• Asthma and Schools, http://www.asthmaandschools.org/ consolidates information about asthma-related resources for school personnel working with grades K-12. The simple, searchable database links to educational materials, medical information, websites, and other resources useful for anyone who works in a school serving children and youth.
• The Association of Birth Defect Children http://www.birthdefects.org/MAIN.htm -- The Association of Birth Defect Children was founded in 1982 to serve as a national clearinghouse to provide parents and professionals with information about birth defects and services for children with disabilities. ABDC also studies links between drugs, radiation, alcohol, chemicals, lead, mercury, dioxin and birth defects.The site contains a large number of facts sheets on various birth defects, as well as information on how to get help for your child with birth defects.
• Center for Health, Environment, & Justice http://www.childproofing.org/contents.html -- The Center for Health, Environment, & Justice is engaged in a campaign that deals directly with children's health and environmental risks they may encounter in the school or childcare setting.
• Chem-Tox http://www.chem-tox.com/ -- The site provides links to research finding health disorders resulting from exposure to common chemicals and pesticides. Illnesses now identified include brain cancer, neuroblastoma, neurological disorders, immune system dysfunction, asthma, allergies, infertility, miscarriage, and child behavior disorders including learning disabilities, mental retardation, hyperactivity and ADD (attention deficit disorders). Wayne Sinclair, M.D., Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 3036 20th Street, Vero Beach, FL 32960, Richard W. Pressinger, M.Ed.
• The Children's Environmental Health Network http://www.cehn.org/cehn/index.aspx -- The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multi-disciplinary project whose mission is to promote a healthy environment and protect the fetus and the child from environmental health hazards. The site includes information on organizations involved in children's environmental health; sources of information and data on children's health and environmental hazards; and an index if you are looking for information on a toxicant, a health effect, an exposure route, or social or political factors. 5900 Hollis Street, Suite R3, Emeryville, CA 94608; Phone: (510) 597-1393; Fax: (510) 597-1399.
• Children's Health Environmental Coalition http://www.checnet.org/chec/index.aspx -- Children's Health Environmental Coalition (CHEC) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, governed by a volunteer board of directors, incorporated in July 1999. It researches the causes of childhood cancers and their relation to hazards in the environment. The site contains information to help determine if you child is at risk, as well as fact sheets and alerts. P.O. Box 1540, Princeton, NJ 08542; Phone: (609) 252-1915; Fax: (609) 252-1536.
• The Edelson Center for Environmental and Preventive Medicine http://www.ephca.com/pois_env.htm -- The Edelson Center is a medical clinic involved in the practice of chronic disease medicine, with an emphasis on looking into the risk factors for disease and exploring the environmental factors on health. The site has information on environmental illness and child behavior and development, including ADD/ADHD, candida, albicans, autism, epilepsy, Down's Syndrome, and Tourette's Syndrome. 3833 Roswell Road, Suite 110, Atlanta, GA 30342; Phone: (404) 841-0088; Fax: (404) 841-6416
• Fellheimer and Peters, P.C. http://www.toxictort.com/ -- The law firm of Fellheimer and Peters, P.C.'s Toxic Tort practice concentrates on persons who have been harmed through exposure to pesticides, solvents, metals and other toxic substances. The site has information on toxic chemicals and their health risks, including pesticides (dursban, chlordane, organophosphate, organochlorine), solvents (cleaners, gasoline, fuel oil, benzene, toulene, xylene, hexane), heavy metals (lead, mercury, arsenic), biological contaminants (mold and mildew), and miscellaneous (radiation, radon, electromagnetic fields).
• Hazardous Materials Assessment http://www.asbestos.org/ -- HMA, established in 1986, is a consulting firm in the environmental health sciences. The site includes information on asbestos (general, renovation, and demolition), lead paint and microbial mold and fungi.
• National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides http://www.beyondpesticides.org/ -- National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides, a non-profit membership organization, serves as a national network committed to pesticide safety and the adoption of alternative pest management strategies which reduce or eliminate a dependency on toxic chemicals. The site includes a report on pesticides in schools. 701 E Street SE #200, Washington DC 20003, Phone (202) 543-5450; Fax (202) 543-4791.
• National Conference of State Legislators: Children's Environmental Health Legislation Database http://www.ncsl.org/programs/esnr/cehdb.htm -- The Children's Environmental Health Legislation database includes state legislation on topics such as asthma, mercury, lead poisoning, pesticides and indoor air quality. The database is updated monthly and all entries include brief summaries of current legislation as well as status and bill number. 444 North Capitol Street, N.W., Suite 515, Washington, D.C. 20001, Tel: 202-624-5400, Fax: 202-737-1069
• The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders http://www.nih.gov/nidcd/health/health.htm -- The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) is one of the Institutes that comprise the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Established in 1988, NIDCD researches the normal and disordered processes of hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. The site includes information autism, hearing loss, smell and taste disorders, and voice, speech, and language disorders. Office of Health Communication and Public Liaison, 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320, Bethesda, MD 20892-2320; Phone: (301) 496-7243; TTY: (301) 402-0252; Fax: (301) 402-0018.
• The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP) http://www.pesticide.org/UnthinkableRisk.html --The Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides (NCAP)works to protect people and the environment by advancing healthy solutions to pest problems. The site contains the report UNTHINKABLE RISK: How Children are Exposed and Harmed When Pesticides are Used at School. P.O. Box 1393, Eugene, OR 97440; phone (541) 344-5044; fax (541) 344-6923.
• Pennsylvania Environmental Network http://www.penweb.org/issues/index.aspx -- Pennsylvania Environmental Network (PEN) is a network of grassroots environmental groups throughout Pennsylvania. PEN is a clearinghouse for information and technical expertise on such issues as mining/drilling, corporate hog factories, dioxin, fluoridation, forestry/logging, green energy, incineration, landfills/waste reduction, military toxics, nuclear waste, recycling/composting, sludge, sprawl, toxics use reduction, and wood chip and pulp mills.
• University of Wisconsin - Extension Healthy Home http://cf.uwex.edu/ces/farmasyst/homeasyst/healthyhomesform.cfm -- The University of Wisconsin makes available the booklet Help Yourself to a Healthy Home: Protect Your Children's Health, which can be downloaded free. Help Yourself to a Healthy Home is a 24-page booklet that can help you make sure your home is a safe and healthy place to be
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor Environment Division http://www.epa.gov/iaq/schools/tfs/guide01.html -- The site includes the complete Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools kit, a common-sense guide designed to help you prevent and solve the majority of indoor air problems in schools, including secondhand smoke, formaldehyde, other volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides,carbon monoxide,carbon dioxide, allergens and pathogens, radon,pesticides, lead, and dust. Indoor Environment Division, 6604J, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street SW, Washington, DC 20460.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Office of Children's Health http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/homepage -- Office of Children's Health works to make the protection of children's health a fundamental goal of public health and environmental protection in the United States. The site has information on asthma and other respiratory effects; childhood cancer; developmental and neurological toxicity; health effects of pesticides; and potential risks from contaminated water.

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