CDC | National Center for Environmental Health

CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) plans, directs, and coordinates a national program to maintain and improve the health of the American people by promoting a healthy environment and by preventing premature death and avoidable illness and disability caused by non-infectious, non-occupational environmental and related factors. We are especially committed to safeguarding the health of populations that are particularly vulnerable to certain environmental hazards - children, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

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Environmental Health Topics

Emergency and Environmental Health Services
Chemical Weapons Elimination
Environmental Health Services
Healthy Homes
Healthy Places – Community Design
Lead Poisoning Prevention
Vessel Sanitation

Environmental Hazards and Health Effects
Air Pollution and Respiratory Health
Asthma
Carbon Monoxide
Clean Water for Health
Climate and Public Health
Health Studies
National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
Radiation Studies

Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather
Getting too hot can make you sick. You can become ill from the heat if your body can't compensate for it and properly cool you off.
Heat exposure can even kill you: it caused 7,233 heat-related deaths in the United States from 1999 to 2009. Learn more about the steps you can take to prevent heat-related illnesses, injuries, and deaths during hot weather and protect yourself from extreme heat.

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