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The National Library of Medicine announced a new design for the Tox Town website, which provides consumer-level information on...
Nov 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Ana Rappold, Mary Clare Hano, Steven Prince and Ann Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hospitals, clinics, and...
Oct 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) published new environmental health success stories highlighting...
Oct 22, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By Marie Smith and Dylan Williams, NACCHO Interns Vector-borne diseases (e.g., Zika virus, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease) are a...
Oct 03, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
On September 21, 2018, letters were mailed to governors announcing the funding for a new drinking water grant under the Water...
Sep 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
This post is the second in a new Retail Program Standards blog series from NACCHO to showcase the progress that communities across the...
Sep 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is accepting applications for the 2018-19 Environmental Public Health Tracking:...
Sep 12, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health...
Exposure to toxins produced by certain algal species are an ecological, public and animal health concern. Harmful algal blooms (HABs)...
Aug 29, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Library of Medicine announced a new design for the Tox Town website, which provides consumer-level information on everyday locations and situations where toxic chemical exposure might occur. The new design, informed by extensive user research, will enhance search optimization and improve readability. New Tox Town features, reflecting consumers’ frequently asked questions,...
By Ana Rappold, Mary Clare Hano, Steven Prince and Ann Brown, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Hospitals, clinics, and public health organizations in wildfire-prone areas of the West and Southwest are seeing firsthand the impacts of wildfire season on public health. As these fires become larger, more frequent, and more intense—leaving smoke-filled skies for days, […]
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) published new environmental health success stories highlighting promising and useful practices and implementation strategies developed by state and territorial health agencies: Wisconsin Creates Local Adaptation Strategies for Weather-Related Emergencies Ensuring Drinking Water Safety Through the Massachusetts Assistance Program...
By Marie Smith and Dylan Williams, NACCHO Interns Vector-borne diseases (e.g., Zika virus, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease) are a concern to many Americans, spreading among the population through mosquitoes, ticks, fleas, and other vectors. The mosquitoes and ticks that spread disease are highly mobile creatures that are able to reproduce rapidly. As vector-borne […]
On September 21, 2018, letters were mailed to governors announcing the funding for a new drinking water grant under the Water Infrastructure Improvement for the Nation Act, passed in December 2016 and appropriated by Congress in Fiscal Year 2018. The Lead Testing in School and Child Care Program Drinking Water Grant will assist local educational […]
This post is the second in a new Retail Program Standards blog series from NACCHO to showcase the progress that communities across the country have made in retail food protection. Each month, we are featuring the experiences, challenges, and successes of jurisdictions that have worked toward each standard. All jurisdictions featured have participated in NACCHO’s […]
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is accepting applications for the 2018-19 Environmental Public Health Tracking: Tracking Mentoring Fellowship Program. They are seeking proposals from unfunded local public health agencies to work with a tracking program grantee on an environmental health project that utilizes tracking data. Intended to increase capacity at non-funded local...
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health department professionals are uniquely aware of the health issues and risks affecting their towns and cities. Some counties have a disproportionate number of homes with lead paint, and others have increasing asthma prevalence rates among children. Children are especially...
Exposure to toxins produced by certain algal species are an ecological, public and animal health concern. Harmful algal blooms (HABs) are an increase in the mass and volume of algal cells that could occur seasonally in both freshwater and marine systems This guide from the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) provides resources for environmental […]
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