Links on Health and the Environment

Factual websites for non-specialists

1. FAQ and Q&A websites
2. News sites
3. Sites on science communication and risk management
4. Other factual websites

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1. FAQ and Q&A websites

• The ToxFAQs from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) presents a series of summaries on hazardous substances at:
  www.atsdr.cdc.gov/toxfaq.html  (in French and Spanish)
• The International Food Information Council (IFICF) presents Q&As on food safety at:
  http://ific.org/publications/qa/index.cfm  (in English and Spanish)
• Q&As on food, nutrition and cosmetics from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) at:
  http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/qa-top.html 
• FAQs about exposure to toxicants in our environment from EXTOXNET at:
  http://extoxnet.orst.edu/faqs 
• The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) provides answers to workplace concerns at:
  www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/  (in English and French)

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2. News sites

• The News Alert Service of the European Commission's DG Environment, which provides new scientific evidence on various environmental themes:
  http://ec.europa.eu/environment/integration/newsalert/themes_en.html 
• The Environmental Health Perspective (EHP) journal of the US National Institute of Environmental Health Science presents Environews by topic at:
  http://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/topic/ 
• The Healthfinder of the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) at:
  www.healthfinder.gov  (in English or Spanish)
• The EurActiv news website on EU policies presents environmental news at:
  www.euractiv.com/en/environment 
• The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) is a coalition of international companies committed to sustainable development at:
  www.wbcsd.ch 

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3. Sites on science communication and risk management

• The COM+ alliance is a partnership of international organizations and communications professionals committed to using communications to advance a vision of sustainable development that integrates its three pillars: economic, social and environmental: www.complusalliance.org/ 
• The Center for Informed Decision Making aims to help readers to make informed decisions about environmental, health and safety issues and defines some important scientific concepts: http://cygnus-group.com/CIDM/ 
• Communicating risk  - an online learning resource for journalists, public officials and scientists.

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4. Other factual websites

• The European Food Information Council (EUFIC) provides information on food safety at:
  www.eufic.org  (in 6 languages)
• Science in Society resources  - directory of Science in Society related websites.

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