As of January 1, 2019, California law permits people to sell meals prepared in their home kitchens. However, individual counties have to opt in, and so far, none have. The goal of the law is…
An article in Food Safety News looks at the effectiveness of using online review sites like Yelp to predict food safety non-compliance in restaurants. The article says that reviews can be unreliable indicators because people…
Navigating a Foodborne Outbreak: Preparation for Interprofessional Practice is a self-paced, interactive learning module from CDC’s Academic Partnerships to Improve Health that demonstrates the importance of interprofessional practice among health professionals to improve and protect population…
The January/February 2019 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health has an article on characterizing the roles and skill gaps of the environmental health workforce in state and local health departments. Data from the 2014 Public…
The U.S. Geological Survey released a special issue of their environmental health newsletter in December 2018 focused on algal toxins. Algal toxins are found in a variety of water bodies across the United States, and…
ESPN’s Outside the Lines reviewed more than 16,000 food safety inspection reports from 2016-2017 from the local health departments that monitor the 111 professional football, baseball, basketball and hockey facilities across North America. At least…
The January 2019 MAHC webinar on indoor air quality and swimming facilities was held on Jan. 22, 2019. The webinar focused on a study will be launched in January 2019 to collect data illustrating relationships…
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…
The National Center for Healthy Housing (NCHH), in collaboration with the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO), the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO), offered a…
By Ruby Perin, Healthy Homes Branch Supervisor, Linn County Public Health, and James Hodina, Manager, Environmental Public Health, Linn County Public Health Editor’s Note: In honor of National Radon Action Month in January, we are…