Health and Safety, Ages 2 to 5 Years

Other Places To Get Help

Organizations

Healthy Toys
117 North Division Street
Ann Arbor, MI  48104
Phone:	(734) 761-3186
Fax:	(734) 663-2414
E-mail:	info@ecocenter.org
Web Address:	www.healthytoys.org
This Web site has information about chemicals in toys. You can search by toy name or brand to see a toy's rating. You can also sign up for email updates and action alerts about toxic toys. The Ecology Center created this resource because government agencies don't require labeling or disclosure to inform consumers about the chemicals in children's products.
National Food Safety Information Network, U.S. Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
5100 Paint Branch Parkway
College Park, MD  20740
Phone:	1-888-INFO-FDA (1-888-463-6332)
Web Address:	www.foodsafety.gov
This U.S. Food and Drug Administration Web site links people to information about food safety. This site has news and safety alerts, videos, and consumer advice on food handling, disaster assistance, reporting a problem from suspected food contamination, and more. More information can also be found at www.cfsan.fda.gov/list.html.
National Safety Council
1121 Spring Lake Drive
Itasca, IL  60143-3201
Phone:	1-800-621-7615 (630) 285-1121
Fax:	(630) 285-1315
E-mail:	customerservice@nsc.org
Web Address:	www.nsc.org
The National Safety Council (NSC) is a global, nonprofit organization that aims to prevent accidental injury and death. The NSC tracks safety and health statistics and offers fact sheets to the public. The NSC promotes safety in the workplace, in transportation, and in homes and communities. The Web site has information about fire, workplace, and driver safety; poison prevention; first aid; emergency preparedness; and more.
Safe Kids Worldwide
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Suite 1000
Washington, DC  20004-1707
Phone:	(202) 662-0600
Fax:	(202) 393-2072
E-mail:	info@safekids.org
Web Address:	www.safekids.org
Safe Kids Worldwide is a global, nonprofit organization that seeks to prevent accidental childhood injury. The Web site has safety tips about car travel, fire and burns, falls, poison, drowning, toys, and more. Links to each state's child safety laws and local SAFE KIDS coalitions also are provided.
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
4330 East West Highway
Bethesda, MD  20814
Phone:	1-800-638-2772 (301) 504-7923
Fax:	(301) 504-0124 and (301) 504-0025
TDD:	1-800-638-8270
Web Address:	www.cpsc.gov
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent federal regulatory agency. The goal of this agency is to save lives and keep families safe by reducing the risk of injuries and deaths associated with consumer products. CPSC develops safety standards, recalls products or organizes how they will be repaired, researches possible product hazards, and informs the general public about these and other safety issues. You can call their toll-free number or e-mail them to report unsafe products.

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Author:	Debby Golonka, MPH	Last Updated: December 3, 2008
Medical Review:	Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics Thomas Emmett Francoeur, MDCM, CSPQ, FRCPC - Pediatrics
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