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Support and Information


Local Resources
Ecological Health Organization, Inc. (ECHO)
Connecticut's support, education and referral group for MCS. Information on local and national legislation. Publishers of The ECHO & MACI Newsletter.
PO Box 8232, Berlin, CT 06037.  (570) 472-0374
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ECHOMCSCT.homestead.com


Mass CFIDS
P.O. Box 690305;  Quincy, MA  02269-0305  (617) 471-5559. 
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.masscfids.org


EPA Indoor Air Quality Information Clearing House
(800) 438-4318

HUD House Counseling Number
(800) 569-4287

HUD Boston Regional Office
(617) 994-8200
www.HUD.gov

MassCOSH (Mass Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health)
1532B Dorchester St, Fields Corner, Dorchester,  MA  02122. (617) 825-7233)
Website: www.masscosh.org

Western MassCOSH (Mass Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health)
458 Bridge Street; Springfield, MA 01103
(413) 731-0760.

Massachusetts Nurses Association
Director of Occupational Safety and Health
(781) 821-4625 


Massachusetts Public Interest Research Group (MASSPIRG)
29 Temple Place; Boston, MA  02111-1305     
(617) 292-4800
Website: http://www.pirg.org


Massachusetts Division of Occupational Safety
Occupational Hygiene/Indoor Air Quality Program
1001 Watertown St.; West Newton, MA  02465  
Phone: (617) 969-7177   Fax: (617) 727-4581


Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection
Northeast Regional Service Center
Wilmington
 (978)-661-7676


Massachusetts Office on Disability
One Ashburton  Place, Room 1305; Boston, MA  02108
(617)-727-7440
Website: www.mass.gov/anf/employment-equal-access-disability/oversight-agencies/mod/

Boston Center for Independent Living
60 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111
(617) 338-6665
Website: http://bostoncil.org/index.htm


Metro West Center for Independent Living
280 Irving Street, Framingham, MA  01702
Exec Dir. Paul Spooner
(508) 875-7853       


Stavros Center for Independent Living
210 Old Farm Rd., Amherst, MA 01002
(413) 256-0473


Cape Organization for Rights of the Disabled
106 Bassett Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601
(508) 775-8300


Boston Self Help Center
Jim Wice
(617) 277-0080
Email: [email protected] 

Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow (AHT)
c/o Clean Water Action
88 Broad Street, Lower Level, Boston, MA 02110
Phone: (617) 338-8131   Fax (617) 338-6449
Email: [email protected]  
Website: http://www.healthytomorrow.org


American Lung Association in Massachusetts
Waltham MA.
1-800-586-4872
Website: 
https://www.lung.org/ma

Toxic Action Center
294 Washington St., Suite 500  Boston, MA  02108
Phone: 617-292-4821    Fax: 617-292-8057
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.toxicsaction.org

Environment and Human Health, Inc.
1191 Ridge Road, North Haven, CT 06473
Nancy Alderman, President
Phone: (203) 248-6582; Fax: (203) 288-7571
Website: http://www.ehhi.org
Newsletter: http://ehhijournal.org




National Resources
Fragrance-Free Coalition
Environmental Health and Consumer Information
Website: 
https://www.fragrancefreecoalition.com/

National Center for Environmental Health Strategies (NCEHS)
Advocacy
100 Rural Ave.; Voorhees, NJ 08043.
(856) 429-5358.
Email: [email protected]


Other Resources
MCS Referrals & Resources 
A non-profit organization founded by Dr. Grace Ziem and Albert Donnay, offers professional referrals, support, and public advocacy devoted to the diagnosis, treatment, accommodation, and prevention of MCS disorders.
508 Westgate Road; Baltimore, MD  21229-2343    (410) 889-6666 
E-mail: [email protected]   
Website: www.mcsrr.org

The Environmental Illness Resource
Developed by Matthew Hogg, this extensive website includes information, news and research updates, physician-authored articles, and forums.
Website: www.ei-resource.org

Dr. Martin Pall
Dr. Pall is professor emeritus of biochemistry and basic medical sciences at Washington State University and research director of the Tenth Paradigm Research Group. The website explains his proposed model of an etiologic mechanism for CFIDS/ME, MCS, FMS and PTSD.
Website: http://thetenthparadigm.org/

MCS Survivors
Comprehensive resource and referral site with information, books, articles, products, treatment, physicians, legal aid, and referral agencies.
Website: www.mcsurvivors.com [BROKEN LINK]

Environmental Health Network
Good source for general information on fragrances, pesticides, and more. Government links, books, and tapes. Publishers of The Reactor.
Website: www.ehnca.org

Chemical Injury Information Network
Publisher of Our Toxic Times, a monthly newsletter, since the early 1990's.
Website: www.ciin.org

Children's Environmental Health Network
Extensive links to children's environmental and health issues.
Website: www.cehn.org/

Immune Related Resources
Developed by Cyndi Norman, includes information on a variety of health conditions, alternative medicine, disabilities, government agencies, and toxicology.
Website: http://www.immuneweb.org/

Chemical Sensitivity Foundation (CSF)
Information on books written by, and documentary videos directed by, Alison Johnson on MCS and Gulf War Syndrome. The CSF’s goal is to raise public awareness of and encourage research on MCS. Provides a selected bibliography of peer reviewed research articles.
4 Wren Drive, Topsham, ME 04086
207-725-8570
Email: [email protected]
Websites:
http://alisonjohnsonmcs.com/
www.chemicalsensitivityfoundation.org

MCS Escape
Dale Stubbart's site has general information and product resources. MCS-related groups organized by state and country.
Website: www.princesstigerlily.com/mcs/

Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH)
MassCOSH seeks to educate and mobilize workers to improve their working conditions and influence public policies that govern these conditions. Website has a variety of reports, information on legislative initiatives, fact sheets, and worker’s rights information.
Website: www.MASSCOSH.org

CHIC (Canadian Housing Information Center); CMHC
Information on new and renovated housing for MCS clients.
682 Montreal Road; KIA OP7 Canada 
(613) 748-2367
Website: http://www.cmhc-schl.gc.ca

American Latex Allergy Association
Eastman, WI
(888)-972-5378
Email: [email protected]

Guidelines: How to Write about and Report on People with Disabilities
Website: 
https://rtcil.org/search?q=+Guidelines%3A+How+to+Write+about+and+Report+on+People+with+Disabilities
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