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Environmental Health:
Living Green
Making smart lifestyle choices can help to improve the environment and the health of local communities, as well as your own personal health. Find out more here.
- Active Living by DesignA program from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, this resource promotes healthy living in the community through smart planning and public policy. Turn here to find out how communities can be designed to encourage physical activity and healthy eating choices. This is a useful resource for community members, city planners, and community groups alike.
- Designing and Building Healthy PlacesRun by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this website focuses on the relationship between the individual and the environment, and how proper interaction with the environment can promote healthy living and wellness. It covers a wide variety of appropriate health topics and also includes community development information.
- EnergyGuide.comThis website teaches how to save money on energy and utilize the most energy-efficient products. It also allows users to input energy consumption for analysis.
- Health Care Without HarmAn organization dedicated to improving healthcare worldwide 'so that it is ecologically sustainable and no longer a source of harm to public health and the environment.' Provides valuable information on mercury, PVC, medical waste, healthy building, food, pesticides, green purchasing and more. It also provides guides for healthcare providers in these issues.
- Home Energy SaverA tool that calculates energy use and offers advice on how to save money, energy and reduce pollution.
- Household Products DatabaseAre you aware of the risks? This website contains information about the types of chemicals and compounds found in common household products. Use Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) for the most common chemicals to find out how safe or dangerous a compound is.
Maine Environmental Health News
More- Mercury program makes it pay to do the right thingPortland Press Herald Staff, Portland Press Herald, 1/20/09
- Mercury recycling program has silver lining: Store credit of $5Portland Press Herald, 1/19/09
- Cities take extra steps to keep homeless warmPortland Press Herald, 1/16/09
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