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Now Accepting Nominations: Aquatic Safety Grant
The Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP) is seeking nominations of public health officials and/or health departments for...
Mar 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
The Model Aquatic Health Code Network Celebrates One Year: Bringing Health and...
This month marks one year since NACCHO, together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Model Aquatic...
Mar 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
Paid Student Internship in Environmental Health
The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP), in partnership with NSF International, is offering a paid...
Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Webinar Recording: Legionella – New Science, Insights and Standards
The Michigan Public Health Training Center in collaboration with the Genesee County Health Department (Flint, MI) recently hosted a...
Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Preventing the Next Flint: Fighting Lead Poisoning at Home
This Year’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week is Vital After state officials switched the Flint, Michigan, water source...
Oct 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Hog Roast Outbreaks Highlight Efforts to Strengthen Public Health Partnerships
By William Lanier, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Senior Epidemiologist, Karen Becker, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Director of Applied Epidemiology, and...
Sep 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Newly Released: NACCHO Exchange Summer 2016 Issue
The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine was sent out to all local health departments (LHDs) across the country...
Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee Meeting
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to...
Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith
Sneak Peak: Summer 2016 NACCHO Exchange Feature Article
The newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine sent out to all local health departments across the country, will be...
Sep 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Now Accepting Nominations: Aquatic Safety GrantThe Association of Pool and Spa Professionals (APSP) is seeking nominations of public health officials and/or health departments for its annual Dr. R. Neil Lower Grant. This grant supports continuing education, technical, and operational activities undertaken by public health officials and departments to advance safer and healthier use of recreational pool and spa water. The winning […] Mar 23, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
The Model Aquatic Health Code Network Celebrates One Year: Bringing Health and Safety to a Pool Near YouThis month marks one year since NACCHO, together with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network. Established to improve safety standards across U.S. public pools, waterparks, and spas, the joint initiative promotes the implementation of the MAHC among state and local health departments. First introduced by […] Mar 09, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Paid Student Internship in Environmental HealthThe Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP), in partnership with NSF International, is offering a paid internship (worth $3,500) for undergraduate students. The NSF International Scholarship Program is open to all college juniors and seniors currently enrolled in a National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC)-accredited programs. The... Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Webinar Recording: Legionella – New Science, Insights and StandardsThe Michigan Public Health Training Center in collaboration with the Genesee County Health Department (Flint, MI) recently hosted a webinar providing new insight on Legionnaires’ disease. Special Pathogens Laboratory owner, Janet E. Stout, PhD, discusses the disease in context of the 2015 ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 188-2015 Legionellosis: Risk Management for Building Water Systems.A set of... Dec 20, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Preventing the Next Flint: Fighting Lead Poisoning at HomeThis Year’s Lead Poisoning Prevention Awareness Week is Vital After state officials switched the Flint, Michigan, water source to the polluted Flint River, residents suffered from unprecedented levels of lead poisoning. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), along with numerous other organizations intervened to protect the health of thousands of families and children, who are... Oct 26, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Hog Roast Outbreaks Highlight Efforts to Strengthen Public Health PartnershipsBy William Lanier, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Senior Epidemiologist, Karen Becker, DVM, MPH, DACVPM, Director of Applied Epidemiology, and Gabrielle Johnston, MPH, Public Affairs Specialist, United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service September highlights two important and interrelated public health issues, with National Food Safety Education Month and National Farm Safety... Sep 27, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Newly Released: NACCHO Exchange Summer 2016 IssueThe newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine was sent out to all local health departments (LHDs) across the country last week. The summer 2016 issue focuses on environmental health, highlighting topics including vector control, food safety, aquatic safety, healthy community design, climate change and more. The issue’s feature article describes the recent lead […] Sep 16, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Conference Recap: EPA Local Government Advisory Committee MeetingThe Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Local Government Advisory Committee (LGAC) met on July 27-29, 2016 in Washington, DC to discuss high priority issues for the EPA and local, state, and tribal governments working on environmental efforts. The LGAC is composed of locally elected and appointed officials (e.g., mayors, county executives, city managers, commissioners, etc.), state... Sep 15, 2016 | Chelsea Gridley-Smith |
Sneak Peak: Summer 2016 NACCHO Exchange Feature ArticleThe newest issue of the NACCHO Exchange, our quarterly magazine sent out to all local health departments across the country, will be hitting mailboxes over the next several weeks. The summer 2016 issue focuses on environmental health, highlighting topics including vector control, food safety, aquatic safety, healthy community design, climate change and more. The issue’s feature […] Sep 07, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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