There are many resources both locally and nationally. Below you will find a snapshot of the resources we use most. Please let us know your feedback. We will update the resources to best reflect which ones the families we work with find most useful. Thanks!

Resources in Portland

Coalition of Community Health Clinics
http://www.coalitionclinics.org
The Coalition of Community Health Clinics is a non profit agency dedicated to the support of their members, a network of fourteen private, non-profit health clinics throughout Multnomah County. These clinics provide health services to the uninsured and under-served men, women and children in the Portland Metropolitan area. Visit the link to learn more about a coalition clinic in your area.

Community Alliance of Tenants
http://www.oregoncat.org
Provides a Renters Rights Hotline 503.288.0130 and information/advocacy with tenants to demand affordable and safe housing.

Community Energy Project
http://www.communityenergyproject.org/lead/
The Community Energy Project currently offers over 60 free Lead Poisoning Prevention Workshops in the Portland community year-round. They provide workshop participants with free cleaning and testing materials for their homes and help make connections between citizens and the agency partner services of the Regional Lead Hazard Reduction Program. Workshops cover basic prevention awareness, history and uses of lead, sources, testing, and short-term (next 24 hour) interim control actions families can take in their homes. Visit the link above for a schedule of workshop locations.

Growing Gardens
http://www.growinggardens.org/
Provides soil sample testing to determine lead levels for eligible families.

Leadline
http://www.leadline.org
A Multnomah County staffed hotline. The Leadline can help you learn where lead is often found, how to control it, and what to do if you or a family member is exposed to lead. The LeadLine also provides callers with information and referrals for local lead programs and services. The LeadLine can be reached at (503) 988-4000. Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese interpreters are available on the LeadLine as needed or online.

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
http://www.oregonpsr.org
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility is a non-profit educational organization committed to the elimination of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction, the achievement of a healthy and sustainable environment, and the reduction of violence and its causes.

Oregon State’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/lead/index.shtml
Provides surveillance for the state’s childhood lead poisoning prevention program and the lead based paint program. The web-site has links to a list of lead certified contractors.

Oregon State’s Asthma Program
http://www.oregon.gov/DHS/ph/asthma/
Provides asthma data and an overview of asthma issues in Oregon.

Office of Sustainable Development
http://www.portlandonline.com/osd/index.cfm?c=42116
Information on creating healthy indoor environments including: selecting finishes, mold, and green cleaning. Sustainable Development also provides “Got mold?” workshops at events such as the Fix-it-Fairs.

OPAL: Organizaing People Activiating Leaders
http://www.opalpdx.org
OPAL is a grassroots organization formed in 2005 to engage individuals and organizations around environmental justice issues, including the social impacts of pollution and health hazards, in the low-income/people of color communities of Portland Metro.

211 Info
http://www.211info.org/index.html
Provides health and human service information and referral

National Resources

Alliance for Healthy Homes
http://www.afhh.org/
The Alliance for Healthy Homes is a national, nonprofit, public interest organization working to prevent and eliminate hazards in our homes that can harm the health of children, families, and other residents. These hazards include lead, mold, carbon monoxide, radon, pests, and pesticides. The Alliance advocates for policy solutions and builds community capacity.

Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov
Provides a current list of recalls due to lead content

Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead Awareness Program
http://www.epa.gov/lead/
Has a variety of materials and national data on lead poisoning

Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor Air Quality Program
http://www.epa.gov/iaq
Has a variety of materials and national data on asthma

Habitat for Humanity Safe Healthy Housing
http://www.habitat.org/env/safe_healthy_housing.aspx
Provides visual pictures and key pointers in the pdf of their booklet “keeping your home healthy”. Materials are in English and Spanish.

Leadnet
The Leadnet is a nationwide listserv in which families, providers, community advocates, etc can post questions and receive feedback from individuals across the country. A blank email to Leadnet-on@mail-list.com subscribes you to the list.