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H5N1 Resources for Environmental Public Health

H5N1 avian influenza has emerged as a significant public health and agricultural concern in the United States, with a notable evolution in its transmission patterns. While traditionally known as a disease primarily affecting birds, the virus has...

NEHA Welcomes New Administration & Leadership

November 6, 2024"The ֲý (NEHA) looks forward to working with the new presidential administration and the county commissioners, mayors, state legislators, and every local leader across the country who were e...

NEHA Leads Food Safety Discussions at International Food Safety Conference

October 30, 2024Rance Baker, NEHA Entrepreneurial Zone Department director, represented NEHA’s dedication to global food safety advancements and commitment to fostering skilled and adaptable workforces in environmental health by leading two piv...

Statement on E.coli Outbreak at McDonald’s

October 28, 2024 Our hearts go out to the families who have become ill from the recent foodborne outbreak of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) at McDonald’s restaurants. We are grateful to the McDonald’s employees and the local and...

ֲ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...

NEHA to Analyze Input to Develop National Benchmarks for Local Department Infrastructure

December 3, 2024Thank you to those who took the time to share their opinions and feedback on our Local Environmental Public Health Department Structure Survey. We received an overwhelming response, with over 500 submissions from agency managemen...

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...

October 2024

Journal of ֲý Volume 87, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover Preparing and serving allergen-free meals continues to be challenging for food service establishments. This month’s cover article assessed current food allergy po...

ֲ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 ...

2023 Update on State Food Safety Legislation

October 3, 2023 The following table provides a summary of bills related to food safety that have been introduced by state legislations in 2023.Food Safety Topic# of Bills IntroducedRetail food67Food freedom66Food safety51Meat, seafood, or poultr...

Our Story to Tell

October 3, 2023 As I relax here in a cabana near Cabo San Jose in Baja, California, I’m letting myself do one of my favorite forms of relaxation: thinking.Being unencumbered by the noise of everyday life frees me to just sit and think. About wor...

October 2023: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Journal of ֲýOctober 2023Volume 86, Number 3 Editor's Note: The ֲý strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the professio...

October 2023

Journal of ֲý Volume 86, Number 3 View This IssueArticles Persistence and Transfer of Enveloped Phi 6 Bacteriophage on Hotel Guest Room SurfacesManaging Mosquito-Borne Diseases as an Emergency for Mosquito Control: The South Ko...

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...

October 2022

Journal of ֲý Volume 85, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover On June 28–July 1, 2022, we held our 85th Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition in Spokane, Washington, bringing together environmental health profe...

October 2021: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnJournal of ֲý (Volume 84, Number 3)Editor's Note: The ֲý strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...

October 2021

Journal of ֲý Volume 84, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the CoverThe impact of dust storms on human health has been well described in Asian and European countries. Despite an increasing number of dust storm events plaguing the Mi...

October 2020: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnOctober 2020 Journal of ֲý (Volume 83, Number 3) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships i...

October 2020

Journal of ֲý Volume 83, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover Airbnb is the world’s leading platform for peer-to-peer (P2P) short-term housing rentals. Airbnbs are typically used as an alternative to a stay in a hotel or othe...

October 2019: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnOctober 2019 Journal of ֲý (Volume 82, Number 3) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships i...

October 2019

Journal of ֲý Volume 82, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover Hazards in the home present challenges to our health and safety. We are, however, aware of many of those hazards, such as the ones highlighted on this month’s cove...

October 2018: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services

Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnOctober 2018 Journal of ֲý (Volume 81, Number 3) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships i...

October 2018

Journal of ֲý Volume 81, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue we feature an article that highlights one example related to the growing issue of drinking water quality within the U.S. As of press time, stories re...

October 2017

Journal of ֲý Volume 80, No. 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue, we feature an article that focuses on occupational safety and health. The article, “Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Occupational Noise and Hearing Loss...

October 2016

Journal of ֲý Volume 79, No. 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover As the global generation of e-waste increases, its management becomes a significant challenge because of the many toxicants present in electronic devices. This issue’...

October 2015

Journal of ֲý Volume 78, No. 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue, two of our feature articles describe studies that investigated arsenic ingestion in the context of consumption patterns. “Arsenic Consumption in the Un...