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General
Keyword Link (Title/Description) Format Grade Level
Asthma Home and Environmental Triggers of Asthma: Annotated Bibliography of Health Education Materials PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Cancer 2000 BioHealth Link: Questions of Cancer Summer Institute (lesson plan binder) PDF material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Environment 1997 EnviroHealth Link Summer Institute Lesson Plan Binder PDF material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Environment 1998 EnviroHealth Link Summer Institute Lesson Plan Binder PDF material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Environment 1999 EnviroHealth Link Summer Institute Lesson Plan Binder PDF material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Outreach Community Outreach and Education Programs (COEP) (brochure) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Safety  Health and Safety for Working Teens--Pocket Cards (Note: search for "Pocket Cards") HTML material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+


Factsheets
Keyword Link (Title/Description) Format Grade Level
Asthma ASTHMA and its Environmental Triggers: Scientists Take a Practical New Look at a Familiar Illness - 1997 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Cancer Report on Carcinogens (RoC) (updated June 2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Cancer Listing of Tamoxifen as Known Human Carcinogen in 9th Report on Carcinogens (RoC)(posted May 15, 2000) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Cancer Breast Cancer: Susceptibility and the Environment - 1997 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Cancer NIEHS/NTP Supports Unique Grants Program(updated April 2002) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Chemicals NTP Chemical Nomination and Selection Process (updated June 2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Chromium Planned Studies on Hexavalent (CRVI) (updated June 2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Communities Reaching Out to Help Our Communities - 1997 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Dioxin Dioxin Research at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) - 2001 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Disparities Health Disparities: Minority Research and Training Activities at NIEHS - 1997 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
EMF EMF-RAPID Program: The Possible Effects of Power-Line Frequency Electric and Magnetic Fields on Human Health(updated 3/2001) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Epidemiology How to Study Environmental Health? - 1996 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Exposure Human Exposure Assessment(updated April 2002) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Genomics Comparative Toxicogenomics Database: Bridging the Transgenomic Gap - July 2003 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Genomics The Mouse Genetic Variation Mapping (VMap) Initiative: Mapping SNPs, INDELs and Haplotype Blocks in the Mouse Genome - July 2003 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Kids Kids 'n' the Environmental Health Sciences - 1997 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Lead Lead - The #1 Environmental Hazard to Many Children - 1997 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Medicine  Herbal Medicines (updated June 2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Obesity Obesity and the Environment - July 2003 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Oceans Oceans of Discovery - 1998 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Occupation  Occupational Exposures(updated June 2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Parkinson's Parkinson's Disease Research at the NIEHS - 1999 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Pfiesteria What You Should Know About Pfiesteria piscicida - 1998 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Phones  Studies on Radiofrequency Radiation Emitted by Cellular Phones (updated June 2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Risk Risk Assessment Methodology (updated April 2002) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Risk NTP Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Technology Nanotechnology Safety Assessment: National Toxicology Program - July 2003 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Testing NIEHS and the Use of Alternative Methods in Toxicological Research and Testing - 1997 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Toxicology National Toxicology Program (NTP) - 1996 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Toxicology The NTP Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods (updated June 2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Toxicology NTP Center for Phototoxicology (updated June 2003) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Toxicology NTP Toxicological Evaluation of Nanoscale Materials (added February 2004) PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Transgenics  Transgenic Animals (updated April 2002) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Water  Safe Drinking Water Program at NIEHS (updated April 2002) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Women Breast Cancer: Susceptibility and the Environment - 1997 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
  Fact Sheets (NTP) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+


Flyers
Keyword Link (Title/Description) Format Grade Level
Air Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Air PDF appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Air Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Air (Arabic) DOC appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Biotechnology Biotechnology for High School Teachers PDF material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Food Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Food Safety PDF appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Food Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Food Safety (Arabic) DOC appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Lead Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Heavy Metals PDF appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Lead Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Heavy Metals (Arabic) DOC appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Pesticides Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Pest Control PDF appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Pesticides Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Pest Control (Arabic) DOC appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Poison Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Look-A-Likes PDF appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Poison Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Look-A-Likes (Arabic) DOC appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Water Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Water PDF appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Water Healthy Homes = Healthy Kids: Indoor Water (Arabic) DOC appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age


Pamphlets
Keyword Link (Title/Description) Format Grade Level
Asthma Asthma and Allergy Prevention - 1998 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Children Children's Environmental Health - April 2003 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Diseases Environmental Diseases from A to Z- 1996 HTML material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Disparities Health Disparities Research - 2001 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
EMF Questions and Answers About EMF - 2002 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
EMF Questions and Answers - EMF In The Workplace - 1996 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Genetics You and Your Genes - Making it in a Tough Environment - 2000 HTML material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Guides Personal Environmental Health Guides for Teens and Entire Family - 2000 HTML material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Lead Lead and Your Health - 1998 HTML material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 material not appropriate for this age
Ozone Ozone Alerts - 2000 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Parkinson's Role of the Environment in Parkinson's Disease - April 2003 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Pregnancy The Right Way to Get Pregnant - Feb 2003 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Testing The New Environmental Health - May 2003 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Testing Respect to Life - 2000 HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+


News
Keyword Link (Title/Description) Format Grade Level
Environment Beyond the Bench Articles HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Interviews Scientist Video Interviews - external website HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
News Centers in the News HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
News NIEHS Press Releases and News Stories HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 12+
Research Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) Headliners - EHP journal each month selects a paper authored by an NIEHS grantee to include in the NIEHS News section HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Research Highlights in Environmental Health Sciences Research HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Resource Links to additional Science Teacher Resources HTML appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Topics NIEHS Alphabetical Index of Health Topics HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Topics Environews by Topic - Table of Contents HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+


Videos
Keyword Link (Title/Description) Format Grade Level
Environment Your Environment is Your Health HTML appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Environment Human Connection HTML appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Environment NIEHS Public Service Announcements
  • Breathe Easier
  • Common Chemicals
  • Like They Say...
  • Take It Outside
  • A Child's Interest in Science: Doctor
  • A Child's Interest in Science: Meteorologist
  • A Child's Interest in Science: Scientist
 HTML appropriate material for K-4 appropriate material for 5-8 appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+
Toxicology National Toxicogenomic Center (NCT) HTML material not appropriate for this age material not appropriate for this age appropriate material for 9-12 appropriate material for 12+


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