Title: Your Health and the Environment: Resources from the National Library of Medicine
1Your Health and the Environment Resources from
the National Library of Medicine
- Stacey J. Arnesen
- Specialized Information Services
- National Library of Medicine
2Toxicology and Environmental Health Information
http//tox.nlm.nih.gov
Premier portal for environmental health
information
3Tox TownAn Interactive Guide to Potentially
Toxic Substances and Environmental Health Issues
4Tox Town Healthy Schools
5Tox Town EPAs Managing Asthma in Schools
6Tox Town goes UrbanCity Scene
Hospital Construction site Dentist
office EMF Airplanes
7Tox TownHazards in Hospitals
8Tox Town en Español
9Household Products Database http//householdprodu
cts.nlm.nih.gov
10Household Products Database
Select Category Deodorant Select
Type Deodorant/ Antiperspirant combination Select
Brand Arrid Extra Dry
11Household ProductsBrand Information
Brand Information Manufacturer Health
Effects Handling/Disposal Ingredients
12Household ProductsHealth Effects
13Household ProductsIngredients
14Household ProductsChemical Information
15Haz-MapAn Occupational Health Database
Links jobs and hazardous tasks to
occupational diseases, symptoms, agents
16Haz-MapAn Occupational Health Database
Search example Potential causes of dizziness and
chest tightness in farmers
17Haz-Map Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in
farm workers
18Haz-Map Organophosphate pesticide poisoning in
farm workers
19TOXNET http//toxnet.nlm.nih.gov
Search All databases forthe effects of TCE on
children
20Hazardous Substances Data Bank (HSDB) Search
Results
21HSDB TCE RecordInformation on Children
- Human Health Effects
- Emergency Medical Treatment
- Environmental Fate/Exposure
- Environmental Standards Regulations
- Chemical/Physical Properties
22TOXLINE
New Default Search TOXLINE Core and TOXLINE
Special simultaneously
23TOXLINE Results
Two windows appear one for Core and one for
Special
24New Database International Toxicity Estimates
for Risk Assessment
Produced by the Toxicology Excellence for Risk
Assessment Chemical risk info. from
authoritative groups worldwide
25International Toxicity Estimates for Risk
Assessment
26International Toxicity Estimates for Risk
Assessment
27New Look for ChemIDplus
Search screen similar to other TOXNET databases
28ChemIDplus Spellchecker
29ChemIDplus Search Results
Other Resources or Locators for TCE
(tricholoroethylene)
30ChemIDplus Locators
Link directly to the NIOSH Pocket Guide Record
for TCE
31Structure searching with ChemID Advanced
32Internet Resources on Special Topics in
Environmental Health
33Internet Resources on Environmental Justice
34Environmental Justice Resources
35Environmental JusticeResources
36Specific Population Web Sites
37Coming Attractions
WISER (PDA for Emergency Response)
- TOXMAP
- (GIS Mapping of EPAs
- Toxics Release Inventory)
38TOXMAPMapping EPA Toxic Release Sites
39Facilities releasing Benzene near St. Louis, MO
40Identify Facilities on Map
41Trends over Time
Triangles indicate net increase or decrease from
1995-2001
42List all chemicals released by facility
43Links to Health Information
44WISERWireless Information System for Emergency
Responders
- Information tailored for emergency responders
- Assist in identifying unknown substances
- Emergency treatment andcontainment information
- Stand-alone with enhanced connected (wireless)
capabilities
45For More Information on your Healthand the
Environment
Contact Specialized Information
Services National Library of Medicine tehip_at_teh.nl
m.nih.gov http//sis.nlm.nih.gov
46HIV/AIDS Resourceshttp//aids.nlm.nih.gov
47AIDSInfo http//aidsinfo.nih.gov
Federally approved information on HIV/AIDS
clinical research, treatment and prevention, and
medical practice guidelines
48AIDSInfo Treatment Guidelines
Treatment guidelines available asPDF, PDA, HTML
files
49DIRLINE Directory of Health Organizationshttp//
dirline.nlm.nih.gov