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The Rhode Island Cancer Control tracks cancer trends through the RI Cancer Registry, develops plans to fight cancer in RI, helps people prevent cancer with healthy lifestyles, promotes cancer screening, to find cancer when it can be cured, and provides free mammograms and Pap tests for women of low income.

Special Love provides a support network of patients 17 and younger in the Mid-Atlantic area and their families who know and understand the trials and triumphs of battling cancer and other childhood diseases. This site also provides emergency funds for patients undergoing treatment.

Mammograms, clinical breast exams, pap tests and pelvic exams are available to women who qualify.For more information, call (615) 532-8480 or visit their website.
Mammograms for women age 50 and older, Pap tests and pelvic exams for women age 25 and older. Breast exams by a doctor or nurse for women age 25 and older. Colposcopy, colposcopy with biopsy, fine needle aspiration, and ultrasound are also available when necessary. Treatment is also provided for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening program.For more information, call (304) 293-2370 or visit their website.
Clinical breast exams, pap tests, pelvic exams and screening mammograms are available for low-income women of all ages, especially women aged 40-64. Treatment is also available for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the program.For more information, call 800-922-MAMM (6266) or visit their website.
Pap tests, mammograms, ultrasounds, colposcopy and biopsy, follow-up and referral, and education programs are available to women 45 and older. For more information, call 800-721-7222 or visit their website.
Mammograms, clinical breast exams, pap tests and pelvic exams are available to women who qualify. Treatment is also provided for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening program.For more information, call 406-247-3215 or visit their website.
This site offers many opportunities for assistance and financial aid.
Let No Woman Be Overlooked Breast & Cervical Cancer ProgramFor women aged 18-64 with low income and insufficient insurance, this program offers women?s health exams, mammography, pap tests and a gynecology exam. Treatment is also provided for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening program.For more information, call (603) 271-4931 or 800-852-3345 x4931 or visit their website.
This site offers mammorgams and other women's health services and vouchers for migrant workers.

Clinical breast exams, pap tests, pelvic exams, screening mammograms and diagnostic services are available for women 50 and older. Women 35-49 may qualify for services if they meet certain criteria. Treatment is available for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the program. For more information, call (573) 522-2845 or visit their website.

Offers services and forms to file claims.

A one-stop shop created by the University of Maryland School of Nursing for nurses interested in environmental health.

Women's Health Check and the Idaho Breast and Cervical Cancer Alliance are active participants in the fight against cancer in Idaho. Check out what they're doing and how you can be a part of it 1 800-926-2588.

Breast exams, mammograms, pap tests and colposcopies are offered to low-income women aged 40-64, with priority given to women over 50. Treatment is also provided for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening program.For more information, call (504) 599-1073 or visit their website.
Screening and diagnostic services are available for low-income women over 40 with insufficient coverage for breast and cervical cancer.For more information, call 800-350-5180 or visit their website.
Forty to 64-year-old-women with a household income under 250% of the federal poverty level and no insurance may qualify for mammograms, clinical breast exams, pap tests, pelvic exams and diagnostic services. Treatment is also provided for women diagnosed with breast or cervical cancer through the screening program.For more information, call (877) 414-4447 or visit their website.
Environmental Defense Fund's Scorecard offers environmental and health information on a number of issues and provides information on pollutants by zip code.
Environmental Working Group conducts research on health and the environment.
Natural Resource Defense Council offers a variety of environmental health information and useful links.

Children's Environmental Health Network Listserv - provides a forum for discussion on children's environmental health. Subscribe by sending a blank message to cehnlist-on@cehn.org

National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) serves 5,000 environmental health and protection professionals.
The National Environmental Education Foundation's Health & Environment Program provides environmental education and training for health professionals to improve health care and public health, with a special emphasis on protecting children and other populations disproportionately effected by environmental pollutants.
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH): Providing national and world leadership to prevent work-related illnesses and injuries
OSHA's mission is to assure the safety and health of America's workers by setting and enforcing standards; providing training, outreach, and education; establishing partnerships; and encouraging continual improvement in workplace safety and health.

EPA Office of Children's Health Protection provides a good list of children's health resources on the web.

This organization has a wide variety of information about the health effects of toxic chemicals on children. Produced Training Manual on Pediatric Environmental Health: Putting it Into Practice, and an environmental resource guide of organizations active in the field of children's environmental health

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids (FS4JK) promotes a safe farm environment to prevent health hazards, injuries, and fatalities to children and youth.

The National Children's Center for Rural and Agricultural Health and Safety - Organization that addresses health and safety issues of children exposed to hazards associated with agricultural work and rural environments. Offers numerous resources.
Children's Health Environmental Network (CHEC) is a national non-profit organization dedicated to educating the public, specifically parents and caregivers, about environmental toxins that affect children's health. Their website features HealtheHouse, an interactive web resource for environmental health risks children face in the home.