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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another step in implementing the Agency’s PFAS Action Plan by proposing regulatory...
Feb 24, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
This report from the US Water Alliance aims to help water leaders envision the various ways that arts and culture can advance One...
Feb 21, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) released a case study featuring the Arizona Department of Health...
Feb 20, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO held a Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network webinar on Feb. 11, 2020 to discuss the local and regional perspective on...
Feb 12, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
The goal of the 2020 Legionella Conference is to provide a unique opportunity for health care facilities, water utilities, health...
Feb 11, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
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
As part of its long-standing efforts to proactively inform and prepare utility leaders, the American Water Works Association (AWWA)...
Take the Pool Inspection Training for Environmental Health Professionals for healthier and safer pools through stronger inspection...
Jan 28, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
By Dr. Randall Ross, Director, Groundwater Technical Support Center, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection...
Jan 27, 2020 | Guest Author
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took another step in implementing the Agency’s PFAS Action Plan by proposing regulatory determinations for perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) in drinking water. These preliminary determinations mark a key milestone in EPA’s extensive efforts under the PFAS Action Plan to help communities address per- and polyfluoroalkyl...
This report from the US Water Alliance aims to help water leaders envision the various ways that arts and culture can advance One Water goals, and how they can most effectively partner with artists and cultural leaders. In addition to serving water leaders, this document provides artists and cultural leaders with insights on the priorities […]
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) released a case study featuring the Arizona Department of Health Services’ efforts to address lead poisoning through a health in all policies (HiAP) approach. Learn more.
NACCHO held a Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Network webinar on Feb. 11, 2020 to discuss the local and regional perspective on integrating the MAHC into operations. Dewey Case, Association Aquatics Director at The Family YMCA of Southeast Mississippi, provided an overview of the YMCA’s aquatic safety guidelines and explained how the MAHC fits into those […]
The goal of the 2020 Legionella Conference is to provide a unique opportunity for health care facilities, water utilities, health departments, industry professionals and regulators to work together to identify best practices for the prevention of waterborne disease. Any qualified person that has valuable information on this topic is invited to submit an abstract to be […]
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. […]
As part of its long-standing efforts to proactively inform and prepare utility leaders, the American Water Works Association (AWWA) has created Trending in an Instant: A Risk Communication Guide for Water Utilities to enhance water professionals’ ability to communicate effectively when their utility is in the spotlight. The guide helps professionals: Understand today’s communication...
Take the Pool Inspection Training for Environmental Health Professionals for healthier and safer pools through stronger inspection skills. This course is offered by the National Environmental Health Association in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The training provides a basic understanding of an aquatic facility inspection. Based on CDC’s 2016 Model Aquatic...
By Dr. Randall Ross, Director, Groundwater Technical Support Center, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) For sixteen years running, researchers at EPA’s Robert S. Kerr Environmental Research Center in Ada, Oklahoma, have co-organized Water Fest, an annual community science education and outreach event for elementary-age students in Pontotoc County. The...
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