publications Author/publisher: Collaborative on Health and the Environment
Location: online This page features printable brochures from the Fertility/Reproductive Health Working Group. Website
Brochure: Keep Your Food Safe Author/publisher: US Food and Drug Administration
Location: online This booklet tells consumers how to buy safe food and keep it safe at home. Website
Contact: FDA: 888-SAFE-FOOD
Brochure: Pesticide Safety Handbook Author/publisher: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Publication date: 2002
Location: online This booklet offers general information on the symptoms and health consequences of occupational pesticide exposures, along with specific strategies for minimizing exposures at home and in the workplace. Website
Brochure: Poison Prevention Tips Author/publisher: American Association of Poison Control Centers
Publication date: 2002-2004
Location: online This brochure lists steps for safely storing and using poisons and for teaching children about them. Website
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
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
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.
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Brochure, Publication: Environmental Reports Author/publisher: Birth Defect Research for Children, Inc.
Location: online This site includes both reports for researchers and fact sheets for consumers/parents/general public. Topics include aspartame, bendectin, immunotoxins, accutane, arsenic, benzene, DES, DDT, dioxins, dursban, endocrine disruptors, formaldehyde, lead, mercury, Methotrexate and TCE. Website
Contact: EDRC staff, 407-566-8304 or staff@birthdefects.org
Brochure, Publications: (various) Author/publisher: National Cancer Institute
Publication date: 2008
Location: online Dozens of brochures, online assessment tools and other publications are available related to risk factors/causes and prevention of various types of cancer. Comments: The website permits searching of publications by topic. Materials are available in both English and Spanish.
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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
Curricula, Brochures, Posters, Publications: Health Education Resource Exchange Author/publisher: Washington State Department of Health Office of Health Promotion
Location: online H.E.R.E is an online clearinghouse of public health education and health promotion materials, projects, people, events, and resources in the State of Washington. The site includes posters, brochures, fact sheets and other educational materials from state and local public health agencies and community organizations. Users can download, print and distribute them or order preprinted materials. Descriptions and contact information on health promotion projects from communities in Washington are also included on dozens of environmental health topics. Website
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
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Poster: Assessing Your Daily Risks: Reasonable, Rational & Responsible Author/publisher: Gilbert, Steven G., PhD, DABT
Location: online This poster provides a quick overview of the need for precaution and risk assessment in environmental health. Comments: A publication coordinates with this poster.
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Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Poster: The Health Effects of Common Chemicals Author/publisher: Gilbert, Steven G., PhD, DABT
Location: online This interactive poster graphically displays a list of toxic agents. Each item is clickable to lead to further information on the "A Small Dose of…" website. Website
Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Presentation: 6 Surprising Sources of Home Air Pollution Author/publisher: The Daily Green
Publication date: 2009
Location: online This eight-slide self-guided presentation describes common sources of pollution inside homes and what can be done to mitigate them. Website
Presentation: A Breathable Future: Health Effects of Air Pollution in Portland Author/publisher: Anna Salanti, RN, & Ali Boris, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Publication date: 2008
Location: online This presentation looks at the most recent science on the health effects of air pollution, which we now know affects fetal health and cognitive health as well as the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Comments: The presentation includes guidance materials for health professionals and educational materials designed for patients.
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Contact: Maye Thompson, RN, PhD, Oregon PSR Environmental Health Program Director, 503-274-2720 or maye@oregonpsr.org.
Presentation: Asthma Onset and Exacerbation in Children Exposed to Traffic-Related Air Pollution Author/publisher: California Air Resources Board
Publication date: 2009
Location: online This presents the findings of a recently published study on the association between onset of childhood asthma and trafficrelated air pollution exposure in Southern California communities. Comments: The presentation includes both the PowerPoint graphic and the narrative.
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Presentation: Chemicals Policy Reform: A Nursing Issue Author/publisher: Maye Thompson, RN, PhD, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Publication date: 2009
Location: online This presentation makes the case that the current system of regulating chemicals one by one is not efficient or effective for protecting human health and environmental damage. It presents policy alternatives for real reform and primary prevention of exposures to chemical toxicants. Comments: The presentation includes guidance materials for health professionals and educational materials designed for patients.
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Contact: Maye Thompson, RN, PhD, Oregon PSR Environmental Health Program Director, 503-274-2720 or maye@oregonpsr.org.
