With funding from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease
Registry Updated and Modified for the Internet - August 2003
About This Booklet Physicians, health care professionals, public
health officials, and citizens are often unsure where to get
information regarding environmental hazards and potential
exposures. Numerous public and private agencies can respond to
inquiries, provide basic information on environmental hazards,
and provide referrals to specialists. The purpose of this
Resource Booklet is to provide a list of such agencies, along
with general information about each organization. The user may
then decide which contact is the most appropriate. About the
Environmental Health Education and Outreach Program (EHEP) The
EHEP is one of seven programs at the Bureau of Environmental
Health Assessment that receives funding from the Agency for
Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. For several years, the
EHEP has educated physicians and health professionals regarding
environmental health hazards by spons