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ֲý Enhances Focus on Students to Build Future Workforce

October 1, 2024Denver, CO – The ֲý (NEHA) has enhanced their focus on student development to focus on engaging students in the environmental health workforce in state, territorial, local, and tribal communi...

Prepare With Us on World ֲý Day

September 26, 2024The 2024 World ֲý Day theme is, “ֲý: Creating Resilient Communities Through Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation.” To amplify this important message, we are pr...

ֲý Awarded FDA Cooperative Agreement to Advance Retail Food Safety

September 19, 2024FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Chana Goussetis, Communications Director Denver, CO – This week, the ֲý (NEHA) was awarded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to partner with governmen...

ֲý Publishes Outcomes of NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program

August 13, 2024 Denver, CO – Foodborne illness costs the U.S. economy more than $15 billion each year in associated medical expenses and lost workplace productivity. The ֲý (NEHA), the nation’s ...

Our Visit to the CDC Vector-Borne Laboratory

April 30, 2024 On Wednesday, April 24, our CEO Dr. David Dyjack and Government Affairs Director Doug Farquhar visited the CDC Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Dr. Sue Visser, deputy director for Policy and Extramural Pro...

State Voices Amplified During 2024 Hill Day

April 8, 2024 We held our 7th Annual Hill Day on March 28, 2024, with a new twist. This was the first year that instead of only including our board members, we facilitated the opportunity for our members to join us. We are pleased to report that...

April 2024

Journal of ֲý Volume 86, Number 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover Estimating the attenuation of nutrients in groundwater from onsite wastewater treatment systems is difficult due to the costs and uncertainty associated with deter...

April 2015

Journal of ֲý Volume 77, No. 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover As shown on our cover, hotels often settle for cleanliness versus sanitation, but our feature in this issue, “Sanitary Status and Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant S...

FDA Appoints Deputy Commissioner for Human Foods Program

August 29, 2023 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the appointment of James “Jim” Jones as the first-ever deputy commissioner for the Human Foods Program. As deputy commissioner of the Human Foods Program, J...

House and Senate Appropriators Remain Far Apart on Fiscal Year 2024 Budgets

August 25, 2023 Congressional appropriators remain where they were earlier this summer regarding budgets that affect environmental health. Not much movement on the appropriation budgets for the Centers for Disease Control and...

Climate Change and Health Legislation 2023 Sessions

April 14, 2023There are approximately 70 bills in the state legislatures addressing climate change and health. Bills have been introduced in the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, New Jerse...

Practical Field Sampling Strategies

April 2023Volume 85, Number 8Read the Practitioner’s Tool Kit in Full | PDF ...

April 2023: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

April 2023 Volume 85, Number 8Editor's Note: The ֲý strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals...

April 2023

Journal of ֲý Volume 85, Number 8 View This IssueArticles Communicating Results of Drinking Water Tests From Private Wells: Designing Report-Back Materials to Facilitate UnderstandingDecreased Moderate to Vigorous Physical Acti...

Congressperson Rob Wittman Visits Harris Teeter Store

April 25, 2022NEHA organized a site visit for Representative Rob Wittman (R-VA) at a local Harris Teeter grocery store in Williamsburg, Virginia, on Friday, April 22.Representative Wittman, cochair of the Congressional Public Health Caucus, work...

April 2022: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnJournal of ֲý (Volume 84, Number 8)Editor's Note: The ֲý strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...

April 2022

Journal of ֲý Volume 84, Number 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover Governmental food safety professionals (FSPs) play a critical role in verifying that the food industry is fulfilling its responsibilities. Without the ability to a...

April 2021 Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnJournal of ֲý (Volume 83, Number 8)Editor's Note: The ֲý strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...

April 2021

Journal of ֲý Volume 83, Number 8 View the IssueAbout the CoverEnvironmental health officers are exposed to various physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial hazards as frontline public health professionals. These exposu...

April 2020 Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnApril 2020 Journal of ֲý (Volume 82, Number 8) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in ...

April 2020

Journal of ֲý Volume 82, Number 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) is a man-made chemical with a variety of uses, including coatings for nonstick cookware and food packaging, waterproof fabrics, and f...

April 2019 JEH: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnApril 2019 Journal of ֲý (Volume 81, Number 8) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in ...

April 2019

Journal of ֲý Volume 81, Number 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover Proper hand washing practices in food service establishments are important for the adequate reduction of microorganisms on hands and to reduce the risk of foodborn...

April 2018 Direct From CDC/ֲý Services Branch

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services Branch ColumnApril 2018 Journal of ֲý (Volume 80, Number 8) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnersh...

April 2018

Journal of ֲý Volume 80, No. 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover This issue’s cover article, “Organizational Characteristics of Local Health Departments and ֲý Services and Activities,” explores the association be...

April 2017

Journal of ֲý Volume 79, No. 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover We know that mosquitoes are potential pathogen-transmitting vectors, causing human illnesses such as West Nile virus, Zika, and chikungunya. There are many ways to pr...

April 2016

Journal of ֲý Volume 78, No. 8 View the Issue About the Cover The Coconino County Public Health Services District was faced with a mystery in 2014 whe...