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    Government
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Resources:

    National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health
    Promotion (NCCDPHP)
    (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/)
    NCCDPHP prevents premature death and disability from chronic diseases and promotes healthy personal behaviors.

    • Active Community Environments Initiative (ACES)
      (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/aces.htm)
      Active Community Environments Initiative (ACES) is a CDC-sponsored initiative to promote walking, bicycling, and the development of accessible recreation facilities.
    • Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity (DNPA)
      (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa )
      NCCDPHP’s DNPA provides information on different physical activity and nutrition programs, studies, publications, and surveys, as well as a reference to dozens of Nutrition and Activity Related Links. (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/dnpalink.htm).
    • Effective Population-Level Strategies to Promote Physical Activity (from the Guide to Community Preventive Services) (http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/physical/recommendations.htm)
      Evidence-based recommendations for effective population-level interventions to promote physical activity.
    • Syndemics Prevention Network
      (http://www.cdc.gov/syndemics)
      The Syndemics Prevention Network provides information about syndemics (i.e., linked epidemics) and their implications for public health. This network involves citizen leaders, researchers, and government officials devoted to improving community health and achieving health equity.

    National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH)
    (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh)
    NCEH works to prevent illness, disability, and death from interactions between people and the environment.

    • Air Pollution and Respiratory Illnesses
      (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/default.htm)
      The Air Pollution and Respiratory Health Branch of NCEH directs CDC's fight against respiratory illness associated with air pollution. This branch also contains the CDC asthma program (http://www.cdc.gov/asthma), carbon monoxide program (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/carbonmonoxide), and mold program (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/airpollution/mold).
    • Environmental Health Services (EHS)
      (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/)
      EHS provides information for sanitarians, environmental health specialists, environmental health officers, students and other public health professionals. This information is available to anyone in the public interested in the field of environmental health and reducing illness and death due to environmentally-related disease and injury.
    • Health Studies Branch (HSB)
      (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/hsb/)
      HSB at NCEH is responsible for investigating the human health effects associated with exposure to environmental hazards and to natural and technological disasters.
    • Healthy Housing Reference Manual
      (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/publications/books/housing/housing.htm)
      The Healthy Housing Reference Manual provides a comprehensive guide to the relation among housing construction, housing systems, and health.
    • Integrated Pest Management: Conducting Urban Rodent Surveys
      (http://www.cdc.gov/healthyplaces/publications/IPM_manual.pdf)
      Updates the 1974 CDC Urban Rat Surveys manual to include information about integrated pest management (IPM).
    • Lead Poisoning Prevention
      (http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm)
      In 1990, CDC established the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program, which provides leadership to state and local health departments in developing comprehensive childhood lead poisoning prevention programs.
    • Extreme Heat
      (http://www.bt.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/)
      Provides information on excessive heat exposure and heat-related illnesses.

    National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS)
    (http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/)
    NCHS provides statistical information that will guide actions and policies to improve the health of the American people.

    National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID)
    (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/)
    The mission of NCID is to prevent illness, disability, and death caused by infectious diseases in the United States and around the world.

    • Healthy Swimming
      (http://www.cdc.gov/healthyswimming)
      Planning to visit a pool or water park or other swimming facility? When you do, know how to swim healthy and avoid recreational water illnesses.
    • National Center for Infectious Diseases – Waterborne Illnesses
      (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/list_waterborne.htm)
      Provides information on the different types of waterborne illnesses as well as links to additional external resources.
    • Rodent Control
      (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps_stc/stc_spot.htm)
      Protect your family from Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS)

    National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
    (http://www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec8000e539)
    NCIPC works to reduce morbidity, disability, mortality, and costs associated with injuries.

    • National Bike Safety Network (NBSN)
      (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/bike/)
      NBSN strives to reduce the number of bicycle injuries by promoting bicycle safety through public education, information sharing, and appropriate environmental changes.
    • National Strategies for Advancing Bicycle Safety
      (http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/pedbimot/bike/bicycle_safety/)
      Report written in conjunction with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Federal Highway Administration. Includes goals, strategies, and short-term and long-term actions that can be taken to reduce injury and mortality associated with bicycle-related incidents.
    • National Strategies for Advancing Child Pedestrian Safety (http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/pedestrian/contents.htm )
      The mission of the National Strategies for Advancing Child Pedestrian Safety is to enhance the well-being and safety of children by reducing their risk of injury while walking, increasing their physical activity level, and creating a more pedestrian-friendly environment.

