National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week is rapidly approaching. In preparation for this exciting week, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes and the U.S. Department of…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in partnership with the Federal Emergency Management Association (FEMA), revamped their Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) course. EHTER helps prepare environmental health professionals and other emergency response personnel…
The 2011 Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) aims to create an integrated food safety system. The free flow of information is vital to reaching the goal of such a system, but, unfortunately, information sharing among…
EnviroAtlas is a web-based decision support tool that combines maps, analysis tools, downloadable data and informational resources that states, tribes, communities and individuals can use to help inform policy and planning decisions that impact the…
NACCHO, in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is pleased to offer a funding opportunity for community water systems to replace aging water fluoridation equipment or implement new equipment for the…
The State of Mosquito Control in the U.S. Mosquito-borne diseases are an ongoing public health concern in the United States, but there seems to be a cyclical pattern when it comes to prioritizing mosquito control…
The local and global food system is an underlying and essential public health foundation that plays a role in nutrition, obesity, environmental and occupational health, and more. Regardless of how well-established agriculture is within the…
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) recently announced its third virtual conference, IDEA EH (Integrating Data to Empower Advancement), which will take place February 14-15, 2018. The conference is designed to enhance the knowledge of environmental…
Children’s Environmental Health Network (CEHN) is hosting a Twitter chat (#CEHchat) on Children’s Environmental Health Day – a day to spread awareness and take action on behalf of children’s environmental health issues. #CEHchat aims to:…
As part of the Year of Climate Change and Health webinar series, this seventh installment — brought to you by the American Public Health Association (APHA) and the Mid-Atlantic Center for Children’s Health and the…