Hechos rápidos: Los efectos sobre la salud de los pesticidas en los alimentos
Un folleto de dos páginas, desarrollado por un Café de Salud Pública. El Folleto está compuesto para una audiencia general y proporciona una descripción breve sobre la ciencia del uso de pesticidas, ejemplos de investigaciones actuales, cosas que…
Toxic Free Futures
The Toxic Free Futures website offers more local information for Washington State educators. This non-profit group works to protect public health and the environment by eliminating toxic pollution. Their site includes updates on legislative action,…
TOXMAP: Environmental Health e-Maps
Produced by the National Library of Medicine, this interactive mapping site lets you enter an address or zip code and see a map showing all the Superfund sites and industries that report releases of toxic substances in that area. The site uses data…
Toxipedia
Toxipedia is a smart, cutting-edge resource for all things toxicology and environmental health-related. Set up as a "wiki," it strives to "present scientific information in a clear and compelling way and to empower people to make…
People Matter
"People Matter" is a video and social media campaign aimed at raising researchers' awareness of the value of honoring and protecting the concerns and rights of people involved in research studies. The videos are being produced as part…
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
This is a great place to go to learn about what environmental health research is getting funded in your area. You can also download fact sheets about specific chemicals or topics. The Environmental Health Topics page is particularly resource-rich…
Environmental Justice/Environmental Racism
EJ-net has created and maintains this site as a clearinghouse and portal to resources related to environmental justice and the struggle to give everyone access to a clean environment that doesn't harm human health.
Environmental Health Perspectives
The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences peer-reviewed journal of environmental health research. You can browse and articles, and read featured stories right on the home page.
Environmental Health News
Environmental Health News is an excellent portal to current news stories and research results related to environmental health. It is a great site to make your home page and get the latest news every day - all from one site! Or you can choose to…
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) is a non-profit coalition of individual and organizations working to advance knowledge and actions to address the threats posed to human health by environmental factors. The site includes an…
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry A-Z Index
Created and maintained by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), this site is a great place to start learning about specific toxic substances.
What is Environmental Health? (8.5" by 11")
A poster featuring our EH Venn diagram that visually represents the relationship between environment, genes, choices and health. Available in two sizes.
Food, the Environment, and Human Health: A Visual Communication Tool
A two-sided, legal-paper-sized handout, this visual concept map is the product of a brainstorming activity with the Center’s 17-member Community Advisory Board (CAB). It can be used to facilitate conversations related to food and environmental…
FOCUS ON ECOGENETICS #2: UW Researchers Find Eating Broccoli May Protect Against Cancer
Part of our Focus on Ecogenetics series, this one-page flyer developed in 2012 provides a summary of the EDGE research related to phytochemicals and cancer. The flyer also explores related ethical issues and provides references and a glossary of…
FOCUS ON ECOGENETICS #1: The PON1 Enzyme and Susceptibility to Toxicity from Exposure to Organophosphate Pesticides
The first installment in our Focus on Ecogenetics series, this one-page flyer developed in 2012 provides a summary of the EDGE research related to genetic susceptibility to pesticides. The flyer also explores related ethical issues and provides …
FAST FACTS: Where Research Begins with American Indians/Alaska Natives
The primary audience for this document is researchers who wish to work with tribes or urban American Indians / Alaska Natives (AI/ANs). These fast facts are intended to introduce investigators to indigenous ways of thinking and ensure that the…
FAST FACTS: Seafood Safety in Puget Sound
A one-page handout developed for a Public Health Café in 2012. It is aimed at a general audience and provides a brief description of the issues surrounding seafood safety, the various agencies involved and what they're doing to address the…
FAST FACTS: Responsible Research Partnerships with Indigenous Communities
A two-sided handout developed in 2013 as part of our Native TEACH Project. The primary audience for this information is indigenous and non-indigenous researchers working with tribal communities, academic institutions, research organizations, and…
FAST FACTS: The Quantified Self: Sharing your Data for Environmental Health Research
A two-sided handout designed for a Public Health Café in 2014. It introduces the topic of crowdsourcing health data. Examples of studies and organizations that use quantified self data are introduced.
FAST FACTS: Protecting Your Skin from UV Exposure
A two-sided handout with information about ultraviolet light, Vitamin D, SPF, nanoparticles in sunscreen, benefits and risks of exposure to UV and of using sunscreen, and ways to protect your skin. Includes links and resources. This factsheet is…
FAST FACTS: Pregnancy, Prescriptions, and Pharmacodynamics
A one-page handout that provides information for a general audience about the use of prescription drugs during pregnancy, how the FDA classification system works, how well pregnant women are currently being protected, and includes a list of links…