Resources to Help You Learn More

If you’re beginning your journey, start here. This collection of introductory resources provides a practical starting point for understanding the Foundation’s areas of interest and finding additional sources of information.

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• The Chemical Sensitivity Podcast

• WebMD: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Explore organisations, advocacy groups, and educational initiatives that contribute to research, awareness, and public understanding in areas related to the Foundation’s work.

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• Hoffman Program on Chemicals and Health at Harvard University

• Environmental Health Association of Quebec (Canada)

• MCS-aware (UK)

• Massachusetts Association for the Chemically Injured (MACI) (USA)

• Environmental Sensitivities Research Team

• Ann McCampbell, MD

• Anne Steinemann, PhD

• The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Access journals, publications, databases, and other research resources for those looking to explore current scientific literature and evidence in greater depth.

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• Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity: Review of the State of the Art in Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Future Perspectives

• Brain Sciences: Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

• PLOS One: The Brief Environmental Exposure and Sensitivity Inventory (BREESI)

Discover educational materials, guidance documents, and reference information that support healthcare professionals, researchers, educators, and others working in related fields.

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• Indoor Air Pollution: An Introduction for Health Professionals US EPA

• Accessible Spaces: A Fragrance-Free Toolkit from the University of California at Los Angeles

• Ten Questions Concerning Fragrance-free Policies and Indoor Environments

• Indoor Air Quality in Homes: An Educational Series for Nurses — This four-part series of webinars from the California Nurses for Environmental Health and Justice, Healthy Nurse Healthy Nation, and the Hayward Institute offers up to four hours of continuing education credit for nurses. Topics include:

  • Introduction to Indoor Air Pollutants in Homes

  • Improving Indoor Air Quality

  • Indoor Air Quality Hot Topics: Gas Appliances and Health and Integrated Pest Management

  • Preparing the Air for Newborns and Children

Browse downloadable guides, reports, educational materials, and other reference documents curated to support continued learning.

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• Mold and Your Health Fact Sheet from NIEHS

Find tools, guides, and safer-product directories that help identify indoor air pollutants, assess your home's health, and reduce mold and chemical exposure.

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• American Lung Association: Clean Air Indoors

• Hayward Score

• Safer Choice

• Mold: Health Information from National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences

• Indoor Air Quality Problem Solving Tool