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Environmental Health
The World Health Organization estimates that 13 million deaths annually are due to preventable environmental causes.
Americans deserve healthy and safe places to live, work, and play. TFAH works to advance polices and programs to protect air, water, and food; minimize chemical exposures; and provide communities with healthier environments. TFAH has helped lead efforts to create a Nationwide Health Tracking System, to better understand how the environment impacts our health by looking for patterns and trends. Health tracking could help lead to breakthroughs in finding the causes and cures of many serious diseases.
TFAH Reports
November 2011
Saving Lives and Reducing Health Care Costs: How Clean Air Rules Benefit the Nation
September 2010
HBV & HCV: America’s Hidden Epidemics
September 2010
Ten Top Priorities for Prevention
October 2009
Health Problems Heat Up: Climate Change and the Public's Health
October 2008
Blueprint for a Healthier America
Modernizing the Federal Public Health System to Focus on Prevention and Preparedness
Latest News
June 6, 2011
Number of Lives Saved by U.S. Clean Air Act Continues to Grow
March 31, 2011
Senate Dems to Obama: Stand firm on EPA rules in spending talks
February 1, 2011
Supporting Polluters Over Kids, Part II: Senate Edition
October 27, 2009
Md., Va. plan for climate-related health threats
October 27, 2009
Climate change and public health: states "haven't done enough"
Policy Information
March 2008
Letter in Support of Environmental Health Tracking and Biomonitoring Funds
September 2007
Letter in Support of the Coordinated Environmental Public Health Network Act of 2007
Press Releases
December 21, 2011
Trust for America’s Health Statement on the Final Mercury and Air Toxics Rule: A Win-Win for the Nation’s Health and Economy
November 17, 2011
Clean Air Act Rules to Save Country $82 Billion in Health Care Costs Over Next Decade, According to New Analysis
September 2, 2011
TFAH Statement on National Ambient Air Quality Standard
March 10, 2011
Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee Press Event
Statement from Dr. Jeffrey Levi, Executive Director, Trust for America’s Health
February 3, 2011
Trust for America’s Health Warns the Rollback of the Clean Air Act Could Harm Millions of Americans
Resources
Selected items from TFAH's Resource Library:
American Academy of Allegy Asthma and Immunology
An online tool with various information for individuals suffering from asthma or allergies, as well as tools for professionals in the field.
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Public health laboratories serve as scientific first responders, protecting the public from diseases and identifying environmental health hazards.
Association of State and Territorial Health Officials
ASTHO is a nonprofit organization representing the state and territorial public health agencies in the United States, U.S. Territories and the District of Columbia.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation website offers information about asthma and allergies including education, advocacy and research.
California Environmental Health Tracking Program
The California Environmental Health Tracking Program website works to develop tools and strategies that will provide better and more complete information about the health of Californians and their environment.
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