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
Presentation: Cleaning for Healthy Schools Toolkit Author/publisher: National Collaborative Work Group on Green Cleaning and Chemical Policy Reform in Schools
Location: online The Cleaning for Healthy Schools Toolkit is a free "do-it-yourself" tool on how to introduce the use of green cleaning products. Learn by watching and listening to the archived presentations. Then teach others: 1) invite a small group to get together at your school or other meeting place for an hour or so to listen to two or more modules together; or, 2) create your own presentation for your school or your specific audience. To access the customizable files, register and then download the files you want to download for future use. Website
Contact: info@cleaningforhealthyschools.org
Presentation: How to Purify the Air in Your Home Author/publisher: The Daily Green
Publication date: 2009
Location: online This 28-slide self-guided presentation provides 25 indoor air quality tips from the American Lung Association to help reduce the risk factors for asthma and other lung illness in the home. Website
Presentation: In Harm’s Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development Author/publisher: Maye Thompson, RN, PhD, Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Publication date: 2009
Location: online This presentation looks at the neurodevelopmental toxics lead, mercury and pesticides, plus their effects of children’s health. Comments: The presentation includes guidance materials for health professionals and educational materials designed for patients.
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Contact: Maye Thompson, RN, PhD, Oregon PSR Environmental Health Program Director, 503-274-2720 or maye@oregonpsr.org.
Presentation: Plastics and Human Health Author/publisher: Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
Location: online This presentation looks at the endocrine-disrupting effects of the plasticizers bisphenol A and phthalates. Comments: The presentation includes guidance materials for health professionals and educational materials designed for patients.
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Contact: Maye Thompson, RN, PhD, Oregon PSR Environmental Health Program Director, 503-274-2720 or maye@oregonpsr.org.
Presentation: Public Health Law 101 Author/publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Location: online This course provides an introduction to fundamental principles of law, ethics, and the legal system as they frame public health practice in the United States. Comments: The course comprises nine slide lecture units for delivery by legal counsel to health departments and by other persons trained in law.
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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
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
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
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.
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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
Presentation/Handouts: Environmental Health Education for the Public Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online ATSDR provides communities, health educators, health-care providers, and other health professionals with community environmental health education products. These products are designed to increase environmental health literacy and address the positive and/or negative impact that the environment has on human health. Community environmental health products include information about specific types of exposures to hazardous substances, exposure routes and pathways, health effects, treatment options, and how to prevent or minimize exposures to hazardous substances in the environment. ATSDR Community Environmental Health Education Presentations are 20-minute instructional presentations that can be used in face-to-face education with community groups to increase environmental health literacy. Presentations are available on asbestos and lead Comments: Presentation slides and scripts can be downloaded or viewed online.
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Contact: ATSDR, atsdrdtemce@cdc.gov
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 or johnsoj@co.thurston.wa.us
Presentation/Speaker: (various) Author/publisher: Thurston County Environmental Health
Location: Thurston County Presentations are designed for work groups or community groups. Topics include protecting children from toxics, gardening without toxic chemicals and household hazardous waste. Website
Contact: Rachel Laderman, 754-4111 x7245 or ladermr@co.thurston.wa.us
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
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 or gaithermj@quidnunc.net
Publication: Climate Change and Health Author/publisher: National Environmental Education Foundation
Publication date: 2009
Location: online This fact sheet describes expected health impacts of global climate change, both direct and indirect effects. Website
Contact: NEEF, 202-833-2933 or health@neefusa.org
Publication: Environmental Management of Pediatric Asthma: Guidelines for Health Care Providers Author/publisher: National Environmental EducationFoundation
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. Comments: This publication contains pediatric asthma environmental health competencies, an environmental history form, environmental intervention guidelines, sample patient flyers, and is a list of online resources. The history form is available in Spanish.
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Publication: Fact Sheets: Environmental Health Author/publisher: World Health Organization
Location: online This site includes many printable handouts and fact sheets, as well as statistics and technical information. Topics include air quality, climate, radiation, children's health, occupational health, water and waste. Website
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
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
Publication: National Strategies For Health Care Providers: Pesticides Initiative Author/publisher: National Environmental Education Foundation
Location: online This website includes practice and competency guidelines that outline the knowledge and skills that health professional students need about pesticides. There are also documents related to the National Strategies for Health Care Providers: Pesticides Initiative Implementation Plan. Comments: The practice skills guideline is available in Spanish.
