Environmental health is defined as "the discipline that focuses on the health interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters a safe and healthful environment."
NACCHO offers a wide range of environmental health-related programs and services, as outlined on this page.
Identifies, prioritizes, and addresses local environmental health issues. |
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Enhances the capacity of local health departments (LHDs) to be involved in decision-making processes and otherwise extend their role in issues related to land use. |
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Provides LHDs with resources to help prevent mercury poisoning, with an emphasis on the cultural uses of mercury. |
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Provides a framework for developing partnerships among water utilities, LHDs, and medical communities. |
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Assists the national Environmental Public Health Tracking network (EPHTN) in communicating how environmental public health tracking can reinforce the work of local public health. |
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Partners with national organizaions and supports innovative projects that improve state and local food safety programs. |
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Collaborates with LHDs and health, environmental, agricultural, and mosquito control organizations for state and local mosquito control. |
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Pulling Together: A Guide to Building Interagency Collaboration at Hazardous Waste Sites is an online tool that provides agencies with a self-evaluating framework to develop strategies for collaborating with other agencies. |
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Helps LHDs meet the educational needs of communities near hazardous waste sites. |
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Makes county officials more aware of and knowledgeable about onsite decentralized wastewater systems. |
