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Louisiana BCCP
Breast exams, mammograms, pap tests and colposcopies are offered to low-income women aged 40-64, with priority given to women over 50. Treatment is also provided for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening program.
For more information, call (504) 599-1073 or visit their website.
Are your adult patients with HIV and hepatitis C getting all the vaccines they need?
Please give your HIV- or HCV-infected patients copies of the educational pieces below to help them stay informed about the vaccines they need.
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Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard
Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard offers environmental and health information on a number of issues and provides information on pollutants by zip code.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO)
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) includes leaders of state and territorial health agencies. ASTHO helps influence sound national health policy and implement programs and policies to promote health.
Environmental Working Group
Environmental Working Group conducts research on health and the environment.
Link
http://www.ewg.org/
Natural Resource Defense Council
Natural Resource Defense Council offers a variety of environmental health information and useful links.
Link
http://www.nrdc.org/
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO)
National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) serves nearly 3,000 local health departments nationwide through education, information, research and technical assistance.
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health
The National Alliance for Hispanic Health serves Hispanic communities nationwide through its membership of thousands of front-line health providers and organizations.
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)
National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) serves 5,000 environmental health and protection professionals.
Link
http://www.neha.org/
National Environmental Education Foundation
The National Environmental Education Foundation's Health & Environment Program provides environmental education and training for health professionals to improve health care and public health, with a special emphasis on protecting children and other populations disproportionately effected by environmental pollutants.
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR)
Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) represents more than 20,000 physicians, nurses and health care professionals devoted to nuclear disarmament, violence prevention and environmental health. Hosts envirohealth action which offers environmental health educational and advocacy resources for the health community.
Children's Environmental Health Network Listserv
Children's Environmental Health Network Listserv - provides a forum for discussion on children's environmental health. Subscribe by sending a blank message to cehnlist-on@cehn.org
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM)
American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) is a national professional society for physicians committed to disease prevention and health promotion.
Link
http://www.acpm.org/
American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT)
American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) is a professional organization for board-certified medical toxicologists, who play a major role in poison control centers, inpatient and outpatients medical care facilities, medical schools, private industry and government agencies.
Link
http://www.acmt.net/
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - an organization dedicated to promoting and protecting the health of workers through preventive services, clinical care, research, and educational programs.
American Public Health Association
American Public Health Association is the oldest and largest organization of public health professionals in the world.
Link
http://www.apha.org/
Children's Health Environmental Network (CHEC)
Children's Health Environmental Network (CHEC) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public, specifically parents and caregivers, about environmental toxins that affect children's health. Their website features HealtheHouse, an interactive web resource for environmental health risks children face in the home.
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK)
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK) promotes a safe farm environment to prevent health hazards, injuries, and fatalities to children and youth.
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE)
The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) has a website geared to health professionals, but useful for the general public. It provides the information that parents and doctors need to know about the environment and children's health from environmental history taking to health impacts - ranging from reproductive to neurobehavioural effects on children.
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) conducts a number of activities to help prevent or reduce the harmful effects of exposure to hazardous substances. The agency provides toxFAQs, easy to understand fact sheets about hazardous substances and their health effects, and has toxicologists available to answer further questions and can tell you where to find occupational and environmental health clinics. ATSDR also offers a series of Case Studies in Environmental Medicine for the primary care provider.
