Environmental Toxins

This website includes a listing of local programs that may be useful to you. If you can't find a program or service, please call United Way First Call For Help at 1-866-733-3748.

Topics in this section are:

• Household Hazards
• Lawn care
• Lead Poisoning
• Helpful Web Sites

Your home may contain many toxic products, including common cleaning solutions and household plants. Learn more here.

Safekids also offers information about poison prevention.

You can find a childproofing checklist and an article on common household environmental dangers published by Medem.

Safe Kids USA offers helpful information on home safety.

Grassroots Environmental Education offers tips on safe lawn care.

Here are some helpful fact sheets about lead poisoning:
Facts about Lead Safety

CHRIC (Chautauqua Home Rehab and Improvement Corporation)
Information about lead poisoning as well as lead abatement programs
Phone: 753-4650

Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
Chautauqua County Health Department
Education, monitoring, case management, environmental investigation, nutrition, and developmental screening for children with elevated lead levels.
Mayville: 753-4491
Jamestown: 661-7491

The Community Environmental Health Resource Center and the Children's Health Environmental Coalition have combined to provides information on tenants rights to safe housing.

National Safety Council is a membership organization dedicated to protecting life and promoting health. This national registry lists testing and abatement contractors.

The Children's Health Environmental Coalition has practical hints on how to protect your child from environmental hazards.

Click here to seek answers to frequently asked questions about a variety of environmental chemicals and their effect on the health of you and your children. This information was compiled by the Department of Health and Human Services.

Children's Environmental Health Network provides introductory information on issues surrounding the protection of children's health from environmental hazards.

The Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health, offering fact sheets, links, research, and surveillance data.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) created the Office of Healthy Homes and Lead Hazard Control to provide lead-safe housing to the Nation's children while preserving affordable housing.

Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Program is a project of the National Safety Council's Environmental Health Center. The Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Program is funded by the Environmental Health Center (EHC).

If you would like to be added to our programs or service lists, or want to
make corrections in the way your program is listed, please e-mail us.

The information provided through this website and any links listed here is intended only as a complement to the advice and treatment of your health care professionals. Always consult your child's pediatrician.