Environmental Health Resources

• Documents and Websites
• Posters

Documents and Websites

• American Nurses Association, Environmental Health in the Health Care Setting (pdf)
  by Barbara Sattler, DrPH, RN
• American Nurses Association, Environmental Health: Homes and Communities (pdf)
  by Barbara Sattler, DrpH, RN, Brenda M. Afzal, MS, RN, Marian E. Condon, MS, RN Erin K. Belka, BS, Tonya M. McKee, BA. The purpose of this independent study module (ISM) is to introduce the reader to basic concepts and issues associated with environmental health risks to children in homes and communities.
• American Nurses Association, Environmental Health: Schools (pdf)
• American Nurses Association, The Nursing Risk Management Series. Ethical Issues and Specific Risk Hazards Faced by Nurses in Their Practice (pdf)
  By Linda J. Shinn, MBA, RN, CAE, Judith Cipriano, Teri Britt, MS, RN , JoAnn B. Reckling, PhD, RN , Robin Welsh, JD, RN, Barbara Sattler, DrPh, RN
• Agency for Toxic Substance Disease Registry (ATSDR)
  For fact sheets and information on pesticides call the Information Center toll-free at 1-888-422-8737 or e-mail ATSDRIC AT cdc.gov Emergency Response Hotline: 404-639-4270
• Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics
  A good source of references and resources on the web on occupational and environmental health.
• Center for Health, Environment and Justice
  After winning the federal relocation of residents victimized by toxic waste at Love Canal, Lois Gibbs and other local activists were inundated with calls from people around the country who were facing similar threats and wanted help. CHEJ was founded in 1981 to address this need.
• Children's Environmental Health Network
  Has a great resource guide on-line.
• Clean Water Fund
  A national 501(c)3 nonprofit that brings diverse communities together to work for changes that improve our lives, promoting sensible solutions for people and the environment.
• Haz-Map: Information on Hazardous Chemicals and Occupational Diseases (pdf)
  by Jay A. Brown, M.D., M.P.H. an occupational health database designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals at work. Haz-Map links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms. It is one of the products and services made available by the National Library of Medicine's (NLM) Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program
• Institute of Medicine's "Nursing, Health and the Environment" (pdf)
  Washington DC. National Academy Press, available to read online free.
• IV League: Karen Bowman, environmental-health nurse, answers readers' questions
  Karen Bowman, a member of the Nurses Workgroup, was interviewed by Grist, an online environmental news magazine. She answered questions from the editors and readers.
• The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
  National nonprofit organization representing local public health agencies (including city, county, metro, district, and Tribal agencies.)

Posters

These posters were first presented at various meetings and conferences.

• Greening the NICU: Improving Environmental Health for Patients, Staff, and the Environment (pdf)
  Poster presented at the 2006 National Association of Neonatal Nurses Conference
• The Precautionary Principle: A Progressive Guideline in Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Decision-Making (pdf)
  Poster produced for the Washington State Nurses Association by Karen Bowman, MN, RN, COHN-S