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Feb
11
0 comments Tags: consumer health resources, environmental health, occupational health
The NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards (NPG) informs workers, employers, and occupational health professionals about workplace chemicals and their hazards. The NPG gives general industrial hygiene information for hundreds of chemicals/classes. The NPG clearly presents key data for chemicals or substance groupings (such as cyanides, fluorides, manganese compounds) that are found in workplaces. The guide… Read More »
Posted in: Environmental Health, Health Information, Public Health
Feb
06
0 comments Tags: children and teen health, community health, data, data visualization, environmental health, health disparities, population health
Children who live in neighborhoods with quality early childhood education and schools, safe housing, access to healthy food, parks and playgrounds and clean air are more likely to grow into healthy, productive adults than children who don’t. The Child Opportunity Index (COI) measures and maps the quality of resources and conditions that matter for children… Read More »
Posted in: Children and Teens, Environmental Health
Dec
11
0 comments Tags: environmental health, healthy lifestyle, holidays, sustainable
Are you one of those organized people who are already prepared for the coming winter holidays? Or do you still have plans to make and gifts to buy? Either way, why not take a second look at some of your usual holiday activities to see if you can make them more “sustainable?” The more people who… Read More »
Posted in: Environmental Health, Public Health
Nov
29
0 comments Tags: environmental health, toxicology, tutorials
The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has updated its online toxicology tutorial. ToxTutor is a self-paced tutorial covering key principles of toxicology. For almost 20 years, students and others have used ToxTutor to explore the fundamental principles of toxicology. Written in plain language and including helpful illustrations, the tutorial provides users of toxicology resources, including… Read More »
Posted in: Environmental Health, National Library of Medicine News, Public Health