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Seeking Participants: NEHA Recreational Water Health Assessment
Annually, Americans average over 300 million visits to swimming pools, waterparks, and spas, visits that also account for over 3,000...
Jun 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
It’s All About Diarrhea During Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017
The thirteenth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 22–28. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial...
May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
CDC Toolkit: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch recently released a new toolkit for this...
May 10, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman
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
Call for Abstracts (Extended): NEHA Recreational Water Virtual Conference
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is hosting its second virtual conference, EH2O, on January 18-19, 2017 and is...
Nov 01, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman
New Resource: Model Aquatic Health Code Network September 2016 Webinar
The most recent Model Aquatic Health code (MAHC) Network webinar took place on Monday September 20, 2016. The interactive presentation...
Oct 13, 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
Seeking Participants: NEHA Recreational Water Health AssessmentAnnually, Americans average over 300 million visits to swimming pools, waterparks, and spas, visits that also account for over 3,000 unintentional drownings, 4,500 chemically-related emergency room visits, and 5,000 recreational water illnesses. In an effort to improve water safety nationwide, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is conducting an assessment of aquatic inspection... Jun 14, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
It’s All About Diarrhea During Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017The thirteenth annual Healthy and Safe Swimming Week is happening this week, May 22–28. Every year in the week leading up to Memorial Day–—the kickoff to the summer swim season–—the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) promotes tips, resources, and guidelines for how swimmers, parents of young swimmers, and aquatic professionals can put health […] May 22, 2017 | Anastasia Sonneman |
CDC Toolkit: Healthy and Safe Swimming Week 2017The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Waterborne Disease Prevention Branch recently released a new toolkit for this year’s Healthy and Safe Swimming Week, observed on May 22-28, 2017. The toolkit includes messaging guidance, social media tools, promotional templates and other resources designed to support public health partners with aquatic safety outreach and education... May 10, 2017 | 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 |
Call for Abstracts (Extended): NEHA Recreational Water Virtual ConferenceThe National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is hosting its second virtual conference, EH2O, on January 18-19, 2017 and is currently accepting abstract submissions for poster presentations, lectures and audio-visual presentations through November 7, 2016. The EH2O Conference is designed to enhance the knowledge of environmental health professionals by convening them in a unique virtual... Nov 01, 2016 | Anastasia Sonneman |
New Resource: Model Aquatic Health Code Network September 2016 WebinarThe most recent Model Aquatic Health code (MAHC) Network webinar took place on Monday September 20, 2016. The interactive presentation was titled “the Industry’s Perspective: the Move to Evidenced-based Practice,” featuring aquatic industry representatives from Neptune Benson, Great Wolf Resorts, and YMCA. Each speaker shared how the using the MAHC was advantageous to their organization. View... Oct 13, 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 |
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