    National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD)
    (http://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/)
    NCBDDD seeks to promote optimal fetal, infant, and child development; prevent birth defects and childhood developmental disabilities; and enhance the quality of life and prevent secondary conditions among children, adolescents, and adults who are living with a disability.

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    Additional Federal and State Government Resources:

    National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    (http://www.nasa.gov/)
    NASA’s mission includes to “understand and protect our home planet.”

    National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities (NCEF)
    (http://www.edfacilities.org)
    Professional association focusing on school facilities planning. Web site includes information on healthy school design.

    National Council on Disability (NCD)
    (http://www.ncd.gov/)
    The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress to enhance the quality of life for all Americans with disabilities and their families.

    National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
    (http://www.niehs.nih.gov)
    The mission of NIEHS is to reduce the burden of human illness and dysfunction from environmental causes by understanding each of these elements and how they interrelate.

    Smart Growth in Maryland
    (http://www.mdp.state.md.us/index.html)
    Overview of Maryland's Smart Growth and Neighborhood Conservation program that was initiated with landmark legislation passed by the General Assembly in 1997.

    U.S. Access Board
    (http://www.access-board.gov)
    The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities.

    U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
    (http://www.hud.gov)
    HUD’s mission is to ensure a decent, safe, and sanitary home and suitable living environment for every American.
     

    • Listing of “Suburban Sprawl” Resources
      (http://www.hud.gov/offices/adm/library/bibliog/sprawl.cfm)
      This bibliography on suburban sprawl was compiled by the reference staff of the HUD Library.
    • HUD USER
      (http://www.huduser.org/)
      Site provided by the HUD Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R). HUD USER is the primary source for federal government reports and information on housing policy and programs, building technology, economic development, urban planning, and other housing-related topics.
    • Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control
      (http://www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm)
      The HUD Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control works to eliminate lead hazards under the Lead-Based Paint Hazard Control Program proved successful, our attention turned naturally to addressing other household hazards. We recognized that many homes affected by lead-paint hazards were also affected by other equally hazardous conditions.

    U.S. Department of Energy’s “Energy Smart Schools” Program
    (http://www.energysmartschools.gov)
    The “Energy Smart Schools” Program promotes environmentally sound and healthy school design.

    U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
    (http://www.dot.gov)
    DOT’s mission is to serve the United States by ensuring a fast, safe, efficient, accessible, and convenient transportation system that meets our vital national interests and enhances the quality of life of the American people, today and into the future.

    U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
    (http://www.epa.gov)
    EPA's mission is to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment — air, water, and land — upon which life depends.

    • Global Warming Site
      (http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/
      index.html)
      Provides information on the global warming phenomenon.
    • Healthy School Environments
      (http://www.epa.gov/schools)
      EPA’s Healthy School Environments Web pages are a gateway to online resources to help facility managers, school administrators, architects, design engineers, school nurses, parents, teachers, and staff address environmental health issues in schools.
    • Heat Island Effect
      (http://yosemite.epa.gov/oar/globalwarming.nsf/content/
      ActionsLocalHeatIslandEffect.html)
      Information from the EPA on urban heat islands and efforts to reduce them.
    • Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools
      (http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/)
      EPA’s Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Tools for Schools Web site provides specific information on air quality in schools, including tools and techniques for protecting children’s health.
    • Office of Children’s Health Protection
      (http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/homepage)
      EPA’s Office of Children’s Health Protection addresses a variety of children’s health issues, including issues related to healthy community design.
    • Office of Water
      (http://www.epa.gov/OW/)
      The EPA Office of Water’s activities are targeted to prevent pollution wherever possible and to reduce risk for people and ecosystems in the most cost-effective ways possible.
    • Smart Growth Web Site
      (http://www.epa.gov/smartgrowth)
      EPA’s Web site about smart growth issues and how they affect the environment.
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    Professional Organizations

    American Institute of Architects (AIA)
    (http://www.aia.org)
    AIA comprises some 300 component organizations—across the country and around the world—to serve the needs of U.S. architects at the national, state, and local levels, including American architects working in foreign locales.

    American Planning Association (APA)
    (http://www.planning.org)
    APA is a nonprofit public interest and research organization committed to urban, suburban, regional, and rural planning.

    American Psychological Association
    (http://www.apa.org/)
    Site includes journal articles including "Green is Good for You" (http://www.apa.org/monitor/apr01/homepage.html), which examines psychologists' research explaining the mental and physical restoration we get from nature--and which has important implications for how we should be building our homes, work environments and cities.

