Here are some quality websites providing information on public health issues such as infectious disease, environmental exposures, etc.
Center for Disease Control: Up-to-date information on flus, pandemics, natural disasters & much more here! www.cdc.gov
Chem ID: Dictionary of 380,000 chemicals, their synonyms and structures. http://chem.sis.nlm.nih.gov/chemidplus/chemidlite.jsp:
HazMap: Links jobs & hazardous tasks with diseases & symptoms. http://hazmap.nlm.nih.gov/
Household Products Datbase: health & safety information on products in your house, garage, shop. http://hpd.nlm.nih.gov/
Lact-Med: Lists of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers and their infants might be exposed. http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT
Pesticide Exposure database: links to websites dealing with pesticide exposure. http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/enviro/pesticides.html
TOXMAP is a Geographic Information System (GIS) from the Division of Specialized Information Services (http://sis.nlm.nih.gov) of the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) (http://www.nlm.nih.gov) that uses maps of the United States to help users visually explore data from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency including TRI & superfund sites. http://toxmap.nlm.nih.gov/toxmap/main/index.jsp :
TOXNET contains a collection of databases (some mentioned above) that can be searched individually or as a whole, for specific chemicals used in work or home. http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/ :
TOXTOWN - chemicals and environmental risks you might meet every day, places you spend your time. http://toxtown.nlm.nih.gov/
Vermont Department of Health website - for news on local health concerns, outbreaks, restaurant scores, mental health topics, substance abuse, and emergency preparedness. http://healthvermont.gov/
WISER = wireless Information System for Emergency Responders. Download to your PDA, or use the Web version. Identify toxic spills, determine proper containment, protective equipment, etc. http://wiser.nlm.nih.gov/