Resources

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 for your input!

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Resources in Portland

  • American Lung Association in Oregon
    • ALA of Oregon’s programs work to improve lung health. Their smoke-free housing program educates landlords and tenants on how to create more smoke-free units throughout the Portland-Vancouver Metro area.
  • Coalition of Community Health Clinics
    • 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
    • Provides a Renters Rights Hotline 503.288.0130 that shares information. CAT also advocates with tenants to demand affordable and safe housing.
  • Community Energy Project
    • 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.
  • EcoTech LLC
    • Licensed, bonded and experienced, EcoTech provides affordable testing and solutions to environmental concerns effecting homes, buildings and property.
  • Growing Gardens
    • Provides soil sample testing to determine lead levels for eligible families.
  • International Center for Traditional Childbearing
    • ICTC is a non-profit, culturally diverse, pregnancy support, health promotion and training organization. ICTC provides resources for pregnant and nursing women and their families. They provide training to doulas, including a component on lead.
  • Leadline
    • 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 visit the website online.
  • Multnomah County Clinics
    • Multnomah County makes appointments for under served, low-income, uninsured individuals into the Health Department primary care services, located at six clinics throughout the county. Services based on space availability. To schedule an appointment call 503.988.5558. You can also receive a blood lead test through the downtown County clinic. Check mchealth.org/immunizations for the schedule.
  • Multnomah County Early Childhood Services
  • Oregon HEAT
    • Oregon HEAT works with community and social service organizations to provide Oregon HEAT funds to assist with heating bills. To check on fund availability and eligibility contact the agency on their site that is located in your zip code.
  • Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility
    • 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 Poison Center
    • The Oregon Poison Center a 24-hour regional poison emergency information and resource center for the public and health care professionals. For all poison emergencies call 1.800.222.1222.
  • Oregon State’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Program
    • 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
    • Provides asthma data and an overview of asthma issues in Oregon.
  • OPAL: Organizing People Activating Leaders
    • 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.
  • METRO, Sustainable Living
    • METRO’s Sustainable Living Department focuses on ways to make the region greener at home, in your garden, at the store and on the road. Services include tips on making green cleaners, waste prevention, and natural gardening. For information on recycling or hazardous waste collection events contact 503-234-3000.
  • Portland Development Commission, Lead Hazard Control Program
    • The PDC provides financial assistance to reduce lead-based paint hazards in housing occupied by qualified low and moderate income households. To determine if you are eligible and/or to apply for a grant call 503.823.3400.
  • City of Portland, Neighborhood Inspections Program
    • The Neighborhood Inspections Team responds to property maintenance complaints such as housing issues concerning the interior and exterior of residential property and the exterior of non-residential property, nuisance issues on exterior property. Inspection issues include health/sanitation issues including mold, pests, and trash service; and general maintenance items. The team also identifies and cites work without permit issues when identified in the course of an inspection. Report a violation 503.823.7306.
  • City of Gresham, Inspections
    • 503.618.2252
    • Responds to property maintenance complaints including issues around health/sanitation such as mold, pests, and trash services.
  • 211 Info
    • Provides health and human service information and referrals.

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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
    • Provides a current list of recalls due to lead content.
  • Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead Awareness Program
    • Offers a variety of materials and national data on lead poisoning.
  • Environmental Protection Agency’s Indoor Air Quality Program
    • Has a variety of materials and national data on asthma.
  • Environmental Protection Agency’s Radon Program
  • Habitat for Humanity Safe Healthy Housing
    • Provides visual pictures and key pointers in the pdf of their booklet “Keeping Your Home Healthy.” Materials are in English and Spanish.
  • Healthy Homes Net
    • The Healthy Homes Net is a nationwide listserv in which families, providers and healthy homes professionals can post questions and receive feedback. The service is supported by the Alliance for Healthy Homes. A blank email sent to Healthyhomesnet-on@mail-list.com subscribes you to the list.
  • Household Products Database
    • Maintains a searchable database of household products typically kept under your kitchen sink, in your garage, in your bathroom and on the shelves in your laundry room. Learn more about what’s in these products, potential health effects and proper safety and handling. Site is hosted by Health and Human Services.
  • Mesothelioma Center
    • http://www.asbestos.com/
    • Offers assistance through reading materials, a Doctor Match program, and Patient & Family Advocates that are available to discuss support options and answer your questions. Use the link above to learn where you are in your mesothelioma treatment process and discover all the resources and free services available to patients through the Mesothelioma Center.
  • Skin Deep
    • http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/index.php?nothanks=1
    • Skin Deep is a safety guide to cosmetics and personal care products brought to you by researchers from the Environmental Working Group. Skin Deep pairs ingredients in more that 41,000 products against 50 definitive toxicity and regulatory databases, making it the largest integrated data resource of its kind. You can search by a product, ingredient or company.
  • Leadnet
    • The Leadnet is a nationwide listserv in which families, providers, community advocates and others 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.