The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
The EPA is seeking public comment on a draft set of recommendations for cleaning up groundwater contaminated with PFOA and PFOS. When...
Apr 29, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is soliciting research to commence a multi-site study on the human health...
Apr 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the ninth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Apr 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Partner Toolkit 2019 is now available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The...
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has released its review of state environmental health legislation for 2018. In...
The Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant is a $5,000 grant that honors a public health official or department who has made outstanding...
Mar 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Legionella Conference 2019 provides a unique opportunity for sustained discussions on how we can align our water and energy...
The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the...
Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the eighth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Mar 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The EPA is seeking public comment on a draft set of recommendations for cleaning up groundwater contaminated with PFOA and PFOS. When finalized, the recommendations will provide a starting point for making site-specific cleanup decisions. The guidance is based on the EPA’s current scientific understanding of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) toxicity and is intended […]
The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is soliciting research to commence a multi-site study on the human health effects of exposures to drinking water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Proposed study sites must include communities using PFAS-contaminated private residential wells or public water systems. Exposure assessment will be based on...
Note: This is the ninth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. April 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, In my area, there is a push toward increasing housing density without expanding central sewer systems, including in areas that have extremely coarse-textured soils with shallow water tables. What are […]
The Healthy and Safe Swimming Week Partner Toolkit 2019 is now available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The toolkit is a guide to help public health professionals engage their target audiences and increase awareness of this annual observance. The toolkit includes community outreach suggestions; online resources; a sample press release, feature, and proclamation; […]
The National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) has released its review of state environmental health legislation for 2018. In 2018, state legislatures introduced 3,486 bills relating to environmental health, enacting 686 of them. This is the most bills on environmental health NCSL has seen since it began tracking the issue in 2012. Bills on environmental […]
The Dr. R. Neil Lowry Grant is a $5,000 grant that honors a public health official or department who has made outstanding contributions to advance the public’s health and safe use of recreational water in pools, spas and waterparks through educational, safety, operational, and technical programs. The grant is given in the memory of Dr. Robert […]
The Legionella Conference 2019 provides a unique opportunity for sustained discussions on how we can align our water and energy sustainability and public health goals. Hosted by NSF International and NEHA on September 11–13 in Los Angeles, CA, the conference will focus on water conservation and the prevention of Legionella and other waterborne pathogens Oral presentations will be given […]
The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the world already live without access to safe water, and in emergencies, those numbers increase exponentially. Across the United States, aging water infrastructure, severe weather, and accidents cause an estimated 240,000 water main […]
Note: This is the eighth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. March 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, In our community in Ohio there is currently a concern regarding a groundwater development project and the potential depletion of the aquifer that serves the community. We are looking for […]
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