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Hot tub displays at temporary events may pose a risk for Legionnaires’ disease, a type of pneumonia caused by inhaling mist containing...
Feb 06, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
NSF International and the National Environmental Health Association co-hosted the Legionella Conference 2019, Building Water Systems:...
Oct 30, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The May session of the CDC Grand Rounds, “Turning the Tide: The Role of Water Management to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease,” was viewed...
Jun 04, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The goal of the CDC’s Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC)...
Mar 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Legionella Conference 2019 provides a unique opportunity for sustained discussions on how we can align our water and energy...
Mar 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
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
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partners developed an online training on preventing Legionnaires’ disease,...
Dec 19, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The November 2018 MAHC Network webinar on November 27 brought together representatives from the Colorado Department of Health and the...
Dec 11, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is seeking information from environmental health professionals to identify best...
Nov 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Hot tub displays at temporary events may pose a risk for Legionnaires’ disease, a type of pneumonia caused by inhaling mist containing Legionella bacteria. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is alerting environmental and public health practitioners about the public health need to maintain, clean and disinfect hot tubs properly to reduce potential exposure to Legionella. […]
NSF International and the National Environmental Health Association co-hosted the Legionella Conference 2019, Building Water Systems: The Sustainability and Public Health Nexus Representatives, bringing together 360 international attendees from public health agencies, water utilities, water industry organizations, regulatory bodies, and academia on September 11–13 in Los Angeles. The conference...
The May session of the CDC Grand Rounds, “Turning the Tide: The Role of Water Management to Prevent Legionnaires’ Disease,” was viewed in 7 foreign countries, 48 states, and the District of Columbia. Reports of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) cases and outbreaks are increasing in the United States. LD is a serious lung infection caused by breathing […]
The goal of the CDC’s Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity for Prevention and Control of Emerging Infectious Diseases (ELC) program is to reduce illness and related deaths caused by a wide range of infectious disease threats. The ELC Program provides annual funding, strategic direction and technical assistance to domestic jurisdictions for core capacities in epidemiology, laboratory,...
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 […]
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and partners developed an online training on preventing Legionnaires’ disease, PreventLD: A Training on Legionella Water Management Programs. The training focuses on creating a water management program to reduce risk for Legionnaires’ disease. The training aligns with industry standards (ASHRAE 188) on managing risk for Legionella bacteria....
The November 2018 MAHC Network webinar on November 27 brought together representatives from the Colorado Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to discuss response to a spa-related outbreak of Legionella. Presenter: Tori Burket completed her M.S. in Environmental Health with a specialization in Epidemiology at Colorado State University. There her […]
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is seeking information from environmental health professionals to identify best practices in developing a model Legionella program. If you are part of an organization or health department that has an existing Legionella program in place or has an interest in developing one, please participate in a survey to aid […]
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