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The American Lung Association released the State of the Air 2019 report. The report shows that too many cities across the nation...
Apr 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The EPA has developed a two-sided infographic card with information on how to reduce exposure to wildfire smoke, how to select the...
Apr 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
By Manal J. Aboelata, MPH, Deputy Executive Director, Prevention Institute Across the country, local jurisdictions are employing a...
Mar 26, 2019 | Guest Author
A recent study published in PNAS was the first to establish a pollution inequity metric that quantifies the disproportionate burden on...
Mar 25, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the...
Mar 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The NRDC has released four state-level issue briefs on the health impacts of climate change, from heat-related illnesses to air...
Feb 22, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking Network)...
Feb 15, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
In May 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a two-day National Leadership Summit on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl...
NACCHO’s Forces of Change survey examines the impact of the changing public health landscape on local health department (LHD) budgets,...
Feb 12, 2019 | Michelle Shapiro
The American Lung Association released the State of the Air 2019 report. The report shows that too many cities across the nation increased the number of days when particle pollution, often called “soot,” soared to often record-breaking levels. More cities suffered from higher numbers of days when ground-level ozone, also known as “smog,” reached unhealthy levels. […]
The EPA has developed a two-sided infographic card with information on how to reduce exposure to wildfire smoke, how to select the correct respirator mask and how to properly wear the mask to protect your health. You can order free print copies of the infographic by clicking here. There is no limit to the number of cards you can order. […]
By Manal J. Aboelata, MPH, Deputy Executive Director, Prevention Institute Across the country, local jurisdictions are employing a variety of tactics to achieve health equity and racial justice. In 2016, as Los Angeles County prepared to integrate the departments of mental health, public health, and health services under a single health agency umbrella, the Board […]
A recent study published in PNAS was the first to establish a pollution inequity metric that quantifies the disproportionate burden on black and Hispanic Americans from air pollution caused mainly by white Americans’ consumption of goods and services. This is the significance of the study from the authors: “Racial–ethnic disparities in pollution exposure and in consumption […]
The theme for this year’s World Water Day, recognized annually on March 22, is “Leaving no one behind.” Billions of people around the world already live without access to safe water, and in emergencies, those numbers increase exponentially. Across the United States, aging water infrastructure, severe weather, and accidents cause an estimated 240,000 water main […]
The NRDC has released four state-level issue briefs on the health impacts of climate change, from heat-related illnesses to air quality issues, food and water contamination, traumatic injuries, threats to mental health, and infectious diseases. The briefs focus on California, Colorado, Michigan, and Virginia. Read more.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (Tracking Network) is a dynamic surveillance system that provides information and data about environmental hazards and the health problems that may be related to them. The Tracking Network connects people with vital information on a variety of health and environmental topics, now...
In May 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) convened a two-day National Leadership Summit on Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in Washington, D.C. that brought together more than 200 federal, state, and local leaders from across the country to discuss steps to address PFAS. Following the Summit, the agency hosted a series of visits […]
NACCHO’s Forces of Change survey examines the impact of the changing public health landscape on local health department (LHD) budgets, programs, and workforce. Forces of Change enables NACCHO to respond rapidly to emerging issues; by learning more about the trends affecting local health departments, we can develop and improve upon programs that support the work […]
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