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FY 2025 Federal Budget Update
December 27, 2024 Before the holiday break Congress passed and President Biden signed a continuing resolution averting a government shutdown. This measure keeps the government operating at FY 2024 funding levels along with more than $110 billion...
State Enacted Body Art Legislation: 2024 Sessions
October 11, 2024 For the 2024 state legislative sessions that began in January 2024, state legislators introduced 64 bills related to body art. Of these bills, 19 were passed and enacted into law. Body art legislation covered topics such as barb...
State Enacted Food Safety Legislation: 2024 Sessions
September 19, 2024 For the 2024 state legislative sessions that began in January 2024, state legislators introduced 250 bills related to food safety. Of these bills, 41 were passed and enacted into law, with another 11 eligible for signing by th...
Joe Beck Educational Contribution Award Winner
September 10, 2024 This summer, we awarded the Columbus Public Health ֲý Division in Columbus, Ohio the Joe Beck Educational Contribution Award. As environmental health departments face the difficult hiring landscape, the job ...
September 2024
Journal of ֲý Volume 87, Number 2 View the IssueAbout the Cover Community-engaged research is becoming more prevalent in environmental health. With a spectrum of community involvement characterizing this research, it has the po...
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—$711 billion ...
NEHA Provides Thought Leadership at World Congress on ֲý
May 24, 2024 Our leadership and staff provided thought leadership and represented the workforce and association at the 17th IFEH World Congress on ֲý in Perth, Australia, on May 20–24, 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 ֲý 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...
September 2019: Direct From CDC/ֲý Services
Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnSeptember 2019 Journal of ֲý (Volume 82, Number 2) Editor's Note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships...
September 2019
Journal of ֲý Volume 82, Number 2 View the IssueAbout the Cover The popularity of farmers markets has grown over the past two decades and there is an increasing need to ensure that fresh produce and ready-to-eat foods sold at t...
May 2019 Direct From CDC/ֲý Services
Direct From CDC/ֲý Services ColumnMay 2019 Journal of ֲý (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 ֲý Volume 81, Number 9 View the IssueAbout the Cover This issue’s cover article, “Gambling With Your Health: Bacterial Contamination on Casino Gaming Chips,” explores the risk of exposure to infectious diseases, espe...