RESOURCES
On this page you can find useful information about
water-related public health from various resources.
Federal
- CDC
Provides a variety of information on waterborne illnesses and how to
prevent them, including the following:
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Water Site
[external link]
Offers information on water-related laws and regulations, funding and
grants, publications, training, and other resources ...more
- Great Waters
Program [external link]
Contains documents related to the Great Waters Program, which was
established by an amendment to the Clean Air Act. The act includes
provisions that established research and reporting requirements
related to the deposition of hazardous air pollutants to the "Great
Waters" ...more
- Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) [external link]
Provides information on responding to, planning for, recovering from and
mitigating against disasters, including those that are water-related ...more
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- U.S. Department of Agriculture
- Water Quality Information
Center [external link]
Offers links to water-related databases, discussion groups,
publications, and meeting information ...more
- Rural Utilities Service Water
and Environmental Programs (WEP) [external
link]
Provides loans, grants and loan guarantees for drinking water,
sanitary sewer, solid waste and storm drainage facilities in rural
areas and cities and towns of 10,000 or less. Public bodies,
non-profit organizations and recognized Indian tribes may qualify for
assistance. WEP also makes grants to nonprofit organizations to
provide technical assistance and training to assist rural communities
with their water, wastewater, and solid waste problems ...more
- U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
Other
- American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
- American Water Works
Association (AWWA) [external link]
Provides information on improving drinking water quality and supply ...more
-
Global
Water Research Coalition (GWRC) [external
link]
Provides information on research focusing on water supply and wastewater
issues and renewable water resources (the urban water cycle) ...more
- Medline Plus
-
Drinking Water Site [external link]
Provides overviews of water issues and information on prevention
issues, specific conditions and aspects related to water, dictionaries
and glossaries, journals and newsletters, law and policy,
organizations, and child-specific information ...more
-
National Drinking Water Clearinghouse (NDWC)
[external link]
Provides information to assist America’s small and rural drinking water
treatment plants and provides related educational materials to the
communities they serve ...more
- National Rural Water
Association [external link]
Non-profit federation of State
Rural Water Associations [external link].
Member state associations are supported by their water and wastewater
utility membership and offer a variety of state specific programs,
services, and member benefits. Additionally, each state association
provides training programs and on-site assistance in areas of operation,
maintenance, finance, and governance ...more
- National Water
Research Institute (NWRI) [external link]
Provides information on creating new sources of water through research
and technology and protecting freshwater and marine environments ...more
- The Rural Community
Assistance Partnership (RCAP) [external link]
RCAP operates as a national service delivery network of six regional
partners and a national office in Washington, D.C. Every year, more than
200 RCAP specialists provide technical assistance, training, and
financial resources to more than 2,000 small rural communities in all 50
states, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands ...more
- Water Environment
Research Foundation (WERF) [external link]
Provides information related to advancing science and technology
addressing water quality issues as they impact water resources, the
atmosphere, the lands, and quality of life ...more
- Water Quality
Association (WQA) [external link]
Provides water industry professionals and consumers with information and
services regarding water quality issues, including information on water
treatment products ...more
- Water Reuse
Association (WRA) [external link]
Provides information related to increasing the beneficial use of
recycled water ...more
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Water,
Sanitation, and Health [external link]
Offers information on WHO’s water programs and activities,
publications, research, events, and links to additional information
...more
Other Environmental Hazards & Health Effects Topics
- Air Pollution
& Respiratory Health
Asthma, carbon monoxide, mold ...more
- Environmental
Public Health Indicators Project
List of core indicators, links to individual indicators, data sources ...more
- National
Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
Ongoing collection, integration, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination
of data on environmental hazards, exposures to those hazards, and health
effects that may be related to the exposures ...more
- Radiation
Studies
General radiation facts, public health research, radon research ...more