    American Public Health Association (APHA)
    (http://www.apha.org )
    APHA is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over 50 occupations of public health.

    Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH)
    (http://www.asph.org)
    The mission of ASPH is to strengthen, coordinate, and promote the education, research, and service activities of accredited schools of public health.

    Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
    (http://www.astho.org)
    ASTHO is the national nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and the District of Columbia.

    Center for Watershed Protection
    (http://www.cwp.org )
    The Center for Watershed Protection is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation that provides local governments, activists, and watershed organizations around the country with the technical tools for protecting some of the nation’s most precious natural resources: our streams, lakes, and rivers.

    The Stormwater Manager’s Resource Center (SMRC) (http://www.stormwatercenter.net)
    The Stormwater Manager's Resource Center is designed specifically for stormwater practitioners, local government officials and others that need technical assistance on stormwater management issues. Created and maintained by the Center for Watershed Protection, SMRC has everything you need to know about stormwater in a single site.

    Child Proofing Our Communities Campaign
    (http://www.childproofing.org/)
    National campaign geared to protect children from exposures to environmental health hazards in schools and other childcare settings. Coordinated by the Center for Health, Environment, and Justice (Falls Church, VA).
     

    The Children’s Environmental Health Network
    (http://www.cehn.org/)
    The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multidisciplinary organization whose missions are to protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthy environment.

    The Children’s Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC)
    (http://www.checnet.org/)
    The Children's Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC) is a national, bipartisan grassroots coalition that works to protect children’s right to good health through a safe and clean environment.

    Congress for the New Urbanism
    (http://www.cnu.org)
    The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) advocates the restructuring of public policy and development practices to support the restoration of existing urban centers and towns within coherent metropolitan regions. CNU sponsors annual meetings that bring together members of every development-related field so they can discuss ways to reconfigure sprawling suburbs into communities of real neighborhoods and diverse districts, conserve natural environments, and preserve our built legacy.

    Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)
    (http://www.cste.org)
    CSTE is a professional association of public health epidemiologists in states and territories working together to detect, prevent, and control conditions of public health significance.

    Environment and Gerontology Homepage
    (http://arch.knu.ac.kr/~gero/index.html)
    Site created by researchers and designers affiliated with Environmental Design Research Association, United States, and its European sister, the International Association for People-Environment Studies (IAPS). It includes information and links on environmental factors and gerontology.

    Healthy Schools Network, Inc.
    (http://www.healthyschools.org/)
    Healthy Schools Network, Inc. is a national not-for-profit organization centered on children's environmental health and dedicated to assuring every child and school employee an environmentally safe and healthy school through research, information and referral, advocacy, and coalition-building.

    Local Government Commission (LGC)
    (http://www.lgc.org)
    LGC is a nonprofit, nonpartisan membership community working to build livable communities. LGC provides a forum as well as technical assistance to enhance the ability of local governments to create and sustain healthy environments, healthy economies, and social equity.

    Maryland Statewide Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
    (http://www.fhiplan.com/md_bike_ped_plan/)
    Contains information on Maryland’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, including the project schedule, status, and documents.

    National Association of County and City Health Officials
    (http://www.naccho.org)
    The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) provides education, information, research, and technical assistance to local health departments and facilitates partnerships among local, state, and federal agencies in order to promote and strengthen public health.

    • NACCHO Exchange, Spring 2003, Volume 2, Issue 1 (*PDF, 965KB)
      • (http://archive.naccho.org/Documents/naccho-exchange-spring-2003.pdf)
      This edition of the NACCHO quarterly newsletter is largely devoted to health and built environment issues. NACCHO Exchange is distributed to more than 3,000 public health organizations across the United States and Canada.

    National Center for Bicycling & Walking (NCBW)
    (http://www.bikewalk.org/)
    National Center for Bicycling & Walking (founded as the Bicycle Federation of America) has been working for more bicycle-friendly and walkable communities. This Web site is designed to support the activities and initiatives of people across the country working in their professional work and private lives to make America a better place to walk and to bicycle. Includes ordering information for the 48-page guide "Increasing Physical Activity Through Community Design: A Guide for Public Health Practitioners" (http://www.bikewalk.org/PubHealth.htm) on how to make communities more bicycle friendly and walkable.

    The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH)
    (www.centerforhealthyhousing.org)
    NCHH, formerly the center for Lead-Safe Housing, was founded in 1992 to bring the housing, environmental, and public health communities together to combat childhood lead poisoning.

