Environmental Health
Giving you the tools to keep your environment safe, no matter where you are.
Environmental health focuses on the relationship between people and their environment, fostering the principle that supportive interactions with the environment make people healthier. NACCHO’s Environmental Health program is focused on helping local health departments ensure safe drinking water and food, prevent vector-borne disease, build resilience to extreme weather events in communities, monitor wastewater for disease prevention and control, and respond to new and emerging environmental risks.
NACCHO has numerous tools and resources available to help support local health departments in their environmental health initiatives.
NACCHO’s Environmental Public Health Workgroup engages partners from the local to the federal level to address the environmental health issues facing the nation today. The workgroup includes members from local health departments across the United States. The group works to grow and elevate NACCHO’s environmental health program; focus on continuous quality improvement; and provide effective strategies and tools to address existing and emerging environmental public health issues.
The Greener Side of Local Public Health is NACCHO’s bi-weekly e-newsletter featuring news and resources, events and opportunities, funding announcements, and original NACCHO commentary related to environmental health.
Food Safety Leaders' List is NACCHO's monthly e-newsletter, featuring news, policy updates, events, and resources. Subscribers also have the opportunity to provide input to shape policy at local health departments across the nation.
Follow the instructions below to subscribe to these and other NACCHO e-newsletters:
- Log in to MyNACCHO (or create a free account).
- Go to “My Subscriptions.”
- Check the box next to any other e-newsletters you wish to receive.
- Click “Save” at the bottom of the page.
The Essential Elements of Local Public Health provides updates and information from NACCHO’s environmental health and infectious disease portfolios, which include a range of projects that influence policy with decision makers and amplify solutions that help local health departments build safe communities.
NACCHO provides a space for individuals who are interested in and/or work with environmental public health so they can share and receive information from NACCHO, discuss best practices, and share resources, allowing for participants to virtually network with others across the country. To be added to this community, please email [email protected].
More EH communities can be found on NACCHO's Virtual Communities.
NACCHO's guidance for local health departments on environmental health assessments. Available now as a course on NACCHO University.
NACCHO has developed numerous policy statements on environmental health issues ranging from indoor air quality to childhood lead poisoning. Policy statements can be used to shape programs and positions at the local level, provide justification for increased capacity and funding, and provide guidance on how to respond to address existing and emerging issues.
Have questions on this webpage? Contact us at [email protected].