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December 2024
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 87, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover Tropospheric ozone concentrations have trended downward in many U.S. cities since 2000. In Texas, however, concentrations and regulatory exceedances abruptly ro...
Back on the Hill Again, Virtually
May 28, 2024 During the hectic federal budget month of May, we were again talking to Congress, this time virtually.Republican appropriators from the House of Representative came out with their top line fiscal year (FY) 2025 budgets鈥�$711 billion ...
NEHA Provides Thought Leadership at World Congress on 乐播传媒
May 24, 2024 Our leadership and staff provided thought leadership and represented the workforce and association at the 17th IFEH World Congress on 乐播传媒 in Perth, Australia, on May 20鈥�24, 2024. The congress provides a platform for...
We Were Back on Capitol Hill Advocating for You
May 15, 2024 We were again advocating for environmental health on Capitol Hill, this time to promote funding for the Human Foods Program within the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).Government Affairs Director Doug Farquhar met with 17 congress...
May 2024
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 86, Number 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover Globally, foodborne illness is a significant public health challenge. Food safety inspection plays a crucial role in regulating food businesses to prevent foodborn...
May 2015
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 77, No. 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue鈥檚 cover feature, 鈥淯VA and Cutaneous Melanoma Incidences: Spatial Patterns and Communities At Risk,鈥� the authors examined the associations of cutaneous m...
House and Senate Have Until January 19 to Finalize Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations
December 18, 2023 Congress is much closer to finalizing the fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations than the last blog posted on the topic in July, but they still have a ways to go. Top-Line Spending Levels and Other Fund...
December 2023: Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Journal of 乐播传媒December 2023Volume 86, Number 5Editor's Note: The 乐播传媒 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the professio...
December 2023
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 86, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover Alaska, with its unique geographical and ecological characteristics, is experiencing the detrimental effects of climate change at an alarming rate. The Alaska Nati...
Iowa and South Carolina Redesign Their Public Health Agencies
May 19, 2023 No one needs to point out that the nation鈥檚 public health system does not always function well, and the same can be said for environmental health. States are learning that cutting budgets and resources lead to subpar serv...
Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill
May 18, 2023The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies marked up the fiscal year (FY) 2024 appropriations bill on May 18, 2023. The committee approved a party line ...
We Were Back in Washington, DC, in Early May
May 17, 2023 Our director of Government Affairs was back at the nation鈥檚 capital in early May to advocate for the inclusion of the environmental health workforce in the Public Health Workforce Loan Repayment Program. We...
We Advocate for Support of FDA Food Safety Efforts
May 11, 2023 We met with congressional appropriators last month to discuss the importance of Food and Drug Administration(FDA) budgets for food safety to state, local, tribal, and territorial environmental health agencies. Our...
May 2023: Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
May 2023 Volume 85, Number 9Editor's Note: The 乐播传媒 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, ...
May 2023
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 85, Number 9 View This IssueArticles Lead Source Attribution by Stable Isotope Analysis in Child Risk Assessment InvestigationsSupplemental Text: Additional Methods | PDF Supplemental Table | PDF A Call for...
Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Thursday, December 22, 2022dfarquhar@neha.orgCongress has released a bipartisan and bicameral (i.e. both legislative branched) spending package, known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023. The package includes all of the fiscal year (FY) ...
Congress in Negotiations to Finalize the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations
Tuesday, December 6, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org With the midterms over, Congress needs to finish their work on the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budgets. Republicans proposed a top-line of roughly $1.65 trillion in discretionary spending, in line with Presi...
December 2022: Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
December 2022 Volume 85, Number 5The 乐播传媒 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we feature a co...
December 2022
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 85, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the CoverShortcomings in traditional methods to understanding sources of bacterial contamination in water bodies limit the ability of public health officials to adequately p...
May 2022: Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnJournal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 84, Number 9)Editor's Note: The 乐播传媒 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...
May 2022
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 84, Number 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimates that there are 450,000 brownfield sites in the U.S. Less than 7% of the estimated brownfields in the U.S. have ...
May 2021 Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnJournal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 83, Number 9)Editor's Note: The 乐播传媒 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...
May 2021
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 83, Number 9 View the IssueAbout the CoverHarmful algal blooms (HABs) are the rapid growth of algae that can produce toxic or harmful effects in people and animals. Defining HAB exposure and related illness...
May 2020 Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnMay 2020 Journal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 82, Number 9) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in th...
May 2020
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 82, Number 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover The World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic on March 11, 2020. The 乐播传媒 (NEHA) is cl...
May 2019 Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnMay 2019 Journal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 81, Number 9) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in th...
May 2019
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 81, Number 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover This issue鈥檚 cover article, 鈥淕ambling With Your Health: Bacterial Contamination on Casino Gaming Chips,鈥� explores the risk of exposure to infectious diseases, espe...
May 2018 Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnMay 2018 Journal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 80, Number 9) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in th...
May 2018
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 80, No. 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the U.S. Smoking and radon are the leading causes of lung cancer. Environmental risks are inversely related to inc...
May 2017
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 79, No. 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover This issue鈥檚 cover article, 鈥淥ccupational Health Survey in Cosmetologists in Minnesota,鈥� explores the occupational health and safety challenges faced by cosmetologist...
May 2016
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 78, No. 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue鈥檚 cover feature, 鈥淎ssociation Between Asthma Hospital Visits and Ozone Concentration in Maricopa County, Arizona (2007鈥�2012),鈥� the authors evaluated the...
December 2021 Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnJournal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 84, Number 5)Editor's Note: The 乐播传媒 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...
December 2021
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 84, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover Environmental health is historically an overlooked and underrated discipline. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the value of environmental health and environmental...
December 2020 Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnJournal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 83, Number 5)Editor's Note: The 乐播传媒 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...
December 2020
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 83, Number 5 View the Issue About the Cover To contain the COVID-19 outbreak and mobilize mitigation efforts, public health surv...
December 2019 Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnDecember 2019 Journal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 82, Number 5) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships ...
December 2019
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 82, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover There is no uniform nationwide method for organizing and delivering governmental environmental health services to residents of the U.S. and its territories, as ill...
December 2018 Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services
Direct From CDC/乐播传媒 Services ColumnDecember 2018 Journal of 乐播传媒 (Volume 81, Number 5) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships ...
December 2018
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 81, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover This issue鈥檚 cover article, 鈥淏arriers to Managing Private Wells and Septic Systems in Underserved Communities: Mental Models of Homeowner Decision Making,鈥� explore...
December 2017
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 80, No. 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover This issue鈥檚 cover article, 鈥淓nvironmental Factors and Fluctuations in Daily Crime Rates,鈥� explores the relationships between ambient air pollutant levels, weather va...
December 2016
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 79, No. 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover Growing evidence shows that interpersonal skills鈥攕uch as communication, patience, empathy, respect, and consideration鈥攁re essential for conducting regulatory inspecti...
December 2015
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 78, No. 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover In July 2013, an outbreak of Legionnaires鈥� disease occurred at a long-term care facility in a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. A total of 39 cases were confirmed; of those c...