WATER POLLUTION CONTROL AUTHORITY
HEALTH DEPARTMENT

National Pesticide Telecommunications Network is a national toll-free telephone service operating seven days a week and providing information on a wide variety of pesticide subjects.

Phone: 1-800-858-7378
Fax: 1-541-737-0761
Internet: www.nptn.orst.edu

Environmental Protection Agency and the Ad Council joint special asthma infoline and websites

Phone: 1-866-662-8822
Internet: www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma
www.noattacks.org

The Immunization Action Coalition is a non-profit organization dedicated to boosting immunization rates to prevent disease. The web site includes a vast amount of information about vaccines and immunization issues including related state-by-state laws. Internet: www.immunize.org

The Center for Disease Control (CDC) provides information on vaccine preventable diseases and the benefits and risks of immunization. Included is a link to a site to report adverse effects of vaccination. Internet: www.cdc.gov/vaccines/

Health and Human Services (HHS) is the overarching government health agency and includes the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institute for Health (NIH) and over 300 other initialed government agencies. This huge web site will lead to information almost any health related subject including medical research programs and financial assistance to low-income families. Internet: www.hhs.gov

Health Finder is a government sponsored, free guide to consumer health and human services information on almost any health topic. Internet: www.healthfinder.gov

If you want information on almost any medical subject, from Acne to Yersinia, or want to access a clinical trial on celiac disease, a flick of your index finger will bring you instant access to the world's largest medical library. The National Library of Medicine, part of the National Institute of Health, maintains a comprehensive medical web site including information on clinical trials, medical news, hot topics and active and past research papers. Search four thousand five hundred medical journals for citations and abstracts from over eleven million papers and research projects. Go to: www.nlm.nih.gov

Not all fish is safe to eat due to contamination from chemicals such as mercury, PCB's or Chlordane. The Connecticut Department of Public Health publishes two fact sheets advising residents about safe levels of fish consumption. Both fact sheets are available at the town campus and at the E. C. Scranton memorial Library.

In the following web site, look in the alphabetical listing of publications "Fish Advisory Publications". Internet: www.dph.state.ct.us

The American Council on Science and Health (ACSH) is a non-profit consumer education consortium concerned with issues related to food, nutrition and environmental public health. ACSH examines the science behind these issues aiming to separate popular myths and hype from the evidence available. ACSH is often considered to have a conservative bias. Internet: www.acsh.org

The National Center for Infectious Diseases maintains a web site with information by location or subject. It includes information on vaccination, disease, travelers with special needs, travelers with children, cruise ship safety inspection reports, prevention advice for travelers and many other topics. Internet : http://wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx

Traveler Immunization Services
University of Connecticut Health Center
International Travelers Medical Services
800-535-6232
www.uchc.edu and in search box type "International traveler"

Temple Occupational Medicine and Executive Healthcare
Travel Medical Services
230 George Street, New Haven, CT 06510
203-498-5980

The Yale New Haven Hospital Call Center provides the following services by phone 8 A.M. to 5 P.M. weekdays.

1.) Physician referral, services available, support groups etc. - 688-2000
2.) Cancer Information Service - 1-800-422-6237
3.) Nurse Lines allow you to talk to a registered nurse.
General Health - 203-688-9999
Women's Heart Line - 203-688-9570

Your gateway to community services in Connecticut, whether you want to give or get help, the United Way of Connecticut provides a caseworker to talk to you at any time. All you have to do is dial 2-1-1 from anywhere in Connecticut. You may also link to their web site at www.infoline.org

The United Way and The Hartford Hospital, with funding from The CT Department of Health operate a toll free, user free and confidential telephone service for individuals who want to quit smoking. To speak to a counselor 24 hours a day, 7 days a week call 866-363-4224 (866-END HABIT). To view the QUITLINE brochure click on the following link - www.infoline.org/quitline1

National Institute of Health www.toxtown.nlm.nih.gov