    National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL)
    (http://www.ncsl.org)
    NCSL is a bipartisan organization dedicated to serving the lawmakers and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths, and its territories. NCSL is a source for research, publications, consulting services, meetings, and seminars and is the national conduit for lawmakers to communicate with one another and share ideas.

    National Crime Prevention Council –- Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (NCPC – CPTED)
    (http://www.ncpc.org/ncpc/ncpc/?pa=resCenter&sa=searchResults&subjectId=1)
    Provides information on CPTED training through the National Crime Prevention Council.

    National Governors Association (NGA)
    (http://www.nga.org)
    NGA is the collective voice of the nation's governors. The NGA Center for Best Practices focuses on state innovations and best practices on issues that range from education and health to technology, welfare reform, and the environment.

    National Trust
    (http://www.nationaltrust.org)
    The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, and advocacy to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities.

    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
    (http://www.rwjf.org/index.jsp)
    The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is the largest U.S. foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans.

    The Trust for Public Land
    (http://www.tpl.org)
    The Trust for Public Land conserves land for people to improve the quality of life in our communities and to protect our natural and historic resources for future generations.

    • City Park Data
      (http://www.tpl.org/tier3_cd.cfm?content_item_id=5960&folder_id=985)
      The latest data from Peter Harnick evaluates 55 cities on open space per 1,000 residents, park-related expenditures by resident, and parks and open space as a percentage of city area.
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    University Resources

    Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access
    (http://www.ap.buffalo.edu/idea/Home/index.asp)
    The IDEA Center is dedicated to improving the design of environments and products by making them more usable, safer and appealing to people with a wide range of abilities throughout their life spans.

    Center for Universal Design
    (http://www.design.ncsu.edu/cud/)
    The Center for Universal Design is a national research, information, and technical assistance center that evaluates, develops, and promotes universal design in housing, public and commercial facilities, and related products.

    Heating Up the Earth
    (http://vh80003.vh8.infi.net/news/stories/20021002/news/202274.html)
    Article about land use and its altering effects on weather patterns.

    The Institute on Aging and Environment at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Architecture and Urban Planning
    (http://www.uwm.edu/Dept/IAE/)
    Promotes research, scholarship, and service concerning environments for older persons.

    Public Health Grand Rounds
    (http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu)
    The University of North Carolina and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sponsor the Public Health Grand Rounds to promote a leadership-level national dialogue on public health issues of strategic significance.

    • The Epidemic of Obesity: Personal Choice or Environmental Consequence? (June 27, 2002)
      (http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/obesity/index.htm)
      This purpose of this grand round was to increase awareness of personal and environmental risk factors contributing to obesity, to promote traditional and nontraditional public health partnerships, and to strengthen the public health infrastructure.
    • Urban Sprawl: What’s Health Got to Do With It? (January 18, 2002)
      (http://www.publichealthgrandrounds.unc.edu/urban/index.htm)
      This purpose of this grand round was to discuss urban sprawl and its affects on land use, transportation, and social and economic development, as well as the implications for our health. The grand round examines the case of Portland, Oregon, a community that has made great strides in containing urban sprawl.

    The National Center on Accessibility
    (http://www.ncaonline.org/)
    A collaborative program of Indiana University and the National Park Service, the National Center on Accessibility is the nation’s premiere resource promoting access for people with disabilities in recreation.

    The National Center for Smart Growth Research and Education
    (http://www.smartgrowth.umd.edu)
    The goal of the center is to provide up-to-date information on smart growth research currently being conducted by the University of Maryland. Tools and services provided by the center are designed to guide developers and policy makers toward "smarter" land-use decisions.

    The National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD)
    (http://www.ncpad.org)
    NCPAD is a collaborative effort of the University of Illinois at Chicago, the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (RIC), and the National Center on Accessibility (NCA) at Indiana University. The mission of NCPAD is to promote the substantial health benefits that can be gained from participating in regular physical activity.

    University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Human-Environment Research Laboratory
    (http://www.herl.uiuc.edu)
    The Human-Environment Research Laboratory is a multidisciplinary research laboratory dedicated to studying the relation between people and the environments they inhabit. Studies include:

    University of Northern Iowa -- National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS)
    (http://www.uni.edu/playground/)
    In 1995, the University of Northern Iowa established the National Program for Playground Safety (NPPS) with a grant from CDC. Through its efforts to help address America's playground safety issues, NPPS hopes to see a decline in the nearly 200,000 annual playground-related injuries suffered by America's youth.

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