The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
Preliminary results from the 2020 National Vector Assessment now available!
Jun 22, 2021 | Danielle Chatelain
Note: Greener Guidance is NACCHO’s environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. December 2019...
Dec 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Have any public health departments developed programs to assist regulated facilities (such as restaurants, retail food establishments,...
Sep 26, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the tenth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
May 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the ninth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Apr 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the eighth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Mar 20, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Note: This is the seventh edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a...
Feb 25, 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
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
Note: Greener Guidance is NACCHO’s environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. December 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, I work on environmental health and specifically rodent control at the local government level. We’re looking to increase education and outreach to our residents about rodent prevention, specifically targeting the many renters who live in...
Have any public health departments developed programs to assist regulated facilities (such as restaurants, retail food establishments, food manufacturers, schools, childcare centers, swimming pools, etc.) save on operating costs through efficient energy and water use, reduced waste and overages?
Note: This is the tenth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. May 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, My municipality is challenged as so many communities are with a growing homeless population, lack of affordable housing, and lack of adequate service levels to meet the needs of those […]
Note: This is the ninth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. April 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, In my area, there is a push toward increasing housing density without expanding central sewer systems, including in areas that have extremely coarse-textured soils with shallow water tables. What are […]
Note: This is the eighth edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. March 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, In our community in Ohio there is currently a concern regarding a groundwater development project and the potential depletion of the aquifer that serves the community. We are looking for […]
Note: This is the seventh edition of NACCHO’s Greener Guidance environmental health advice column. See past columns here. Submit a question here. February 2019 Dear Greener Guidance, I am writing to inquire about environmental health (EH) emergency preparedness best practices, specifically with the integration of EH with public health, emergency medical services, and behavioral health in response...
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 […]
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” […]
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