The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Public health practitioners, researchers, and policy experts are invited to submit proposals for the NIHB 2019 National Tribal Public...
Jan 28, 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
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is offering a funding opportunity to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches...
Jan 07, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Oregon Health Authority created a parody “Salmonella” Twitter account to raise awareness of foodborne illness and...
Dec 17, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The November 2018 MAHC Network webinar on November 27 brought together representatives from the Colorado Department of Health and the...
Dec 11, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
On December 11, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the United Kingdom Science and Innovation...
Dec 11, 2018 | Kim Rodgers
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a webpage with resources on how to protect food and water from contamination during...
Nov 30, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the fourth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Nov 08, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health...
Sep 12, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
Public health practitioners, researchers, and policy experts are invited to submit proposals for the NIHB 2019 National Tribal Public Health Summit, taking place May 13-15, 2019 at the Albuquerque Convention Center in Albuquerque, NM. These are the details on the Environmental Health and Climate Change Track: Environmental health focuses on the interrelationships between people and […]
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 […]
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) is offering a funding opportunity to develop and amplify the evidence around a set of approaches that improve community health and well-being and advance health equity, while also addressing climate change adaptation or mitigation. Eligible, local approaches can focus on one or more of a range of determinants of health—including, […]
The Oregon Health Authority created a parody “Salmonella” Twitter account to raise awareness of foodborne illness and share food poisoning prevention messages with households across the state. The account posts tongue-in-cheek tweets from the point of view of Salmonella. Here are some examples: “People often associate me with meat and eggs, but I’m an equal […]
The November 2018 MAHC Network webinar on November 27 brought together representatives from the Colorado Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to discuss response to a spa-related outbreak of Legionella. Presenter: Tori Burket completed her M.S. in Environmental Health with a specialization in Epidemiology at Colorado State University. There her […]
On December 11, 2018, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), along with the United Kingdom Science and Innovation Network and the Wellcome Trust, released Initiatives for Addressing Antimicrobial Resistance in the Environment. The corresponding reports—an Executive Summary and a technical white paper—highlight data identifying the potential for the environment (e.g., soil and...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has a webpage with resources on how to protect food and water from contamination during the floods and power outages that often accompany hurricanes, tornadoes, snowstorms, etc. The resources are separated into section for before, during, and after a storm. The webpage also includes a video on food […]
Note: This is the fourth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. November 2018 Dear Greener Guidance, I am working on revising our local health department cemetery guidelines to include green burials. I wondered if any other health department in the country has any “best practices” […]
By the Children’s Environmental Health Committee of the American Public Health Association’s Environment Section Local health department professionals are uniquely aware of the health issues and risks affecting their towns and cities. Some counties have a disproportionate number of homes with lead paint, and others have increasing asthma prevalence rates among children. Children are especially...
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