Environmental Health
Below are links to information related to environmental health. Click on the right menu or scroll down to view general information and programs, research, statistics and guidelines on this topic.
General Information and Programs
National Center for Environmental
Health
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Emergency Preparedness and Response: Natural Disasters and Severe Weather
Research
2010
National
Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (10/29/10)
CDC's National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network is a website
that brings together data concerning some health and environmental
problems. The goal of this network is to provide information to help
improve where we live, work, and play. Health Effects categories include
reproductive and birth outcomes, birth defects, cancer, and more.
National Report on Human
Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
The Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals is the
most comprehensive assessment to date of the exposure of the U.S. population
to chemicals in our environment. CDC has measured 212 chemicals in people's blood
or urine--75 of which have never before been measured in the U.S. population.
2009
Fourth National
Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals Released (12/31/09)
The Fourth Report is a 527-page document that summarizes blood and
urine levels for 212 chemicals, including levels for 75 chemicals which
have never before been measured in a representative sample of the U.S.
population.
The
Effect of Hurricane Katrina: Births in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region,
Before and After the Storm (9/30/09)
The total number of births in the 14 selected FEMA-designated counties and parishes
decreased 19 percent in the 12 months after Hurricane Katrina compared with the
12 months before, with births declining in the selected counties and parishes
of Louisiana and Mississippi and rising in the counties of Alabama.
National Environmental
Public Health Tracking Network (8/10/09)
The National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network is a system
of integrated health, exposure, and hazard information and data from
a variety of national, state, and city sources. On the Tracking Network,
you can explore information and view maps, tables, and charts about
health and environment across the country. The Tracking Network includes
information on cancers, birth defects, and reproductive and birth outcomes.
Women's Health A-Z Topics
- Aging
- Alcohol Use
- Arthritis
- Birth Defects and Disabilities
- Bleeding Disorders
- Bone Health
- Cancer
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)
- Community Health
- Deaths, Leading Causes
- Diabetes
- Disabilities
- Emergency Preparedness and Response
- Environmental Health
- Falls and Fractures
- Flu (Influenza)
- Foodborne Illness
- General Health
- Genomics
- Group B Strep
- Health Care
- Heart Disease and Stroke (Cardiovascular Disease)
- HIV/AIDS
- Immunizations and Vaccines
- Infectious Diseases
- Injury
- Malaria
- Mental Health
- Nutrition
- Occupational Health (Workplace Safety and Health)
- Oral Health
- Overweight and Obesity
- Parasites
- Physical Activity
- Pregnancy and Reproductive Health
- Sexually Transmitted Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs and HIV/AIDS)
- Smoking and Tobacco
- Toxic Shock Syndrome
- Travelers' Health
- Vaccines
- Violence
- Workplace Safety and Health (Occupational Health)
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Page last modified: November 16, 2011
Page last reviewed: November 16, 2011