Healthy Resources

Healthy Resources

Asthma/Allergies

- The Asthma Mom

- The American Lung Association

- American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology

- Childhood Asthma Research and Education Network

- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

- Allergy and Asthma Network, Mothers of Asthmatics

- Global Initiative for Asthma

- National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP)

- Pediatric Asthma

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Air Quality, Asthma

- NoAttacks.org, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, managed by the Ad Council

- National Institute of Environmental Health Services, Asthma

- WebMD, Asthma Health Center

Formaldehyde

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Air Quality, Formaldehyde

- Minnesota Department of Health, Formaldehyde in Your Home

- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Formaldehyde

Green Building

- U.S. Green Building Council

- Green Building

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Green Building

Indoor Air

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Air Quality, The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality

- World Health Organization, Indoor Air Pollution

- California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resources Board Indoor Air Program

- National AG Safety Database, Questions About Indoor Air Quality

- Montana State University Healthy Indoor Air for America’s Homes

- The New York Times, “Dangers of Indoor Air Pollution”

- Johns Hopkins Magazine, “Home, Sick Home”

- American Lung Association, Indoor Air Pollution Fact Sheet

- U.S. National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health, Medline Plus, Indoor Air Pollution

- American Lung Association, Indoor Air Quality

Mold

- North Carolina Public Health, Mold and Human Health

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Hazards & Health Effects, Mold

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Mold

- Science Daily, “Mold Linked to Asthma”

- U.S. National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health, Medline Plus, Molds

Respiratory Health

- Breathe California of the Bay Area

- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Environmental Hazards & Health Effects, Air Pollution & Respiratory Health

- American Lung Association, Health House

Toxic Air Pollutants

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Air Toxics

- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Phenol

- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Benzene

- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry, Formaldehyde

- Department of Health and Human Services, Agency for Toxic Substandes & Disease Registry, Toluene

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

- Minnesota Department of Health, Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) in Your Home

- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Air Quality, Organic Gases (Volatile Organic Compounds - VOCs)

- U.S. National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health, Tox Town

Links to other air toxics resources

Chemical Accident Prevention and Preparedness

Chemical Accident Prevention and Preparednes

Effects of Toxic Substances on Organ Systems and their Development

Cardiovascular (Heart and Blood Vessels)

Dermal (Skin)

Developmental (effects while organs are developing)

Endocrine (Glands and Hormones)

Gastrointestinal (Stomach and Intestines, part of the digestive system)

Hematological (Blood Forming)

Hepatic (Liver)

Immunological (Immune System)

Musculoskeletal (Muscles and Skeleton)

Neurological (Nervous System)

Ocular (Eyes)

Renal (Urinary System or Kidneys)

Reproductive (Producing Children)

Respiratory (From the Nose to the Lungs)

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