Inventory by media: Environmental Health
Information Sources: Binational United States Mexico

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U.S.-Mexico Binational or Other International:

Border XXI Program

  • Nontechnical
  • US-Mexico Border XXI Environmental Health Workgroup
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) / Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS)

  • Part of the World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Nontechnical
  • Field Office El Paso (U.S.-Mexico Border Office)
  • Environmental Health Indicators for the U.S.-Mexico Border
  • Sister Communities Health Profiles United States - Mexico Border, 1989 - 1991
  • Health Profiles Database Map
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  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy (SCERP)

  • The Southwest Center for Environmental Research and Policy was established in October 1990 by the Congress under the Clean Air Act. The Act appropriated funding for a consortium of United States universities cooperating with Mexican universities to help solve the environmental problems in the border area of the United States and Mexico.
  • Nontechnical
  • Environmental Health, Policy, and Training Reports
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • U.S.-Mexico Border Health Association (USMBHA)

  • Formed by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and the U.S. Public Health Service
  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002


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    U.S. Source:

    Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)

  • Part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • Semitechnical
  • Public Health Assessments
  • Region 9
  • Region 6
  • Site Activity Query
  • Internet HazDat--Sensitive Map
  • Site Contaminant Query
  • Toxicological Profile Query
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • American Lung Association (ALA)

  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Data and Statistics
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Arizona Department of Health Services

  • This department supports a large variety of health related services
  • Nontechnical
  • Office of Environmental Health
  • Advance Vital Statistics
  • Asthma Control Program
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT)

  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Americas Program

  • A program of the Interhemispheric Resource Center (IRC)
  • Nontechnical
  • Maquiladora Health and Safety Action Kit
  • Public Health Action Kit
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • California Department of Health Services

  • Works to protect and improve the health of all Californians
  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • California's Infant Mortality Rate, 2000
  • California County Asthma Mortality Chart Book, Data for 1990-1997
  • California County Asthma Hospitalization Chart Book
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal-EPA) Department of Pesticide Regulation

  • Regulates all aspects of pesticide sales and use to protect public health and the environment
  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Cal-EPA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

  • This agency focuses on the protection and enhancement of public health.
  • Nontechnical
  • This site does not necessarily contain border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • California Health Interview Survey (CHIS)

  • Semitechnical
  • Data (requires sign-up)
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Data & Statistics
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
  • National Center for Health Statistics
  • The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • The Chemical Scorecard

  • Semitechnical
  • Pollution Locator
  • Pollution Rankings
  • Health Effects
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Environmental Health Coalition (EHC)

  • Nontechnical
  • Toxic Free Neighborhoods
  • Clean Bay Fact Sheet
  • Environmental Justice Fact Sheet
  • Environmental Health Coalition publications
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP)

  • Part of the National Institute of Environmental Health Services
  • Technical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Chemical Health and Safety
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 7, 2002

    • Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

  • Nontechnical
  • Border Health Home Page
  • Border Vision Fronteriza
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • Health-Track

  • Nontechnical
  • This site consolidates and maps by state info on health and hazards gathered by federal and state governments and organizations.
  • Facts About Health-Track
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • New Mexico Border Health Office

  • Nontechnical
  • Environmental Health
  • Border Health Mobile Clinic
  • Grant Opportunities
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 18, 2002

    • New Mexico Department of Health

  • Semitechnical
  • New Mexico Vital Records and Health Statistics
  • Hidalgo County Health Profile
  • Luna County Health Profile
  • Doña Ana County Health Profile
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  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 18, 2002

    • San Diego County Department of Environmental Health (California)

  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on January 18, 1999

    • Southeast Arizona Area Health Education Center (SEAHEC)

  • The AHEC focuses on the unique health service and public health needs of Cochise, Pima, and Santa Cruz along the Mexico border region of Arizona
  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • Superfund Basic Research Program (SBRP)

  • A federally funded basic research program administered by the Division of Extramural Research and Training (DERT) at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), an institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA)
  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Research Briefs
  • The Harvard-Mexico Project on Maternal-Fetal Lead Exposure, Risks, and Prevention
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • Texas Department of Health

  • Nontechnical
  • Bureau of Epidemiology
  • Publications
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  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • The Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy

  • Nontechnical
  • Office of Environmental Health
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) Office of Children's Health Protection (OCHP)

  • Mission: to make the protection of children's health a fundamental goal of public health and environmental protection in the United States
  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • US EPA Office of Policy, Economics, and Innovation

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)

  • Nontechnical
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • University of Texas Latin American Network Information Center (LANIC)

  • Nontechnical
  • Search Latin America by country, region, or subject
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • Western Arizona Area Health Education Center (WAHEC)

  • The Western Arizona Area Health Education Center (WAHEC) supports programs for Yuma, La Paz, and Mohave counties as well as bi-national partnerships with health care providers in Sonora, Mexico
  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

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    Mexican Source:

    Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Geografía e Informática (INEGI) (National Institute for Statistics, Geography, and Information)

  • Mission: INEGI's mission is to provide public service in geographic and statistical information and to promote the use of this information for social welfare, sustainable economic growth, democratic development, and to strengthen Mexico.
  • Semitechnical
  • About Mexico
  • Statistical Information (English)
  • Sistema Municipal de Bases de Datos (SIMBAD) (Municipal System of Databases)
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 18, 2002

    • Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública (National Public Health Institute)

  • Nontechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • Secretaría de Salud de Coahuila (Coahuila Secretariat of Health)

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Click on "Estadística en Salud" for data
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • Secretaría de Salud de Tamaulipas (Tamaulipas Secretariat of Health)

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Statistics
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

    • Secretaría de Salud Pública del Estado de Sonora (Sonora Secretariat of Public Health)

  • Semitechnical
  • This site may not necessarily provide border-specific information
  • Click on "Estadísticas" for data
  • Entry updated by EcoWeb on March 25, 2002

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