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Publication: Out-of-Hospital Patient Management Guidelines Author/publisher: American Association of Poison Control Centers
Location: online Guidelines are available on a variety of poisoning topics. Website
Publication: Pediatric Environmental History (0-18 Years of Age) Author/publisher: National Environmental Education Foundation
Location: online This checklist guides the interview for an environmental health history. Comments: There is a supplemental checklist for follow-up interviews. An educational primer on environmental history taking is also available, and all three publications are available in Spanish.
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Publication: Precautionary Principle: Reasonable, Rational, and Responsible Author/publisher: Gilbert, Steven G., PhD, DABT
Publication date: 2005
Location: online This eight-page article describes the precautionary principle as a reasonable, rational and responsible approach to decision-making. Comments: Based in part on a precautionary principle talk in December 2005 at the Washington Health Legislative Conference in Seattle.
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Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
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
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.
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Publication: Safe Start For Kids Author/publisher: Washington Toxics Coalition
Location: online This site includes many printable handouts and fact sheets for parents on many types of children's consumer goods. Topics include child-care facilities, nursery/child's room, clithing & apparel, art & craft supplies, furniture, mattresses, personal care products and more. Comments: There is a monthly email newsletter to w hich visitors can subscribe.
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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
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
Publication: Workforce Development Program Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online This site supports efforts to build capacity and infrastructure of the overall public health system. Website
Publication, Presentation: Septic System Programs Publications Author/publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency
Location: online This site includes fact sheets, presentations and technical information relating to septic systems. Website
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
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.
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Contact: ATSDR, 770-488-3490 or atsdrdtemce@cdc.gov
Self-study Materials: Chemicals in the Environment: Toxicology and Public Health Author/publisher: MIT faculty: James Sherley, Laura Green and Steven Tannenbaum
Publication date: 2005
Location: online This course addresses the challenges of defining a relationship between exposure to environmental chemicals and human disease. Course topics include epidemiological approaches to understanding disease causation; biostatistical methods; evaluation of human exposure to chemicals, and their internal distribution, metabolism, reactions with cellular components, and biological effects; and qualitative and quantitative health risk assessment methods used in the U.S. as bases for regulatory decision-making. Throughout the term, students consider case studies of local and national interest. Comments: MIT offers materials and notes from prior year class as open courseware. No registration, user ID, or password needed – the materials are available free of charge.
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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.
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Self-study Materials: Environmental Justice Basics Author/publisher: US Environmental Protection Agency Region 10
Publication date: 2008
Location: online This site provides information about environmental justice from a policy/regulatory stance. Website
Self-study Materials: Epidemiologic Case Studies Author/publisher: US 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 US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Website
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
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
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.
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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
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
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.
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Self-study Materials: Reducing Low-Dose Pesticide Exposures in Infants and Children Author/publisher: Katherine M. Shea, MD, MPH, Physicians for Social Responsibility
Location: online This is a guide for health care professionals who care for children, families with children, and/or individuals planning to have children. It deals with pesticide exposures other than high dose and acute poisonings. Website
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.
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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.
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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).
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Contact: Steven G. Gilbert, sgilbert@asmalldoseof.org
Training: All-Hazards Preparedness Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This program includes nine courses on hazardness preparedness, including assessment, compliance and corrective action; environmental health and emergency preparedness; poison center's role and more. Courses cost $15 each. Website
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.
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Training: Case Studies for the Classroom Author/publisher: US 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 US 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.
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Training: Certificate in Environmental Law and Regulation Author/publisher: University of Washington
Location: University of Washington campus, Seattle Examine the broad and complex field of environmental regulations and gain familiarity with key laws that influence natural resource management. Improve your understanding of agencies and organizations that create, enforce, interpret, and work with environmental regulations. Study a diverse set of perspectives to appreciate the regulatory context in which environmental decisions are made. Comments: This certificate was developed in partnership with the UW College of Forest Resources and the UW School of Law
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Contact: UW, 206-685-8936
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
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
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
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
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.
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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
Contact: Bob Kay, ATSDR EPH Training Coordinator, 770-488-0663 or 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.
