RESOURCES

URLs to resources :

By Agency:

  1. Federal:
    CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
    CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases): www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/
    EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov
    FDA (Food and Drug Administration): www.fda.gov
    FWLS (Fish and Wildlife Service): www.fwls.gov
    NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences):  www.niehs.nih.gov
    NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health) : www.niosh.gov
    NIH (National Institutes of Health): www.nih.gov
    OSHA (Occupational Health & Safety Administration): www.osha.gov
    USDA (United State Department of Agriculture): www.usda.gov
    WHO (World Health Organization): www.who.int
  2. State:
    Government.
    Air Resources Board: www.arb.ca.gov
    CalEPA (California Environmental Protection Agency): www.epa.ca.gov
    CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov
    CDPR (Department of Pesticide Regulations): www.cdpr.ca.gov
    CIWMB (California Integrated Waste Management Board): www.ciwmb.ca.gov
    DDWEM (Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management): www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ddwem
    DFG (California Department of Fish and Games):  www.dfg.ca.gov
    DTSC (Department of Toxic Substance Control): www.dtsc.ca.gov
    OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment): www.oehha.ca.gov
    SWRB (State Water Resources Board): www.swrb.ca.gov
    Academic.

    CSU ( California State University ): www.csu.edu
    UC (
    University of California ): www.california.edu  
    UC Riverside, CA: www.ucr.edu/entomology 
    NPIC (
    National Pesticide Information Center at Oregon State Univ.): http://npic.orst.edu
  3. Local:
    San Bernardino County : www.sbcounty.gov
    Ag Commissioner's Office/Weights and Measurements: www.awm.sbcounty.gov
    Department of Public Health: www.dph.sbcounty.gov
    Fire Department: www.fd.sbcounty.gov 
  4. Special Districts:
    Air Quality Management Districts:
    Mojave Desert AQMD   www.mdaqmd.ca.gov
    South Coast AQMD      www.aqmd.ca.gov
  5. Vector Control Districts:
    Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District: www.cvmvcd.org
    Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District: www.northwestmosquitovector.org

    West Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District: www.wvmvcd.org
  6. Water Districts:
    East Valley Water District: www.evwd.ca.gov
    San Bernardino Municipal Water District: www.sbmwd.ca.gov
    Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: www.mwdsc.ca.gov  
    Orange County Water District: www.ocwd.ca.gov 
  7. Autonomous Organizations:
    A&WMA (Air and Waste management Association): www.awma.org
    ACGIH (American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) : www.acgih.org
    AIHA (American Industrial Hygienists Association):  www.aiha.org
    AMCA (American Mosquito Control Association); www.msoquito.org
    CEHA (California Environmental Health Organization): www.ceha.org
    ESA (Entomological Society of America): www.entsoc.org
    MVCAC (Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California): www.mvcac.org
    NEHA (National Environmental Health Association): www.neha.org 
    SOVE (Society for Vector Ecology): www.sove.org
    SOT (Society of Toxicology): www.toxicology.org  
  8. Other Environmental Organizations:
    American Lung Association: www.lungusa.org 
    Basel Action Network: www.ban.org 
    Center for Health , Environmental and Justice: www.essential.org/cchw/ 
    Center for Science in the Public Interest: www.cspinet.org 
    Defenders of Wildlife: www.defenders.org 
    Ducks Unlimited, Inc.: www.ducks.org 
    Environmental Defense: www.environmentaldefense.org 
    Friends of the Earth: www.foe.org 
    Greenpeace USA, Inc.: www.greenpeaceusa.org 
    League of Conservation Voters: www.lcv.org 
    League of Women Voters of the United States: www.lwv.org 
    National Audobon Society: www.audobon.org 
    National Wildlife Federation: www.nwf.org 
    The nature Conservancy: www.tnc.org 
    Natural Resources Defense Council: www.nrdc.org  
    Pesticide Action Network North America: www.panna.org 
    Population Action International: www.populationaction.org 
    The Population Institute: www.populationinstitute.org 
    Population reference Bureau, Inc.: www.prb.org 
    Sierra Club: www.sierraclub.org 
    The Wilderness Society: www.wilderness.org 
    Worldwatch Institute: www.worldwatch.org 
    World Wildlife Fund: www.worldwildlife.org  
    Zero Population Growth, Inc.: www.zpg.org 

By Subject matter:

Air quality 
Air Resources Board: www.arb.ca.gov
CalEPA (California Environmental Protection Agency): www.epa.ca.gov 
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  
Mojave Desert AQMD   www.mdaqmd.ca.gov
South Coast AQMD      www.aqmd.ca.gov

Biomedical Waste
CIWMB (California Integrated Waste Management Board): www.ciwmb.ca.gov  
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  

Biosolids 
A&WMA (Air and Waste management Association): www.awma.org
CIWMB (California Integrated Waste Management Board): www.ciwmb.ca.gov  
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  

Emerging infectious diseases 
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases): www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/  

Endangered species 
DFG (California Department of Fish and Games):  www.dfg.ca.gov  
FWLS (Fish and Wildlife Service): www.fwls.gov

Environmental administration & management.
CEHA (California Environmental Health Organization): www.ceha.org
NEHA (National Environmental Health Association): www.neha.org

Environmental assessment/quality 
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  
OEHHA (Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment): www.oehha.ca.gov

Environmental justice/equity 
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  

