Does Your State Have an Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Agency/Office? California Does
Editor's Note: We decided to post the actions of this California agency after reading a New York Times article, California Rethinks Coffee Cancer Warning. Frankly, I'd rather know about the contents of what I drink, eat, sleep on, clothe myself with and be informed about mercury in tooth fillings, phthalates in vinyl couch cushions, than not know. Recently, I stood in the aisle of a major retail store while my husband shopped for electrical supplies and saw a sign warning women about the contents of products in that aisle that could affect reproductive organs; it was sobering, to say the least.
The Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA); About Us*
Our mission is to protect and enhance public health and the environment by scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances.
To learn more about OEHHA click here.(link is external)
Wild Fire Smoke - A Guide for Public Health Officials is designed to help local public health officials prepare for smoke events, take measures to protect the public when smoke is present, and communicate with the public about wildfire smoke and health.
Protecting Public Health from Home and Building Fire Ash This report summarizes safe methods of ash cleanup. Protección de la Salud Pública contra las Cenizas de Incendios en Casas y Edificios (Spanish)
For more information on: How Smoke from Fires Can Affect Your Health (link is external)(link is external)
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OEHHA’s mission is to protect and enhance public health and the environment by scientific evaluation of risks posed by hazardous substances.
- If you have questions about Proposition 65, please check our Frequently asked Questions page or contact the Proposition 65 office: (916) 445-6900 or email P65.Questions@oehha.ca.gov(link sends e-mail).
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- Contact Information Phone numbers, e-mail addresses, for all OEHHA employees(link is external)
Sacramento Office
1001 I Street,
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 324-7572
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our mailing address:
Post Office Box 4010
Sacramento, CA 95812-4010.
Oakland Office
1515 Clay Street, 16th floor
Oakland, California 94612
(510) 622-3200
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