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Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine

Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine. Shannon M. Baldwin, MPH Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine. Why NLM?. Easy to use Quick and reliable access Quality health information FREE. National Library of Medicine.

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Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine

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  1. Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine Shannon M. Baldwin, MPH Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine

  2. Why NLM? Easy to use Quick and reliable access Quality health information FREE

  3. National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov

  4. Environmental Health Information Product User Continuum Tox Town Tox Tutorials ChemIDplus Special Topics Tox Training TOXMAP Chemical Spell Checker Haz-Map TOXNET Household Products DIRLINE WISER AIDSinfo General Public Professional

  5. http://tox.nlm.nih.gov

  6. Topic Page Example

  7. Especially for Health Professionals

  8. Toxicology TutorialsThree web-based “mini-textbooks on toxicology

  9. Toxicology Tutorial I: Basic Principles Includes text, graphics, and online quizzes

  10. EnviroHealthLinks (Internet Resource Guides) • Arsenic and Human Health • Biological Warfare Agents • Chemical Warfare Agents • Children’s Environmental Health • Environmental Justice • Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution • Toxicogenomics • World Trade Center – Lingering Airborne Hazards • WNV – Pesticides for Mosquito Control

  11. Environmental Justice Resources

  12. Other Environmental Health and Toxicology Resources

  13. Tox Town:An Interactive Guide to Potentially Toxic Substances and Environmental Health Issues

  14. Tox Town: Healthy Schools

  15. Tox Town: EPA’s Managing Asthma in Schools

  16. Tox Town goes Urban:City Scene Hospital Construction site Dentist office EMF Airplanes

  17. Tox Town:Hazards in Hospitals

  18. Tox Town: US – Mexico Border Scene

  19. Tox Town Farm

  20. Tox Town en Español

  21. Household Products Databasehttp://householdproducts.nlm.nih.gov/

  22. Household Products Database Click Products Tab Select Brand: Arrid Extra Dry A&D Spray

  23. Household Products:Brand Information Brand Information Manufacturer Health Effects Handling/Disposal Ingredients

  24. Household Products:Health Effects

  25. Household Products:Ingredients

  26. Household Products:Chemical Information

  27. Haz-Map:An Occupational Health Database Links jobs and hazardous tasks to occupational diseases, symptoms, & agents

  28. Haz-Map:An Occupational Health Database Search example:Potential causes of dizziness and chest tightness in farmers

  29. Haz-Map: Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in farm workers

  30. Haz-Map: Link to PubMed

  31. Haz-Map: Link to Potential Agents Scroll down to the agents section and select organo-phosphates

  32. Haz-Map: Link to Chlorpyrifos Select chlorpyrifos from the list of organo-phosphates

  33. TOXMAPMapping EPA Toxic Release Siteshttp://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov Enter a quick search here Search example: Chemical: Benzene City: Saint Louis State: MO

  34. Facilities releasing Benzene near Saint Louis, MO

  35. Identify Facilities on Map

  36. List all chemicals released by facility

  37. Links to Health Information Health Info: Click on the link in the left margin which opens a pop-up window to the benzene record in NLM’s Hazardous Substance Data Bank

  38. Benzene Trends over Time near Saint Louis, MO Triangles indicate net increase or decrease from 1987-2005

  39. Medline Plus Home Pagehttp://medlineplus.gov

  40. Medline Plus Health Topics Select the Health Topics Tab

  41. Medline Plus Health Tutorials

  42. Medline Plus Drug Information

  43. Medline Plus en español

  44. TOXNET http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov Search Alldatabases forthe effects of TCE on children

  45. Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Search Results

  46. HSDB TCE Record:Information on Children Human Health Effects Emergency Medical Treatment Environmental Fate/Exposure Environmental Standards & Regulations Chemical/Physical Properties

  47. TOXLINE

  48. TOXLINE Search Results

  49. WISERWireless Information System for Emergency Responders

  50. WISERhttp://wiser.nlm.nih.gov • Information tailored for emergency responders • Assist in identifying unknown substances • Emergency treatment andcontainment information • Stand-alone with enhanced connected (wireless) capabilities

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