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Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series

Take CDC’s Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series (SWPI) for safer well water through stronger public health programs. SWPI...

Feb 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

  • CDC e-Learning Series: Safe Water Program Improvement

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series (SWPI) to...

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

    • Hazards & Health Effects, Water Quality, Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene

    EPA Sets Precedent By Legally Enforcing Limits on Several PFAS Chemicals in Drinking Water

    The agency makes available $1 billion in funding to states and territories to implement PFAS testing and treatment at public water systems and to help private well owners address the same.

    Apr 10, 2024 | Anu Varma

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    Supporting Local Health Departments Responding to Water Emergencies

    World Water Day (March 22) is a universal occasion to recognize the importance of water, sanitation, and hygiene efforts around the globe.

    Mar 22, 2022 | Anu Varma

    Tools & Resources, Webinar, Water Quality

    Responding to Per- And Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Drinking Water

    On August 12, 2021, NACCHO and AAAS’s EPI Center hosted a webinar on PFAS Contamination in Drinking Water.

    Aug 27, 2021 | Guest Author

    Water Quality

    NEHA Launches the Private Water Network

    The National Environmental Health Association is pleased to announce the launch of the Private Water Network (PWN). The Private Water Network (PWN) is a virtual community of practice for those individuals working to protect the public’s health from contaminants in private drinking water sources. Prior to the launch of the PWN, there was no one-stop-shop […]

    Dec 26, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Water Quality

    Multi-Site Study of the Health Implications of Exposure to PFAS-Contaminated Drinking Water

    The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) is soliciting research to commence a multi-site study on the human health effects of exposures to drinking water contaminated with per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). Proposed study sites must include communities using PFAS-contaminated private residential wells or public water systems. Exposure assessment will be based on...

    Apr 23, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Water Quality

    Greener Guidance: PFAS

    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 […]

    Jan 24, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro

    Recommendations, Water Quality

    Submit an Abstract for the Enhancing Safety in Private Drinking Water Systems Virtual Conference

    The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) is hosting the EnSafe: Enhancing Safety in Private Drinking Water Systems virtual conference on October 16-17, 2018. EnSafe brings professionals together in a unique environment to exchange information, ideas, and to discover new solutions. The conference is designed to enhance the knowledge of environmental public health professionals and...

    Aug 09, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series

    Take CDC’s Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series (SWPI) for safer well water through stronger public health programs. SWPI helps health department programs strengthen services to people that use wells, cisterns, springs, and other private drinking water systems not covered by the Safe Drinking Water Act. Oversight for these systems vary, but core elements of […]

    Feb 06, 2018 | Michelle Shapiro

    CDC e-Learning Series: Safe Water Program Improvement

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched the Safe Water Program Improvement e-Learning Series (SWPI) to create safer well water through stronger public health programs. SWPI helps health department programs strengthen services to people that use wells, cisterns, springs, and other private drinking water systems not covered by the Safe Drinking Water […]

    Jan 24, 2018 | Kim Rodgers

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    Funding Opportunity, COVID-19, Immunization, Partnerships

    Request for Proposals: Technical Assistance to Improve Vaccine Access, Education,...

    NACCHO, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), released a funding opportunity for The Improving...

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    The EPA's Small Communities, Big Challenges Competition encourages local governments to demonstrate their innovative strategies, from...

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    BLOC COVID+ Spotlight: Pima County

    The Building Local Operational Capacity for COVID-19, Healthcare-Associated Infections, and Antimicrobial Resistance (BLOC COVID-19+)...

    Aug 14, 2023 | Irene Halferty, Kristen Ross

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