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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
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
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.
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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
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.
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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
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
Contact: SEHN, sherri@sehn.org
Training: Prevention Research Centers: Training for Advocates Author/publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication date: 2009
Location: at universities This page lists and links to research centers at universities throughout the US. The training topics at each center are identified, including three programs relating to senior care at the Universit of Washington. Website
Training: Prevention Research Centers: Training for Public Health Practitioners Author/publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication date: 2009
Location: at universities This page lists and links to research centers at universities throughout the US. The training topics at each center are identified, including two programs at the Universit of Washington. Comments: Training programs are also available for students, although no programs are within Washington state.
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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
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
Contact: Northwest Environmental Training Center, 206-762-1976 or 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
Training: Training Opportunities Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: on-site This site provides information about upcoming trainings and workshops. Website
Training Manual: In Harm's Way Training Materials for Health Professionals Author/publisher: Physicians for Social Responsibility
Location: online This page includes links to downloadable manuals from PSR's trainings. Materials include the 140-page In Harm's Way: Toxic Threats to Child Development Report (English and Spanish); an 80-slide In Harm's Way PowerPoint presentation; Frequently Asked Questions on the In Harm's Way Training Materials; three "Out of Harm's Way" fact sheets for providers and patients; and a chemical fact sheet. Website
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.
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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
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 or 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
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
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
Contact: NWCPHP allows visitors to subscribe to email notification of upcoming trainings.
Training, Self-study Materials: Courses and Exercises Author/publisher: Northwest Center for Public Health Practice
Location: online, CD-ROM and face-to-face These courses, learning modules, and exercises are developed to meet the training and development needs of the public health workforce. Course developers and instructors are typically University of Washington faculty members who work with members of the practice community. Current offerings encompass both traditional on-site trainings and distance learning formats. Topics include epidemiology in public health, date interpretation, basic infectious disease concepts, public health surveillance, screening, data collecction, data analysis, effective communication, emergency preparedness and many more. Continuing education credits are available as indicated. Comments: NWCPHP is able to develop other offerings or customization for public health organizations.
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Contact: NWCPHP, 206-685-1130 or nwcphp@u.washington.edu
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
Training, Self-study Materials: Education Series Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online "All of the programs within these tracks are available for viewing by everyone: All Hazards Preparedness, EH Tracking & Informatics, Emerging Pathogens, Food Safety & Protection, General Environmental Health, Indoor Air Quality, Onsite Wastewater, Swimming Pools & Recreational Waters, Vector Control, Water Quality, and Workforce Development. All NEHA Members and individuals that have previously purchased an Electronic Library or individual courses also have access to continuing education credits." Website
Training, Self-study Materials: EH Tracking & Informatics Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This program includes two courses in implementing a GIS system and how GPS works. Courses are $15 each. Website
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
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Training, Self-study Materials: Emerging Pathogens Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of 12 courses incudes information on planning for pandemics, produce safety, norovirus, e. coli, salmonellosis, avian flu, surveillance and monitoring and more. Each course is $15. Website
Training, Self-study Materials: Environmental Medicine Education for Health Professionals Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online All of these products include current environmental medicine content drawn from peer-reviewed medical literature and include Case Studies in Environmental Medicine, Grand Rounds in Environmental Medicine, Patient Education and Care Instruction Sheets, Pediatric Environmental Health Training Module, Chemical Specific and Other Environmental Medicine Topics . Comments: Continuing education credit is available free of charge for all ATSDR environmental medicine educational course work.
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Contact: ATSDR, atsdrdtemce@cdc.gov
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
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
Training, Self-study Materials: Food Safety & Protection Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of 11 courses includes a case study, food safety in various settings such as street vendors and tribal lands, food-safety challenges and more. Each course costs $15. Website
Training, Self-study Materials: General Environmental Health Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of seven courses includes managing for results, emerging trends, meth lab decontamination, case studies and more. Website
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
Training, Self-study Materials: Identifying Exposure Pathways - An Online Simulation Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online Comments: This training simulation is designed for those who have a basic familiarity of the public health assessment process and the role that ATSDR plays in such assessments.
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Contact: ATSDR, 800-232-4636 or cdcinfo@cdc.gov
Training, Self-study Materials: Indoor Air Quality Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of six courses includes mold contamination, radon, asthma and more. Each course costs $15. Website
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
Training, Self-study Materials: Onsite Wastewater Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of three courses includes affordability, decentralized systems, and development of materials. Each course costs $15. Website
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.