Environmental policy 
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  

Epidemiology 
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases): www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/  
NIH (National Institutes of Health): www.nih.gov 
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov

Food safety 
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov
CEHA (California Environmental Health Association): www.ceha.org  
FDA (Food and Drug Administration): www.fda.gov  
NEHA (National Environmental Health Association): www.neha.org
USDA (United State Department of Agriculture): www.usda.gov 
Iowa State University: www.extension.iastate.edu/foodsafety/

GIS (Geographical information systems) 
Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI): www.esri.com 

Global climate/warming

Hazardous materials 
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov
CEHA (California Environmental Health Organization): www.ceha.org  
DTSC (Department of Toxic Substance Control):
www.dtsc.ca.gov
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  

Housing
CEHA (California Environmental Health Organization): www.ceha.org  
NEHA (National Environmental Health Association): www.neha.org

Industrial hygiene
ACGIH (American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) : www.acgih.org
AIHA (American Industrial Hygienists Association):  www.aiha.org

Land use
CEHA (California Environmental Health Organization): www.ceha.org  
NEHA (National Environmental Health Association): www.neha.org

Occupational health & safety
ACGIH (American Council of Governmental Industrial Hygienists) : www.acgih.org
AIHA (American Industrial Hygienists Association):  www.aiha.org  
NIOSH (National Institute of Occupational Safety & Health) : www.niosh.gov
OSHA (Occupational Health & Safety Administration): www.osha.gov  
Cal OSHA: www.cosha.ca.gov 

Radiation and radioactive waste    

CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
NRC (Nuclear regulatory Commission): www.nrc.gov 
USDE (United State Department of Energy): www.usde.gov 

Pesticides
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  
CDPR (Department of Pesticide Regulations): www.cdpr.ca.gov

Solid waste
CIWMB (California Integrated Waste Management Board): www.ciwmb.ca.gov  
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  

Toxicology
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  
SOT (Society of Toxicology): www.toxicology.org  

Vector control
AMCA (American Mosquito Control Association): www.msoquito.org
CEHA (California Environmental Health Organization): www.ceha.org
Coachella Valley Mosquito and Vector Control District:
www.cvmvcd.org
ESA (Entomological Society of America): www.entsoc.org
MVCAC (Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California): www.mvcac.org
NEHA (National Environmental Health Association): www.neha.org 
Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District: www.northwestmosquitovector.org

SOVE (Society for Vector Ecology): www.sove.org  
UC Davis Arbovirus Research Center: http://vector.ucdavis.edu  

     AHB (Africanized Honey Bees)
  
   CDFA: www.cdfa.ca.gov/ahb
    
UCR: www.ucr.edu/ento/bees 
     Arenavirus
    
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
       CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
       CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases): www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/  

     Encephalitis 
    
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
       CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
       CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases): www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/  

    
 
Fleas
    CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
     Hantavirus 
     CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
       CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
       CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases):
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/  
      
Lice
   
   CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
     Lyme disease
     CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
       CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
       CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases):
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/  
     Mosquitoes
     AMCA (American Mosquito Control Association); www.msoquito.org    
       MVCAC (Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California): www.mvcac.org  
       SOVE (Society for Vector Ecology):
www.sove.org
     Murine Typhus
    
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
       CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 

     Plague
    
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
       CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
       CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases): www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/  

     Relapsing fever 
    
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
       CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
       CDC/EID (CDC/Emerging Infectious Diseases): www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/  

     RIFA (Red Imported Fire Ants):
     California Department of Food and Agriculture:  http://rifa.cdfa.ca.gov  
    Ticks
     CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
      
CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
     
Vertebrates (Bats, Birds, Rodents, Snakes) 
    
CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
       CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) www.cdc.gov 
      
DFG (California Department of Fish and Games):  www.dfg.ca.gov  
       FWLS (Fish and Wildlife Service): www.fwls.gov  
       MVCAC (Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California): www.mvcac.org

     West Nile Virus 
    CDHS (California Department of Health Services): www.dhs.ca.gov 
      CDC:  www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/westnile/ 
      US Geological Survey maps: http://westnilemaps.usgs.gov
      FDA: www.fda.gov/oc/opacum/hottopics/westnile.html 
     
Northwest Mosquito and Vector Control District:
      www.northwestmosquitovector.org

Water safety & health 
DDWEM (Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management): www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ddwem
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  
SWRB (State Water Resources Board): www.swrb.ca.gov  
East Valley Water District: www.evwd.ca.gov
San Bernardino Municipal Water District: www.sbmwd.ca.gov
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: www.mwdsc.ca.gov  
Orange County Water District: www.ocwd.ca.gov 
SWRB (State Water Resources Board): www.swrb.ca.gov

       Environmental Health Career Links:
A&WMA (Air and Waste Management Association): www.awma.org
AIHA (American Industrial Hygienists Association):  www.aiha.org
AMCA (American Mosquito Control Association); www.msoquito.org
CEHA (California Environmental Health Organization): www.ceha.org  
EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) www.epa.gov  
ESA (Entomological Society of America): www.entsoc.org
MVCAC (Mosquito and Vector Control Association of California): www.mvcac.org
NEHA (National Environmental Health Association): www.neha.org 
SOVE (Society for Vector Ecology): www.sove.org
SOT (Society of Toxicology): www.toxicology.org
USPHS (United State Public Health Service): www.phs.gov .

 

 

 

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