The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of human-made chemicals that are found in a wide range of products used by...
Jun 06, 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...
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
CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced the communities identified for the upcoming exposure...
Feb 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
In May 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a two-day National Leadership Summit on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl...
Feb 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the sixth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Jan 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an updated and validated way to test for an additional four per- and...
Nov 26, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO is launching a new environmental health advice column in our monthly environmental health e-newsletter, The Greener Side of...
Jul 23, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
In early 2018, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS)...
Jul 05, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are a family of human-made chemicals that are found in a wide range of products used by consumers and industry. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) launched a new webpage on PFAS that will be updated soon with data tables. The FDA is working to better understand the potential dietary exposure […]
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...
CDC’s Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) announced the communities identified for the upcoming exposure assessments that will examine human exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). As part of the National Defense Authorization Act, CDC/ATSDR was asked to conduct exposure assessments in communities near current or former military installations. These...
In May 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a two-day National Leadership Summit on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Washington, D.C. that brought together more than 200 federal, state, and local leaders from across the country to discuss steps to address PFAS. Following the Summit, the agency hosted a series of visits […]
Note: This is the sixth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. January 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, What exactly are PFAS, and what should we be doing as a local health department to keep our community safe from any health risks associated with PFAS? – PFAS Patrol Dear […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an updated and validated way to test for an additional four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water, including the GenX chemical, hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA). PFAS are man-made chemicals used in a wide range of products because of their ability to repel water, grease, and […]
NACCHO is launching a new environmental health advice column in our monthly environmental health e-newsletter, The Greener Side of Local Public Health. The new column, launching in the August 2018 issue of the e-newsletter, is called Greener Guidance. See all published columns here. What can I submit? Anyone is welcome to submit environmental health questions, […]
In early 2018, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and the Environmental Council of the States (ECOS) interviewed health and environmental agency staff from 13 states regarding their risk communication strategies and lessons learned for two priority waterborne contaminants, per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) (6 states) and harmful algal blooms (HABs) (7...
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