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Here are some quality websites providing information on public health issues such as infectious disease, environmental exposures, etc. 

Start at the Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce site, unless looking specifically for one of the sites below: http://phpartners.org/ 

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/