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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...
December 2024
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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...
NEHA Welcomes New Administration & Leadership
November 6, 2024"The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ (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...
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...
October 2024
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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...
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/ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Services
December 2022 Volume 85, Number 5The ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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...
October 2022
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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...