Fact Sheets by Topic

Air Quality

• Basic Facts About Asthma

Biomonitoring

• Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals: About the Third Report [PDF, 96KB]
• Third National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals: Fact Sheets on Chemicals in the Third Report

Capacity Building

• CDC Works With Partners to Build EH Capacity [PDF, 123KB]

Chemical Weapons Disposal Program [PDF, 88KB]

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program [PDF, 90KB]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Basic Facts

Community Environmental Health Assessment [PDF, 101KB]

• EPA/CDC/ATSDR Community Collaboration [PDF, 111KB]
• Community Environmental Health Assessment in Peru [PDF, 122KB]
• Evaluación Salud Ambiental Comuniataria en Perú [PDF, 121KB]

Cruise Ship Health

• Handwashing Tips and Techniques
• Noroviruses, Facts about Noroviruses on Cruise Ships
• Vessel Sanitation, Tips for your Cruise Vacation
• Vessel Sanitation, Frequently Asked Questions
• Vessel Sanitation Program [PDF, 86KB]

Built Environment

• Designing and Building Healthy Places [PDF, 109KB]
• Health Impact Assessment [PDF, 81KB]
• Impact of the Built Environment on Health [PDF, 102KB]
• Public Health Impact Assessment in NEPA [PDF, 112KB]

Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services [PDF, 154KB]

Emergency Preparedness and Response

• Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) [PDF, 120KB]
• Environmental Health Officers Deployment Resource CD [PDF, 76KB]
• Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) [PDF, 110KB]
• Laboratory Response to Chemical and Radiologic Terrorism [PDF, 86KB]
• Public Health Response Guide for State, Local, and Tribal Public Health Directors

Environmental Health Services

• Environmental Health Services Branch: Enhancing and Revitalizing Environmental Public Health [PDF, 147KB]
• Environmental Health Services Resources [PDF, 99KB]
• Environmental Health Services Strategy [PDF, 362KB]
• Environmental Public Health Performance Standards [PDF, 116KB]

Environmental Toxins/Hazardous Materials

• Organochlorine Pesticides [PDF, 30KB]
• Organophosphate Pesticides [PDF, 47KB]
• Perchlorate
• Phthalates [PDF, 31KB]
• Phytoestrogens [PDF, 43KB]
• Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons [PDF, 45KB]
• Pyrethroids [PDF, 30KB]

Food and Water Safety

• Environmental Health Specialists Network Information System (EHSNIS) [PDF, 80KB]
• Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) [PDF, 84KB]

Healthy Homes

• Healthy Homes Initiative [PDF, 116KB]
• Healthy Housing Reference Manual Now Available [PDF, 113KB]
• National Healthy Homes Training Center and Network [PDF, 102KB]
• Reference Materials Available on CD-ROM [PDF, 96KB]

Integrated Pest Management (IPM)

• Stormwater Management and Vector Breeding Habits [PDF, 74KB]
• What Is Integrated Pest Management? [PDF, 97KB]

International Emergency and Refugee Health

• Epidemiologic Assistance in Humanitarian Emergencies [PDF, 125KB]
• War-Related Injury Prevention [PDF, 95KB]

Molds in the Environment

Persian Gulf War Study

Radiation and Energy-Related Health Research Program

Workforce Development

• Building Environmental Health Services Workforce Capacity [PDF, 86KB]
• Career Resource Guide for Uniformed Services Environmental Health Practitioners [PDF, 134KB]
• Environmental Health Career Opportunities for Personnel Leaving Military Service [PDF, 74KB]
• Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI) [PDF, 103KB]

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