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Training, Self-study Materials: Public Health Assessment Overview 1 - Mission and Community Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online This is the first of a series of three online learning courses for public health professionals and trainees that provide a detailed summary of the public health assessment process. It not only explains ATSDR's role in the public health assessment process; it also shows how affected community members can become constructively involved in that process. Comments: Continuing education credits are available.
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Contact: Envronmental Public Health Training Coordinator
Training, Self-study Materials: Public Health Assessment Overview 2 - Exposure Pathways and Toxicologic Evaluation Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online This is the second of a series of three online learning courses for public health professionals and trainees that provide a detailed summary of the public health assessment process. It explains how health assessors conduct an exposure pathways analysis to find out how, when, and where people are coming in contact with chemicals. Comments: Continuing education credits are available.
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Training, Self-study Materials: Public Health Assessment Overview 3 - Evaluating Health Effects Data and Determining Conclusions and Recommendations Author/publisher: Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Location: online This is the third of a series of three online learning courses for public health professionals and trainees that provide a detailed summary of the public health assessment process. It is a follow-up to the previous module on exposure pathways and a continuation of the health evaluation. The final part of this module explains the process by which ATSDR develops health conclusions about the site, and the types of recommendations and health actions it may conduct. The course concludes with a discussion of the types of documents health assessors may use to report the results of the investigation. Comments: Continuing education credits are available.
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Contact: Envronmental Public Health Training Coordinator
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
Training, Self-study Materials: PubMed Tutorial Author/publisher: National Library of Medicine
Publication date: 2009
Location: online This is a web-based learning program that will show you how to search PubMed®, the National Library of Medicine (NLM®) journal literature search system. Brief tutorials on specific topics are also available. Website
Training, Self-study Materials: Recognition of Illness Associated with Chemical Exposure Author/publisher:
Publication date: 2004
Location: online and CD-ROM The national focus of a potential chemical terrorism event is typically overt, involving a large explosion, dissemination of chemical or biological agents as aerosols, or volatile liquids. Recent cases involving intentional or inadvertent contamination of food or product tampering with chemicals have also highlighted the need for health-care providers and public health officials to be alert for patients in their communities who have signs and symptoms consistent with chemical exposures. Comments: Support materials from the webcast are also posted on the website.
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Training, Self-study Materials: Recognition, Management and Surveillance of Ricin-Associated Illness Author/publisher: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Publication date: 2003
Location: online and CD-ROM This webcast will provide clinicians and public-health officials with the most up-to-date information available on the following areas: recognition, management, and disposition of patients with ricin-associated illness; identification of epidemiologic clues possibly associated with a covert ricin release; and disposition of patients with suspected ricin-associated illness. Comments: Support materials from the webcast are also posted on the website.
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Training, Self-study Materials: Swim Pools & Rec Waters Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of 10 courses includes recreational water illness and prevention, water chemistry, National Model Aquatic Health Code and risk reduction, monitoring, disinfection, water chemistry and more. Website
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.
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Training, Self-study Materials: Vector Control Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of 12 courses includes bed bugs, rabies, mosquito control, rodents, integrated pest management, Lyme disease and more. Each course costs $15. Website
Training, Self-study Materials: Water Quality Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of five courses includes hurricane response for public water systems, sediment and surface water sampling, microbial source tracking and more. Each course costs $15. Website
Training, Self-study Materials: Workforce Development Author/publisher: National Environmental Health Association
Location: online and CD-ROM This series of three courses includes negotiation skills, dealing with difficult people, and working with the media. Each course costs $15. Website
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.
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Training, Self-study Materials, Training Manual: NLM Training Manuals and Resources Author/publisher: National Library of Medicine
Location: online This page includes links to the training resources used in conjunction with the classes offered by the National Training Center and Clearinghouse (NTCC). Topics include PubMed, NLM Gateway & ClinicalTrials.gov, TOXNET and Beyond, Unified Medical Language System (UMLS) Basics and Introduction to Molecular Biology Information Resources. Comments: These workbooks are not copyrighted. Feel free to use any part of the workbooks – you may customize parts for training programs, demonstrations or workshops you conduct.
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