Fact Sheets by Topic

Air Quality

• Basic Facts About Asthma

Biomonitoring

• Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals [PDF, 17.6 MB]
• Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals: Fact Sheets on Chemicals in the Fourth Report

Chemical Weapons Disposal Program

• Chemical Weapons Disposal Program [PDF, 88 KB]
• Elimination of U.S. Chemical Weapons [PDF, 217 KB]
• History of U.S. Chemical Weapons [PDF, 221 KB]

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program [PDF, 90 KB]

Community Environmental Health Assessment (CEHA)

• EPA/CDC/ATSDR Community Collaboration [PDF, 111 KB]
• Community Environmental Health Assessment in Peru [PDF, 122 KB]
• Evaluación Salud Ambiental Comuniataria en Perú [PDF, 121 KB]
• Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health: Tool for CEHA [PDF, 202 KB]

Cruise Ship Health

• Handwashing Tips and Techniques
• Noroviruses, Facts about Noroviruses on Cruise Ships
• Vessel Sanitation, Tips for your Cruise Vacation
• Vessel Sanitation, Frequently Asked Questions
• Vessel Sanitation Program [PDF, 212 KB]

Healthy Community Design

• Designing and Building Healthy Places [PDF, 934 KB]
• Health Impact Assessment [PDF, 1.44 MB]
• Health Issues Related to Community Design [PDF, 386 KB]
• Healthy Community Design [PDF, 343 KB]
• Impact of the Built Environment on Health [PDF, 148 KB]
• LEED-ND and Healthy Neighborhoods [PDF, 282 KB]
• Public Health Impact Assessment in NEPA [PDF, 420 KB]
• Tools to Assess Health Impacts of Land-Use Policies and Programs [PDF, 766 KB]

Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services [PDF, 172 KB]

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) [PDF, 551 KB]
• Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) [PDF, 110 KB]
• Public Health Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors

Environmental Health Services

• Environmental Health Services Branch: Enhancing and Revitalizing Environmental Public Health [PDF, 147 KB]
• Environmental Health Services Strategy [PDF, 362 KB]
• Environmental Public Health Performance Standards [PDF, 116 KB]

Environmental Toxins/Hazardous Materials

• Acrylamide
• Arsenic
• Benzene
• Benzophenone-3 (BP-3)
• Bisphenol A (BPA)
• Cadmium
• Chlordane and Heptachlor
• Cotinine
• Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT)
• Dioxins, Furans and Dioxin-Like Polychlorinated Biphenyls
• Disinfection By-products (DBPs)
• Lead
• Mercury
• Methyl tert-Butyl Ether (MTBE)
• Organophosphorus Insecticides: Dialkyl Phosphate Metabolites
• Perfluorochemicals (PFCs)
• Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers (PBDEs) and Polybrominated Biphenyls (PBBs)
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)
• Perchlorate
• Perfluorooctanoic Acid (PFOA)
• Phthalates
• Styrene
• Thallium
• Triclosan

Food and Water Safety

• Environmental Health Specialists Network Information System (EHSNIS) [PDF, 80 KB]
• Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) [PDF, 84 KB]

Healthy Homes

• Healthy Homes Initiative [PDF, 116 KB]
• Healthy Housing Reference Manual Now Available [PDF, 113 KB]
• National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network [PDF, 102 KB]
• Reference Materials Available on CD-ROM [PDF, 96 KB]

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Stormwater Management and Vector Breeding Habits [PDF, 74 KB]
• What Is Integrated Pest Management? [PDF, 97 KB]

Molds in the Environment

Workforce Development

• Career Resource Guide for Uniformed Services Environmental Health Practitioners [PDF, 134 KB]
• Environmental Health Career Opportunities for Personnel Leaving Military Service [PDF, 74 KB]
• Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI) [PDF, 103 KB]

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