Healthy Santa Cruz County - household safety

Library Resources

• Find Books: Poisons / Toxins
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about poisons and dangerous household products. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, household safety, poisons, toxins

Recommended Websites

• Family Village
  Special Features: Broad coverage, particularly helpful for parents of children with disabilities. Practical information about hundreds of conditions and diseases. Easy to use, appealing graphics. From: University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  Browse related subjects: AD/HD, caregivers, children's health, developmental disorders, disability, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, household safety, learning disorders, parenting, recommended website, research, self-care tools, support
• Haz-Map: Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Agents
  Searchable by industry, causing agent, specific job or symptoms. Extensive links for further research related to exposure to chemical hazards. From: National Library of Medicine.
  Browse related subjects: environment, hazardous waste, household safety, poisons, recommended website, toxins
• Household Products Database
  Special features: Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for more than 6000 household products; find out about ingredients, health effects and handling tips; searchable by product name or ingredients. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: ecology, environment, household safety, product safety, recommended website, research, toxins
• Household Products Database
  Find out what's in common household products potential health effects, safety issues, and proper storage/handling. Topics include: automotive products, home cleaning/maintenance supplies, craft supplies, makeup and personal care supplies, and more; help finding/contacting nearest poison control center. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: healthy lifestyle, household safety, poisons, recommended website, toll-free numbers, toxins

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.