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This resource list contains references to Federal, State, and local government agencies as well as private organizations that offer information resources related to the occupational safety and health objectives of HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000. Because so many States have adopted their own year 2000 objectives, you may wish to contact your State health department for additional information.
Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226
(800)35-NIOSH
(513)533-8573
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Inquiries
1600 Clifton Road, NE
Mailstop A23
Atlanta, GA 30333
(404)639-3534
(404)639-1537 FAX
Refers inquiries from the public and professionals to the
appropriate area at CDC.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
Office of the Director
Humphrey Building
Room 715-H
Washington, DC 20201
(202)401-6997
Provides information on occupational safety and health issues and
single copies of NIOSH publications. Publications list available.
Maintains the Registry of Toxic Effects of Chemical Substances
(RTECS), a numerical database of toxicity data for 125,000
chemicals, and NIOSHTIC, a database of materials covering the
field of occupational safety and health, available online and on
CD-ROM.
Office of Information
4676 Columbia Parkway
Cincinnati, OH 45226-1998
(800)35-NIOSH
Provides information on secondhand smoke and other occupational
safety and health problems.
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Office of Safety, Health, and Working Conditions
2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE
Room 3180
Washington, DC 20212
(202)606-6180
Provides occupational injury rates byindustry and historical
fatality data.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
200 Constitution Avenue, NW
Room N-3647
Washington, DC 20210
(202)219-8151
(202)219-5986 FAX (Queries)
(202)219-9266 FAX (Publications)
(202)219-4784 Electronic Bulletin Board
Encourages employers and employees to reduce workplace hazards
and to implement safety programs. Maintains a reporting and
record-keeping system to monitor job-related injuries and
illnesses. Develops and enforces mandatory job safety and health
standards and distributes training programs. Distributes print
and audiovisual materials; some in Spanish. Publications list
available. Call for electronic product information.
American Industrial Hygiene Association
2700 Prosperity Avenue
Suite 250
Fairfax, VA 22031-4307
(703)849-8888
(703)207-3561 FAX
Dedicated to protecting worker and community health and safety.
Publishes monthly journal, newsletter, and various technical
publications; cosponsors large annual conference and exposition;
and offers laboratory accreditation and testing program.
Informational pamphlets on various health and safety topics are
available.
Industrial Health Foundation
34 Penn Circle West
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
(412)363-6600
Membership association of industrial firms seeking to advance
healthful working conditions in industry. Publishes abstracts of
industrial health literature. Publications list available.
National Consumers League
815 15th Street, NW
Suite 928
Washington, DC 20005
(202)639-8140
(202)737-2164 FAX
(202)347-3189 National Fraud Information Center Bulletin Board
System
(202)638-7378 Community-Based Health Link Bulletin Board System
Cooperates with State- and university-based consumer
organizations to work on issues affecting American consumers,
including safety in the workplace. Publications list available.
National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL 60143-3201
(708)285-1121
(800)621-7615
(708)285-0797 FAX
Works to increase safety and improve the occupational health of
the American people. Its Safety Training Institute offers courses
in industrial hygiene, safety training techniques, and other
related topics. Offers educational activities and develops
special programs for groups such as older adults, youth, bicycle
riders, farm workers, drivers, and boaters. Publications catalog
of print and audiovisual materials available.
Public Health Foundation
1220 L Street, NW
Suite 350
Washington, DC 20005
(202)898-5600
(202)898-5609 FAX
Monitors public health activities and facilitates exchange of
information between public health agencies. Maintains
computerized annual data on health department funding, programs,
and expenditures, including information on occupational safety
and health activities relating to a number of infectious
diseases. Information services include answering data-related
inquiries, special analyses, and publication dissemination.
Services are primarily for public health policymakers and
researchers. Call for electronic product information.
Society for Occupational and Environmental Health
6728 Old McLean Village Drive
McLean, VA 22101
(703)556-9222
(703)556-8729 FAX
Serves as a forum for the presentation of scientific data and the
exchange of information among occupational and environmental
health professionals in government, industry, labor, and academia
with the aim of reducing the risks of occupational and
environmental hazards. Facilitates this communication through The
Archives of Environmental Health and by sponsoring an annual
conference.
For General Information on HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000:
Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion,
U.S. Public Health Service, 330 C Street, SW, Room 2132,
Washington, DC 20201; (202)205-8583.
For Healthy People 2000 Publications:
Please write to ODPHP National Health Information Center,
P.O. Box 1133, Washington, DC 20013-1133.
Inclusion in this listing does not imply endorsement by the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.