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New Fact Sheet: Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network
The purpose of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is to raise awareness about and increase the use of the MAHC, an extensive...
Jun 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Informational Request: Help NEHA Identify Disaster Epidemiology Courses
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is seeking information about disaster epidemiology courses for a multi-year...
Jun 01, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Share Your Thoughts: Participatory Disease Surveillance Survey
Participatory disease surveillance systems rely on voluntarily submitted symptom data from the general public. Please help us...
Jun 01, 2016 | Christina Baum
CSTE Funding Opportunity – Flu Near You Data Implementation Pilot Project
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently announced a new funding opportunity: Flu Near You Data...
Jun 01, 2016 | Christina Baum
New FDA Report: Reportable Food Registry
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released their fifth annual “Report for the Reportable Food Registry...
May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
FDA Finalizes Rule to Protect Food Supply Against Intentional Contamination
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new food safety rule that will help further protect the food supply in the...
May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New CDC Webpage & Infographic on Foodborne Outbreaks
The CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases recently announced a new webpage and infographic...
May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
Calling for Nominations: CEHN NOW Youth Award
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) is accepting nominations for its NOW Youth Leadership Award through 4:00 PM...
May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New Publication: Climate Change and Children’s Health
The Future of Children, a joint initiative between Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International...
May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New Fact Sheet: Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) NetworkThe purpose of the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network is to raise awareness about and increase the use of the MAHC, an extensive resource developed by the CDC, state and local public health partners, and aquatics professionals. The MAHC provides science- and best practices-based guidance on decreasing the risk of recreational water illness, drowning, and […] Jun 02, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Informational Request: Help NEHA Identify Disaster Epidemiology CoursesThe National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is seeking information about disaster epidemiology courses for a multi-year collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Studies Branch, to develop a standardized, modular-based applied disaster epidemiology curriculum. Health departments will be able to use the modules to bolster their preparedness and... Jun 01, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Share Your Thoughts: Participatory Disease Surveillance SurveyParticipatory disease surveillance systems rely on voluntarily submitted symptom data from the general public. Please help us understand the role of participatory disease surveillance in your current work or the potential for it to supplement traditional surveillance systems by completing this brief survey by 5:00PM ET on June 8. It should take no longer than […] Jun 01, 2016 | Christina Baum |
CSTE Funding Opportunity – Flu Near You Data Implementation Pilot ProjectThe Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE) recently announced a new funding opportunity: Flu Near You Data Implementation Pilot Project. This funding opportunity serves to encourage and facilitate the use of Flu Near You data by enabling a sample of U.S. health departments to acquire, manage, analyze, and interpret data from the Flu Near You participatory surveillance […] Jun 01, 2016 | Christina Baum |
New FDA Report: Reportable Food RegistryThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently released their fifth annual “Report for the Reportable Food Registry (RFR).” This tool identifies early warning signs for potential health risks associated with reportable foods, supporting the FDA, its state and local partners, and the food industry to make immediate steps in removing contaminated foods from the market. It also provides... May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
FDA Finalizes Rule to Protect Food Supply Against Intentional ContaminationThe Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has finalized a new food safety rule that will help further protect the food supply in the United States. The rule will require both domestic and foreign food facilities to complete and maintain a written food defense plan, assessing their potential vulnerabilities for risk of deliberate contamination where the […] May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New CDC Webpage & Infographic on Foodborne OutbreaksThe CDC’s Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases recently announced a new webpage and infographic focusing on the investigation of foodborne outbreaks. Both resources highlight the three types of data used by health officials to solve foodborne outbreaks, including epidemiologic, traceback, and food and environmental testing. Information on how to stop a potential... May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
Calling for Nominations: CEHN NOW Youth AwardThe Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) is accepting nominations for its NOW Youth Leadership Award through 4:00 PM ET on July 15, 2016. Created as part of CEHN’s 20th anniversary celebration in 2012, in honor of Executive Director Nsedu Obot Witherspoon, this award recognizes young people taking on a leadership role in the field of environmental health. […] May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New Publication: Climate Change and Children’s HealthThe Future of Children, a joint initiative between Princeton University’s Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and the Brookings Institution, recently released the latest issue of their biannual journal, titled Children and Climate Change. This issue identifies the adverse impacts of climate change on a child’s health and various policies that can help mitigate... May 31, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
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