Consumer Health Resources

The Asthma and Community Health Branch (ACHB) leads CDC’s fight against environmental-related respiratory illnesses, including asthma, and studies indoor and outdoor air pollution.

This database links over 4,000 consumer brands to health effects from Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) provided by the manufacturers and allows consumers to research product toxicity based on chemical ingredients.

EJScreen is the EPA's environmental justice mapping and screening tool that provides EPA with a nationally consistent dataset and approach for combining environmental and demographic socioeconomic indicators.

The CDC's Environmental Justice Dashboard can be used to explore data and information on environmental health, climate vulnerability, and other topics that can inform environmental justice policy and action.

Odors in the environment can come from many sources, including human activities, animals, nature, vehicles, and industrial activities. This site provides answers to common questions on odors and health and information on reporting odors.

A resource for kids, parents, and teachers to find fun and educational materials related to health, science, and the environment we live in today.

Contains information on drugs and other chemicals to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. It includes information on the levels of such substances in breast milk and infant blood, and the possible adverse effects in the nursing infant.

PubChem is an open chemistry database at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It includes information on chemical structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, patents, health, safety, toxicity, and more.