Health & Safety in the Home, Workplace and Outdoors
About Health & Safety in the Home, Workplace & Outdoors
- Documentos en Español
- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine
- Center for Environmental Health Directory
- Environmental Public Health Tracking
- Exposure Information
- Glossary of Environmental Health Terms
- Preventive Health and Health Services Block Grant
Air Quality
Indoor Air
- Asbestos
- Can You Name That Culprit?
- Carbon Monoxide
- Clean Indoor Air Act (Smoke-Free Environments)
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Indoor Air Quality
- Fine Particles (PM 2.5) Questions and Answers)
- Homeowner's Guide to Ventilation
- Indoor Air
- Indoor Air Quality and Your Home
- Indoor Air Sampling and Analysis Guidance
- Mold Fact Sheet
- Study of Volatile Organic Chemicals in Air of Fuel Oil Heated Homes
- Tetrachloroethene (PERC) in Indoor and Outdoor Air
- Trichloroethene (TCE)
- Tobacco Control & Prevention
- Vapor Intrusion
Outdoor Air
- Fine Particles (PM 2.5) Questions and Answers)
- Ozone - Fact Sheet / Questions and Answers
- Smoke Exposure from Large Fires
- Tetrachloroethene (PERC) in Indoor and Outdoor Air
- Trichloroethene (TCE)
- Trash Burning - Does Burning Trash Make it Disappear?
Chemical Facts and Information
Chemicals
- Ammonia
- Asbestos
- Gasoline Oxygenates in Drinking Water
- Hydrochloric Acid
- Hydrogen Sulfide
- Mercury
- Pests & Pesticides
- Potassium Iodide
- Ricin
- Sulfuric Acid
- Tetracholorethene (PERC)
- Trichloroethene (TCE)
Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
Asbestos Certification and Training
- Accredited NYS Asbestos Training Sponsors
- Asbestos Training Course Schedule
- Asbestos Training Equivalency Guidance Document
- Asbestos Worker Training Certification Program - Summary for 1992-2003
- Laboratory Quality Certification
Children's Health & Safety
- Asthma
- Adolescents & Youth
- Children's Camps
- Injury Prevention
- Lead Exposure
- Striving for Healthy Births
- Swimming Safety
- Reducing Environmental Exposures: The Seven Best Kid-Friendly Practices
- Tick and Insect Repellents, Deciding on Their Use
Drinking Water
- About Drinking Water Supply
- Information for Consumers
- Gasoline Oxygenates in Drinking Water
- Water System Level Improvements
- Financing Mechanisms
- Preventing Drinking Water Contamination
- Additional Public Health Related Water Protection Programs
- Regulatory Framework
- Realty Subdivision Laws:Article 11, Title II Public Health Law and Article 17, Title 15 Environmental Conservation Law
Emergency Preparedness
Health & Safety Indoors
- Asbestos
- Be a Good Hand Washer
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Equipment Required in Restaurants, Bars, Theaters and Health Clubs
- First Aid for Choking
(Food Service Operators: Please contact your local health department to obtain a 17"x22" poster of this information for use in your establishment.) - Food Safety
- Cooling and Reheating of Potentially Hazardous Foods
- Food Cooking and Storage Magnet
- Food Defense Strategies - A Self-Assessment Guide for Food Operators
- Food Safety for the Volunteer Worker
- Hand Washing & Glove Use for Food Workers (Questions and Answers)
- How to Prevent Food Tampering
- Latex Allergy Information
- Procedures for the Safe Storage and Preparation of Eggs & Foods Made With Eggs
- Use of Hands in Preparation of Ready-to-Eat Foods
- What is Dry Ice?
- When the Power Goes Out: A Guide for Food Operators
- Home Safe Home
- Injury Prevention
- Latex Allergy Information
- Lead Exposure
- Radon Information
- Supplemental Space Heaters
- Vapor Intrusion
Health & Safety Outdoors
- Blue-Green Algae
- Chemicals in Sportfish and Game (Health Advisories)
- Children's Camps
- Aquatic Certifications for NYS Bathing Facilities
- Camp Aquatics Director for NYS Children's Camp Bathing Facilities
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certification for NYS Children's Camps and NYS Bathing Facilities
- Children's Camps in New York State
- First Aid Certification for NYS Children's Camp Staff
- Insect Repellents
- Meningococcal Disease - Fact Sheet
- Meningococcal Disease - NYS Public Health Law § 2167 (signed bill)
- NYS Bathing Facilities Level III and IV Aquatic Supervision Staff - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation* (CPR) Certification
- Progressive Swimming Instructor for NYS Children's Camps
- Food Safety: Barbecue Food Safety Tips
- Giant Hogweed
- Hurricane Information
- Injury Prevention
- Lightning
- Medical Waste
- Outdoor Air Quality
- Power Lines
- Septic Systems
- Skin Cancer
- Swimming Safety
- Weather Safety Tips
- West Nile Virus
Health & Safety in the Workplace
- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine
- Hazardous Substances Emergency Events Surveillance (HSEES)
- Injury Prevention
- Latex Allergy Information
- Lead Exposure
- Medical Waste
- Occupational Health
- Promoting Worksite Wellness
- Right To Know Law
Lead Exposure
- Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention: Physician's Handbook
- Eliminating Childhood Lead Poisoning in New York State by 2010
- Get Ahead of Lead: Get the Lead out of Drinking Water
- Get Ahead of Lead: If you have Children
- Heavy Metals Registry
- Lead Exposure in Adults: A Guide for Health Care Providers
- Lead on the Job: A Guide for Employers
- Lead on the Job: A Guide for Workers
- Lead Poisoning Prevention Curriculum for Preschool Children and their Families
- Part 67 - Reporting of Blood Lead Levels
- Promoting Lead Free Children in New York State: A Report of Lead Exposure Status Among New York State Children
- Reducing Lead at Indoor Firing Ranges
- The Trouble With LEAD - Keeping Your Home and Family Safe
- True/False Questions on Lead
- What Home Owners Need to Know About Removing Lead-Based Paint
Pests & Pesticides
Tobacco Control & Prevention
Radon/Radiological Health
- Dirty Bombs
- Potassium Iodide
- Power Lines
- Radiation and Health Brochure
- Radiologic Science Professionals
- Radon Information
Community & Research Investigations & Advisories
- Asthma
- Childhood Asthma and Enviornmental Risk Factors in the City of Buffalo, New York
- Coram/Mt. Sinai/Port Jefferson Station Breast Cancer Follow-up Investigation
- Endicott Area Investigations
- Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation
- Hickory Woods Subdivision
- Hopewell Precision Area Contamination
- Love Canal
- NYS Interagency Work Group on Brownfields
- Outreach in Environmental Health
- Hudson River PCB Research
- Woodstock Asbestos Exposure Registry
- World Trade Center (WTC) Health Studies and Information on Health Services