Accra talks bode well for future climate change negotiations - UN official Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Important progress has been made during the latest round of United Nations-led climate change talks in Accra, Ghana, on key issues relating to a new international agreement to tackle global warming, the world body's top official dealing with the issue said today. In Zaragoza, UN spotlights use of nuclear technology to protect water resources Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 The United Nations agency tasked with promoting safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies will be showcasing its efforts to protect the world's water resources at a major exhibition currently being held in the Spanish city of Zaragoza. Slashing fossil fuel subsidies could curb greenhouse gas emissions - UN Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 Challenging the widely-held view that fossil fuel subsidies benefit the poor, a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) calls for cutting back on such mechanisms to curb on greenhouse gas emissions and propel economic growth.
NIEHS - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences - News
Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:00:00 -0400 A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health, shows that pregnant women who binge drink early in their pregnancy increase the likelihood that their babies will be born with oral clefts. NIEHS/NTP Seeks Input on Cell-Based High Throughput Toxicity Screens Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0400 This notice is a Request for Information (RFI) and is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation or Request for Proposal (RFP), nor does it restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. Seeking Exceptional Candidates for Director of NIEHS Wed, 25 Jun 2008 12:00:00 -0400 This website is designed to host advertisements of senior-level, executive type positions such as the Senior Executive Service, IC Directors, Deputy Directors, and other positions with similar characteristics.
ATSDR - Office of Children's Health - Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry with specialized information on the toxicology of children. Provides ongoing examination of relevant child health issues like cancer and hazardous waste sites.
Center for Children's Health and the Environment - CCHE is the nation's first academic research and policy center to examine the links between exposure to toxic pollutants and childhood illness. Provides fact sheets, reports, conference and contact information.
Children's Environmental Health - Minnesota Department of Health information to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards.
Meta Description: [ Children's environmental heath is an important concern to the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). Our programs are increasing focus and attention on children to ensure that they are protected from exposures to harmful chemicals and other environmental health hazards. We have several activities ... ]
Children's Environmental Health - Project of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment. Provides a summary of the medical and scientific information about environmental effects on health.
Meta Description: [ Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment ]
Children's Environmental Health Network - The CEHN is a national multidisciplinary project whose purpose is to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards.
Meta Description: [ The Children's Environmental Health Network is a national multidisciplinary project whose purpose is to protect the health of children as it relates to environmental hazards. ]
Children's Health and the Environment - Pan American Health Organization Center for Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences (CEPIS) resources and information.
Enviro Health Action - Physicians for Social Responsibility brochures and resources focusing on toxic threats to child development.
Healthy Schools - Work to help Ontario school boards identify, prevent, and remediate indoor environment problems that could otherwise affect children's health and learning adversely. Provides news, searches, indexes and links.
Healthy Schools Network - U.S. based advocate for the protection of children's environmental health in schools. News, guides, reports and resources.
Meta Description: [ Healthy Schools Network is dedicated to assuring every child and school employee an environmentally safe and healthy school. HSN promotes the development of state and national policies, regulations, and funding for school facilities environments, and has won national recognition. HSN's coalition-... ]
Institute for Children's Environmental Health - The primary mission of ICEH is to mitigate environmental exposures that can undermine the health and well-being of children and to detoxify environments wherever children spend time.
Meta Description: [ The Institute for Children's Environmental Health (ICEH) is a nonprofit educational organization working to ensure a healthy, just and sustainable future for ALL children. ICEH's primary mission is to foster collaborative initiatives to reduce and ultimately eliminate environmental exposures that... ]
Mothers for Clean Air - Non-profit organization concerned with air pollution in the Houston-Galveston Texas area and its effects on children's health. Provides newsletter, events and air quality information.
Our Children's Earth Foundation - Work to protect the public, especially children, from the health impacts of pollution in California. Information on campaigns, events and news.
Meta Description: [ Our Children's Earth Foundation, Think Clearly About the Future ]
Preventing Harm - A resource action center on children and environmental health. Focus on the many chemicals widely used by industry and commonly found at home are toxic to the developing brain and can cause developmental disabilities including behavioral and learning disabilities, hyper-activity, attention deficit, lower IQ and motor skill impairment.
Meta Description: [ Awareness of learning and behavioral disorders is reaching more and more people, either first hand or through someone we know. Can toxics in our air, water or food combine with other factors to keep our children from reaching their full human potential? ]
The Children's Environmental Health Institute - Committed to decreasing the prevalence, morbidity, and mortality of environmentally related childhood diseases. CEHI identify, develop, and promote solutions to improve children's environmental health through scientific research, environmental education, and public policy.
University of California Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit - PEHSU is one of several regional federally funded clinical and educational centers. Provides information on programs and services for expert clinical and public health evaluations of children and communities with suspected environmental health problems.
