Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Spanish Resources

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry has released two new resources in Spanish. The two resources, Case Study in Environmental Medicine (CSEM) Arsenic Toxicity and CSEM Lead Toxicity, provide helpful information about toxicity as part of the larger CSEM series.   

 

Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a new report, The Benefits and Costs of the Clean Air Act, 1990 to 2020. This report updates and expands the First Prospective Study by using new and better data and modeling tools and provides evaluations of the projected costs and benefits of 1990 Clean Air Act Amendment programs through the year 2020.

Healthy People 2020 Objectives: Now Available for Review and Implementation  

Healthy People 2020, a federal initiative to identify and subsequently address nationwide health improvement priorities, has set new 10-year goals and objectives for health promotion and disease prevention. There are several Healthy People 2020 objectives specific to food safety and environmental health.

CCAP Reports on Local Climate Adaptation and Green Infrastructure Efforts
The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) has released two reports about improving community resilience through climate change adaptation in city planning strategies. The reports, The Value of Green Infrastructure for Urban Climate Adaptation and Lessons Learned on Local Climate Adaptation from the Urban Leaders Adaptation Initiative, include examples of local government adaptation planning.  

 

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute 2011 County Health Rankings 

The 2011 County Health Rankings rank counties within each state on how healthy people are and how long they live. Counties are also ranked on factors including smoking, obesity, binge drinking, access to primary care providers, air pollution levels, unemployment rates, number of children living in poverty and access to healthy foods.