United Nations Children's Fund
http://www.unicef.org/
This division of the United Nations works in over 161 countries to improve and protect children's health, rights, and education.
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The Environmental Site
http://www.envirosite.com
The Environmental Site is a unique information and training resource for environmental practitioners, educators, and students dedicated toward public understanding of environmental issues.
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Physicians for Social Responsibility
http://www.psr.org
Medical knowledge informing environmental policy. Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) is working to ensure the human health concerns—especially those of children and the elderly—inform and drive U.S. environmental policy debate.
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is a national voluntary health agency dedicated to curing leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma - and to improving the quality of life of patients and their families
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Children's Environmental Health Network
http://www.cehn.org
The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national project dedicated to children's environmental health. The Network is the only national multi-disciplinary project in the country whose sole purpose is to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards. The Network's mission is to promote a healthy environment and to protect the fetus and the child from environmental hazards. Three areas of concentration for the network are education, research, and policy.
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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufactures of America
http://www.phrma.org
http://www.searchforcures.org
PhRMA membership represents approximately 100 U. S. companies that have a primary commitment to pharmaceutical research. These companies are discovering, developing and bringing to market medicines that improve our health and quality of life—as well as reduce the overall cost of health care. As the philanthropic arm of PhRMA, supporting the goals of PhRMA membership, the PhRMA Foundation is dedicated to enhancing public health through biomedical technology and pharmaceutical scientific research.
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American Public Health Association
http://www.apha.org
The American Public Health Association (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. The Association and its members have been influencing policies and setting priorities in public health since 1872.
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Society of Toxicology
http://www.toxicology.org
The Society of Toxicology is a professional organization of scientists from academic institutions, government, and industry representing the great variety of scientists who practice toxicology. The Society promotes the acquisition and utilization of knowledge in toxicology, aids in the protection of public health, and facilitates disciplines. The Society has a strong commitment to education in toxicology and to the recruitment of students and new members into the profession.
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American Association for Cancer Research
http://www.aacr.org
The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), a scientific society of over 13,000 laboratory and clinical cancer researchers, was founded in 1907 to facilitate communication and dissemination of knowledge among scientists and others dedicated to the cancer problem; to foster research in cancer and related biomedical sciences; to encourage presentation and discussion of new and important observations in the field; to foster public education, science education, and training; and to advance the understanding of cancer etiology, prevention, diagnosis, and treatment throughout the world.
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Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
http://www.setac.org
The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) is an independent, nonprofit professional society that provides a forum for individuals and institutions engaged in the study of environmental issues, management and conservation of natural resources, environmental education, and environmental research and development.
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Sierra Club
http://www.sierraclub.org/
The Sierra Club is a nonprofit, member-supported, public interest organization that promotes conservation of the natural environment by influencing public policy decisions: legislative, administrative, legal, and electoral.
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National Environmental Health Association
http://www.neha.org
The National Environmental Health Association had its origins in the state of California where it was incorporated in 1937. The original impetus behind the creation of a national professional society for environmental health practitioners was the desire by professionals of that day to establish a standard of excellence for this developing profession. Members can participate in the association through nine distinct technical sections including Air/Land/Water, Environmental Health Management, Food Protection, General Environmental Health, Injury Prevention/Occupational Health, Institutional Environmental Health, Hazardous and Toxic Substances, On-Site Wastewater Management and International Environmental Health.
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