The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Knowing the amount of sodium in your drinking water is important for your health, especially if you have high blood pressure. Sodium...
Sep 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fact sheet to inform stakeholders about the agency’s continued efforts to...
Aug 28, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Food safety is the foundation of preparing and serving healthy, safe meals. To encourage parents and home cooks to incorporate easy...
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) established Children’s Environmental Health Day (CEH Day) in 2016 as a...
Aug 26, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Food and Drug Administration’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy aims to encourage the food industry to continue to innovate to...
Jul 01, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) established Children’s Environmental Health Day in 2016 as a way to...
Jun 27, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The de Beaumont Foundation created 40 Under 40 in Public Health to recognize leaders whose creativity and innovation are strengthening...
Jun 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
A recent article in Food Safety Magazine describes the daily efforts of state and local environmental public health officials to...
May 06, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter...
Apr 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Knowing the amount of sodium in your drinking water is important for your health, especially if you have high blood pressure. Sodium is an essential mineral for maintaining a healthy fluid balance and is important for brain function and muscle contractions, but consuming too much sodium can elevate your blood pressure.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a fact sheet to inform stakeholders about the agency’s continued efforts to implement menu labeling in chain restaurants and similar retail food establishments. FDA will continue to support industry to implement the menu labeling requirements, assess implementation progress to further inform education and outreach as well as […]
Food safety is the foundation of preparing and serving healthy, safe meals. To encourage parents and home cooks to incorporate easy food safety steps in the kitchen this holiday season, the non-profit Partnership for Food Safety Education offers something for the whole family. The Story of Your Dinner campaign features recipes, videos, kids’ activity sheets and food […]
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) established Children’s Environmental Health Day (CEH Day) in 2016 as a way to raise awareness about how environmental exposures impact children’s health. It is also a day of action that can be used to mobilize individuals, families, organizations, and communities to champion, on behalf of all children, the right […]
The Food and Drug Administration’s Nutrition Innovation Strategy aims to encourage the food industry to continue to innovate to provide the nutritious, healthful food choices that consumers are demanding. As part of the strategy, the FDA is also taking steps to provide informative food labeling to help consumers make healthy food choices. Get details on […]
The Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) established Children’s Environmental Health Day in 2016 as a way to raise awareness about how environmental exposures impact children’s health. It is also a day of action that can be used to mobilize individuals, families, organizations, and communities to champion, on behalf of all children, the right to clean […]
The de Beaumont Foundation created 40 Under 40 in Public Health to recognize leaders whose creativity and innovation are strengthening communities across the country. Of the 40 honorees, 14 work for local health departments, with two focusing on environmental health: Jessica Gehle of Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department (WA) and Jacqualyn (Jackie) Littlepage of Lake County […]
A recent article in Food Safety Magazine describes the daily efforts of state and local environmental public health officials to investigate localized foodborne illness outbreaks. While these smaller outbreaks do not always garner significant media attention, investigating them is still very important to keeping communities safe and healthy. Many health officials are pioneering innovative...
By Tina Yuen and Patrick Glass, ChangeLab Solutions Complete streets is the concept of designing streets so that all people—no matter if they’re walking, bicycling, using public transportation, driving, or mobility impaired—can safely and easily get where they’re going. Complete streets improve health, safety, and economic opportunities for communities. Neighborhood Differences Picture your...
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