Public Health Topics: Environmental Health Sciences: Organizations

AWMA provides training, information, and networking opportunities to thousands of environmental professionals. AWMA provides access to Daily Envirowire, a daily environmental news and information source.

AWWA is an international nonprofit scientific and educational society dedicated to the improvement of drinking water quality and supply. The Resources and Tools for Water Professionals includes information on public affairs, career information, water/wastewater utility management, and standards development groups. There is also information on legislation and regulation.

A center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University that works at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences, and specializes in online data and information management, spatial data integration, and interdisciplinary research related to human interactions in the environment.

A national multi-disciplinary organization whose mission is to protect the developing child from environmental health hazards and promote a healthier environment.

Coming Clean is a collaborative of environmental health and justice experts working to reform the chemical and energy industries so they are no longer a source of harm. Website includes advocacy resources, reports (such as A Demographic Analysis of Chemical Disaster Vulnerability Zones), media, and more.

EPRI provides scientific, technical, and marketing research for the energy industry.

An international resource that supports basic and clinical research in environmental health sciences and exposure assessment and fosters associated programs in environmental health education and public policy.

EPA uses economic analyses to improve the effectiveness of its environmental policies. A variety of economic tools allow the costs and benefits of different policy options to be compared. EPA also pursues new research to develop improved methods for measuring the economic consequences of environmental outcomes.

An independent, nonprofit corporation that studies the health effects of pollutants from sources in the environment. Supported jointly by the EPA and industry, HEI has produced reports on the health effects of a variety of pollutants, including carbon monoxide, fuels and fuel additives, nitrogen oxides, diesel exhaust, ozone, and particulate air pollution.

Promotes communities, workplaces, and products to be healthy, humane, and respectful of natural systems. Also promotes environmentally sound systems of production and consumption by using rigorous science and innovative strategies to develop practical solutions.

A not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the scientific basis for environmental decisionmaking. NCSE specializes in programs that foster collaboration between the diverse institutions and individuals creating and using environmental knowledge, including research, education, environmental, and business organizations as well as governmental bodies at all levels.

The mission of the NIEHS is to discover how the environment affects people in order to promote healthier lives. They offer grants, have informational fact sheets, and more.

NOAA's Mission: To understand and predict changes in climate, weather, oceans, and coasts; to share that knowledge and information with others; and to conserve and manage coastal and marine ecosystems and resources.

Non-profit group dedicated to protecting the world's natural resources and ensuring a safe and healthy environment for all. They analyze legislation and produce reports, issue briefs, and fact sheets.

A national network of health and public health organizations and professionals dedicated to addressing the threats of climate change to health. Includes a curated Resource Database and a State Policy Initiative toolkit.

EPA's mission is to protect human health and the environment.

Provide scientific knowledge and information that will improve our understanding of the environmental contributions to disease and human health.

WE ACT for Environmental Justice empowers and organizes low-income, people of color to build healthy communities for all. Works in climate justice, clean air, healthy homes, and more.