Reproductive Health and Environment Resources for Health Care Providers

Recently, issues related to the interactions between the environment and health, specifically reproductive health, have been getting attention in the media as well as in scientific and medical literature. As a result, your patients may …

Recently, issues related to the interactions between the environment and health, specifically reproductive health, have been getting attention in the media as well as in scientific and medical literature. As a result, your patients may have more concerns and will turn to you for information and guidance about these issues. The organizations and Web sites listed below provide information that will be helpful to clinicians interested in gaining a better understanding of environmental reproductive health. They discuss interactions between environmental factors and reproductive health and suggested ways of limiting exposure to environmental factors of concern.

Comprehensive Information Sources

Clean Production Action
www.cleanproduction.org

The Collaborative on Health and the Environment
www.healthandenvironment.org

Commonweal
www.commonweal.org

Environmental Working Group
www.ewg.org

Green Seal
www.greenseal.org

Institute for Agricultural and Trade Policy
www.iatp.org

Natural Resources Defense Council
www.nrdc.org

Silent Spring Institute
www.silentspring.org

Union of Concerned Scientists
www.ucsusa.org

Women’s Health and Environment Initiative
www.womenshealthandenvironment.org

Women’s Health and Environment Network
www.when.org

Women’s Voices for the Earth
www.womenandenvironment.org

Women’s Voices, Women’s Vote
www.wvwv.org

Environmental Rights, Justice, and Law

Center for Health, Environment & Justice
www.chej.org

Earthjustice
www.earthjustice.org

Local, State, and Federal Resources

The Alliance for a Healthy Maine
www.preventharm.org

Environment California
www.environmentcalifornia.org

National Agricultural Safety Database
www.cdc.gov/nasd

Toxic Free Legacy Coalition
www.toxicfreelegacy.org

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
www.epa.gov

Washington Toxics Coalition
www.watoxics.org

West Harlem Environmental Action
www.weact.org

Resources for Clinicians

American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
www.acoem.org

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
www.arhp.org

Breast Cancer Fund
www.breastcancerfund.org

Critical Windows of Development
www.endocrinedisruption.com

EnviRN
www.envirn.umaryland.edu

Health Care Without Harm
www.noharm.org

Physicians for Social Responsibility Pediatric Environmental Health Toolkit
www.psr.org

Planned Parenthood® Federation of America
www.plannedparenthood.org

Program on Reproductive Health and the Environment
www.ucsf.edu/coe/prhe.html

Reproductive Health Technologies Project
www.rhtp.org

ReproTox
www.reprotox.org

Patient Handout on Environmental and Reproductive Health

Health Matters: The Connection Between Your Health and the Environment
www.arhp.org

Specific Environmental Concerns

ARHP Resources

Reproductive Health and the Environment topic area
www.arhp.org

  • Clinician Resources
    • Clinical Proceedings: Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health
      www.arhp.org
    • Environmental Impacts on Reproductive Health program page
      www.arhp.org
    • Quick Reference Guide for Clinicians: Fish Consumption to Promote Good Health and Minimize Contaminants
      www.arhp.org
  • Patient Resources
    • Health Matters – The Connection Between Your Health and the Environment: Tips and Tools for Health and Home
      www.arhp.org
Drug Integrity Associate Audrey Amos is a pharmacist with experience in health communication and has a passion for making health information accessible. She received her Doctor of Pharmacy degree from Butler University. As a Drug Integrity Associate, she audits drug content, addresses drug-related queries

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