Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
Indoor Air Quality United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Web Address: www.epa.gov/iaq/co.html The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides information on carbon monoxide poisoning and on carbon monoxide detectors that have been approved by the U.S. Consumer Protection Unit.
Organizations
American Lung Association 61 Broadway, 6th Floor New York, NY 10006 Phone: 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872)
1-800-548-8252 (to speak with a lung professional)
(212) 315-8700Web Address: www.lungusa.org The American Lung Association, along with its medical branch, the American Thoracic Society, provides programs of education, community service, and advocacy. Some of the topics available include asthma, tobacco control, emphysema, asbestos, carbon monoxide, radon, and ozone.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30333 Phone: 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) TDD: 1-888-232-6348 E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov Web Address: www.cdc.gov The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC works with state and local health officials and the public to achieve better health for all people. The CDC creates the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health—by promoting health, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and being prepared for new health threats.
National Library of Medicine: ToxTown 8600 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20894 Phone: 1-888-FIND-NLM (1-888-346-3656) E-mail: tehip@teh.nlm.nih.gov Web Address: http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov The ToxTown Web site gives you information about toxic chemicals and environmental health risks that you might encounter in everyday life. It provides facts on everyday places where toxic chemicals may be found, and it gives information about how the environment can affect health. ToxTown includes common environmental hazards in towns, cities, farms, and U.S.-Mexico border communities. The site is interactive and very user-friendly. You click on simple graphics to be directed to specific information that you are interested in learning about.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission 4330 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Phone: 1-800-638-2772
(301) 504-7923Fax: (301) 504-0124 and (301) 504-0025 TDD: 1-800-638-8270 Web Address: www.cpsc.gov The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent federal regulatory agency. The goal of this agency is to save lives and keep families safe by reducing the risk of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products. CPSC develops safety standards, recalls products or organizes how they will be repaired, researches possible product hazards, and informs the general public about these and other safety issues. You can call their toll-free number or e-mail them to report unsafe products.
U.S. National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) Phone: 1-888-422-8737 Web Address: www.cdc.gov/nceh The National Center for Environmental Health is sponsored by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The Center works to maintain and improve the health of the American people by promoting a healthy environment and by preventing premature death and avoidable illness and disability caused by environmental and related factors.
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| Author: | Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS | Last Updated: March 18, 2008 |
| Medical Review: | Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine R. Steven Tharratt, MD, MPVM, FACP, FCCP - Pulmonology, Critical Care, Medical Toxicology | |
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