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Booklets
Keyword Description Grade Level
Cancer  Cancer and the Environment. What you need to know. What you can do. (/health/docs/cancer-enviro.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (598 KB)
          9-12 12+
Disease  Environmental Diseases from A to Z - 1996 (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/docs/enviro-a-z.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (4.5MB)
     5-8 9-12     
EMF  EMF Electric and Magnetic Fields Associated with the Use of Electric Power (/health/docs/emf-02.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (11.7MB)
          9-12 12+
Genetics  You and Your Genes - Making it in a Tough Environment - 2000 (/health/docs/your-genes.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (436KB)
     5-8 9-12     
Ozone  Ozone Alerts - 2000 (/health/docs/ozone-alert.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (1.1MB)
          9-12 12+
Prevention  Family Guide--20 Easy Steps to Personal Environmental Health Now (/health/docs/family-guide.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (347KB)
               12+

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Factsheets
Keyword Description Grade Level
Asthma  Allergens and Irritants - 1998 (/health/topics/conditions/asthma/research.cfm)
          9-12 12+
Cancer  Environmental Factors and Breast Cancer Risk (/health/docs/brca-fs.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (619KB)
               12+
Cancer  Report on Carcinogens (RoC) (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=72016262-BDB7-CEBA-FA60E922B18C2540)
               12+
Chemicals  National Toxicology Program Chemical Nomination and Selection Process (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=FA3A9126-F1F6-975E-77628D884842E601) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (100 kb)
               12+
Children  New Directions in Children's Environmental Health Research (/health/docs/child-enviro-health.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (2.3MB)
               12+
Chromium  Hexavalent Chromium (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=FA39687A-F1F6-975E-77AF2FB252CBAC62) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (237 kb)
               12+
Definition  What is Environmental Health? (/health/docs/enviro-health-define.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (2.7MB)
          9-12 12+
Endocrine  Endocrine Disruptors (/health/docs/endocrine-disruptors.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (1.1MB)
               12+
Lead  Lead and Your Health (/health/docs/lead-fs.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (3.5MB)
          9-12 12+
Medicine  Medicinal Herbs (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=FA38E1D8-F1F6-975E-70EE5DC805B55F39) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (254 kb)
               12+
Nanotechnology  Nanotechnology Safety Assessment (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=FA3A301C-F1F6-975E-73A68961E3CF276C) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (227 kb) National Toxicology Program
          9-12 12+
Obesity  Obesity and the Environment (/health/docs/obesity-fs.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (1.5MB)
          9-12 12+
Occupation  Occupational Exposures (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=FA3B0DE5-F1F6-975E-769D391CD98046E1) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (225 kb)
               12+
Oceans  Oceans of Discovery (/health/docs/ocean-fs.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (1.7MB)
          9-12 12+
Phones  Studies on Radiofrequency Radiation Emitted by Cellular Phones (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntpweb/index.cfm?objectid=7E733ABE-BDB5-82F8-FBDC3F58C0CEE928)
               12+
Risk  NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=FA3804AB-F1F6-975E-72274AB8CD2561CF) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (100 kb)
               12+
Toxicology  The NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=FA36C9FE-F1F6-975E-749476B92E546F45) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (98 kb)
               12+
Water  Safe Drinking Water Program at National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/index.cfm?objectid=FA387506-F1F6-975E-7660F4F6FF7F9877) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (242 kb)
               12+

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Flyers
Keyword Description Grade Level
Air  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Air - 2001 (/health/docs/kids-indoor-air.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (359KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Air  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Air (Arabic) - 2001 (/health/docs/kids-indoor-air-ar.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (362KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Food  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Food Safety - 2001 (/health/docs/food-safety.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (346KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Food  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Food Safety (Arabic) - 2001 (/health/docs/food-safety-arabic.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (310KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Lead  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Heavy Metals - 2001 (/health/docs/heavy-metals.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (285KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Lead  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Heavy Metals (Arabic) - 2001 (/health/docs/heavy-metals-arabic.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (237KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Pesticides  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Pest Control - 2001 (/health/docs/kids-pest-control.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (311KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Pesticides  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Pest Control (Arabic) - 2001 (/health/docs/kids-pest-control-ar.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (353KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Poison  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Look-A-Likes - 2001 (/health/docs/kids-lookalikes.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (173KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Poison  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Look-A-Likes (Arabic) - 2001 (/health/docs/kids-lookalikes-ar.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (304KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Water  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Water - 2001 (/health/docs/health-kids-water.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (270KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     
Water  Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Water (Arabic) - 2001 (/health/docs/health-kids-water-ar.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (640KB) This fact sheet in English presents basic information about food safety issues around the home, including sources, symptoms, and avoidance strategies for Salmonella, E. coli, Staphylococcus, and Listeria poisonings.
K-4 5-8 9-12     

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Interviews with Scientists/Researchers
Keyword Description Grade Level
Ecologist  What is a Wetland Ecologist? (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/baylor/riff3.htm)
     5-8 9-12     
Environmental Analyst  What is an Environmental Analyst? (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/envanaly.htm)
     5-8 9-12     
Growth Biologist  What is a Growth Biologist? (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/baylor/riff4.htm)
     5-8 9-12     
Lung Doctor  What is a Lung Doctor? (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/baylor/riff1.htm)
     5-8 9-12     
Microbiologist  What is a Microbiologist? (http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/baylor/riff2.htm)
     5-8 9-12     
Professions  Meet the Experts: Environmental Health (http://experts.thinkport.org/envirohealth/default.aspx) Exit NIEHS
          9-12 12+
Professions  Scientist Video Interviews (http://peer.tamu.edu/interviews.shtml) Exit NIEHS
          9-12 12+

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News
Keyword Description Grade Level
Environment  Beyond the Bench Articles (http://www.ehponline.org/topic/bench.html)
          9-12 12+
News  NIEHS Press Releases and News Stories (/news/releases/index.cfm)
               12+
Research  Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Headliners (http://www.ehponline.org/science-ed/) EHP journal each month selects a paper authored by an NIEHS grantee to include in the NIEHS News section.
          9-12 12+
Research  Selected Extramural Publications (/research/supported/sep/index.cfm)
          9-12 12+
Topics  Environews by Topic - Table of Contents (http://www.ehponline.org/topic/)
          9-12 12+
Topics  Health Topics A to Z (/health/topics/atoz/index.cfm)
          9-12 12+

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Pamphlets
Keyword Description Grade Level
Definition  Sharon Finds the Environment (/health/docs/storytime.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (797KB) See also, Story Time: Sharon finds the Environment(http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/sharon/sharon.htm).
K-4 5-8          
Definition  The New Environmental Health (/health/docs/new-enviro-health.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (671KB)
          9-12 12+
Parkinson's  Role of the Environment in Parkinson's Disease (/health/docs/enviro-parkinson.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (1.2MB)
          9-12 12+
Teenagers  It's Your Scene, Teen (/health/docs/scene-teen.pdf) Download Adobe Acrobat Reader (266KB)
     5-8 9-12     

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Videos
Keyword Description Grade Level
Environment  Public Service Announcements (/news/video/health/index.cfm)
K-4 5-8 9-12 12+

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Last Reviewed: January 05, 2009