Sciencecorps

  

Sciencecorps is an informal alliance of people who provide evaluation, communication, technology and other types of assistance in environmental and occupational health. 

 

Our objective, broadly defined, is to support human rights, including the right to live and work in a safe and healthy environment.  We work collaboratively with individuals, communities, organizations, and other entities in support of this objective.

 

Areas of scientific work include toxicology, epidemiology, medicine, hazard and exposure evaluation, identification of susceptible populations (e.g., children, communities in poverty, workers in hazardous situations), research methods development, and factors that increase cancer, developmental & neurocognitive damage, and other public health concerns.

 

We also provide assistance with policy development and analysis, communications, and IT support for public health, safety, and justice policies on chemicals and emerging technologies (e.g., nanotechnology) and on public access to information on these issues. (e.g., community and worker “right to know”).  We participate in outreach and education to improve public understanding of the scientific and societal aspects of health issues, and to increase citizen involvement in the development of a sustainable and just society.

 

 

Websites with links to multiple resources

 

  Workplaces and the Environment

 

New Technologies and Hazards

 

Environmental Health News

 

Health and Safety Trades Union Council

 

International Labor Organization

 

NRDC

 

Panna

 

Toxicslink.org

 

Worksafe

 

Human rights   

         

Human Rights resources from United Nations

 

Center for Justice and Accountability

 

Cultural Survival

 

 International Research Resources: 

 

World Health Organization

 

National Library of Medicine search-all journals

 

National Library of Medicine Specialized Information Services

 

Biomedcentral open access journals

 

 

 

Ethics, Corporate Governance, Conflict of Interest, Law:

 

Union of Concerned Scientists

 

Integrity In Science-CSPI

 

National Lawyers Guild

 

Corporate Governance and many related topics

 

 

Wikipedia for all of the above  

 

To contact Sciencecorps please use the following e-mail address: info [at] sciencecorps.org

 

Sciencecorps does not request or accept funding and volunteers offer their assistance as needs arise and as their time permits, usually via the internet or phone.  We work collaboratively with organizations in many countries.  If you are interested in volunteering and have a background in technology, health, science, engineering, arts, communications, policy, or related fields, please contact us for more information at info [at] sciencecorps.org  

 

Copyright 2009 

Sciencecorps

Lexington, Massachusetts, USA