The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s Environmental Health and Infectious Disease portfolios.
A full recount of Colorado's Pueblo County health department's MAHC adoption journey.
May 23, 2024 | Rebecca Rainey
Model Aquatic Health Code Network Webinar - February 2024.
Jan 29, 2024 | Rebecca Rainey
Jurisdictions can voluntarily adopt all or parts of the MAHC, and aquatic sector leaders can use the MAHC as guidance.
Mar 23, 2023 | Rebecca Rainey
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
This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Essential Elements. Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges on...
Jan 30, 2020 | Taylarr Lopez
Take the Pool Inspection Training for Environmental Health Professionals for healthier and safer pools through stronger inspection...
Jan 28, 2020 | Michelle Shapiro
NACCHO’s environmental health team hosted nearly 20 webinars throughout 2019 to share the latest resources and best practices...
Dec 21, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
Mini-MAHCs are intended to make the MAHC accessible by aggregating the code and annex language into more concise documents.
Nov 21, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
The summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken...
May 24, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro
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 […]
This story originally ran on NACCHO’s Essential Elements. Whether or not Punxsutawney Phil sees his shadow when he emerges on Groundhog Day, spring is on its way and summer won’t be far behind. Along with beach trips and backyard barbecues, summer also brings environmental health risks from mosquitoes and ticks, recreational water activities, extreme heat, […]
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...
NACCHO’s environmental health team hosted nearly 20 webinars throughout 2019 to share the latest resources and best practices with local health departments across the country. Explore all of the webinar recordings below, and please share them with colleagues who may be interested. Adapting to Climate Change in Local Health Departments In January 2019, NACCHO awarded […]
The summer months present a unique set of environmental health challenges for practitioners to consider. Climbing temperatures awaken a host of public health vectors (animals and insects that can transmit diseases to humans). Public pools reopen, with children flocking to splash around in—and, most likely, swallow—water that local health departments must ensure is adequately chlorinated. […]
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