California Department of Health Services

With over 5000 employees, the California Department of Health Services (DHS) is the largest state government agency. In addition to providing statistics and links to other important public health services and resources on the net, there is information about and links to all of the sub-agencies operating within the department.

Health, U. S. 1995

Downloadable edition, requires Adobe Acrobat to view. Acrobat is available at the site.

CDC Information Network for Public Health Officials

The Information Network for Public Health Officials (INPHO) was initiated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1992 as part of its strategy to strengthen the infrastructure of public health in the U.S. The ultimate goal of INPHO is to improve the health of Americans through more effective public health practice.

CDC WONDER

CDC WONDER provides a single point of access to a variety of CDC reports, guidelines, and even numeric public health data. Once at the site, select "background," for further information about the CDC WONDER system. Select "overview," for a description of how to use the system.

Office of Public Health and Science

The Office of Public Health and Science (OPHS)is under the direction of the Assistant Secretary of Health, who serves as the Secretary's Senior Advisor for Public Health and Science. The Office serves as the focal point for leadership and coordination across the Department in public health and science; provides direction to program offices within OPHS; and provides advice and counsel on public health and science issues to the Secretary. This site also maintains links to other frequently used public health agencies and services.

Public Health Resources on the Internet

This site is maintained by the University of California, Berkeley's Public Health Library. It contains links to a variety of resources pertaining to public health.

Public Health Resources on the Web

The listings cited here are maintained by the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Governmental and non-governmental agencies are listed.

Association of Schools of Public Health

One-stop gateway to information on the ASPH. Provides information on careers in public health, student information and other helpful career documents.

U.S. Public Health Service

Vast amount of information divided by agencies and programs (CDC, FDA, and Indian Health Service); health information (employee phone numbers, grants, biomedical resources, and health care for consumers); news and public affairs (press releases); and a gateway to other health related resources on the Internet.

WWW Virtual Library on Public Health

This section of the World Wide Web Virtural Library contains 84 topics and provides over 1100 public health related links. Links are updated regularly and annotated. They are not country-specific. Though international in scope, all linked sites are in english. Some sites require Adobe Acrobat Reader, which can be downloaded free from this site.

UCSD Environmental Health & Safety MSDS Page

Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provide a ready reference for the physical and hazardous properties of laboratory and industrial chemicals. A good knowledge of chemical properties may increase the likelihood of success for an experiment and will allow the research to be conducted in a safer manner. Review the MSDS before starting work with a new chemical.

Cornell University MSDS Database

The 325,000 MSDS files contained in this database are derived from the CD-ROM version of the U.S. Government Department of Defense MSDS database. A mirror of some of the information is maintained at the Vermont SIRI Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) Collection. This site is maintained by Cornell University Environmental Health and Safety and Other Cornell departments.

Environmental Protection Agency

The mission of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is to protect human health and to safeguard the natural environment - air, water and land - upon which life depends. This site provides access to environmental laws and regulations, numerous publications, as well as information regarding the EPA's projects and programs.

TOXNET

TOXNET is a network of databases on toxicology, hazardous chemicals and related areas. It is managed by the National Library of Medicine's Specialized Information Services as part of the Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program (TEHIP - see next item). TOXNET on the Web is an experimental service offering several well-known databases including...

Hazardous Substances Databank (HSDB),

Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), and more.

Toxicology and Environmental Health Infomation Program

The Toxicology and Environmental Health Infomation Program (TEHIP) evolved from the Toxicology Information Program (TIP) that was established in 1967 at the National Library of Medicine (NLM) in response to recommendations made in the 1966 report, "Handling for Toxicological Information," prepared by the President's Scienc Advisory Committee. The mission under TEHIP is broader in environmental and occupational health and (1) provides selected core information resources and services; (3) facilitates access to national and international information resources; and (3) strengthens the information infrastructure of toxicology and environmental health.

Where to Find MSDS

This site is a clearinghouse of MSDS sites. There are MSDS sites from governments, corporations, and chemical manufacturers. Each listing is annotated with helpful information regarding the particular version of the MSDS, e.g., the strengths, the focus, the level: technical vs. non-technical language used.

General Collections of Resources in Occupational and Environmental Health

Occupational Health and Safety Agency

OSHA's mission is to save lives, prevent injuries and protect the health of America's workers. This site provides detailed information on the agency and its state partners.

National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

he National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, the nation's outstanding institute for research on environment-related diseases. This site provides access to a variety of resources, e.g., grants & contracts, information resources for kids, news, projects and programs currently funded and sponsored by the agency. NIEHS is currently pursuing three Big Ideas: An environmental genome study of how chemical and disease-susceptibility genes vary from person to person; A study of the levels of chemicals we carry in our bodies; and A study of mixtures.