Environmental Health  

The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses, Inc. (AAOHN), as the professional association for occupational and environmental health nurses, is a  premier resource for environmental health information (see side bar).

Other resources may include but are not limited to the following:

• Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), www.atsdr.cdc.gov
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), www.cdc.gov
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), www.epa.gov  
• Institute of Medicine (IOM), www.iom.edu  
• National Institute of Health (NIH), www.nih.gov