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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 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Division in Columbus, Ohio the Joe Beck Educational Contribution Award. As environmental health departments face the difficult hiring landscape, the job ...
Dr. Bailus Walker, Jr. Diversity and Inclusion Award Winner
September 5, 2024 This summer, we awarded Lieutenant Commander (LCDR) Sarah Hughes, MPH, REHS/RS, DAAS, CESM the Dr. Bailus Walker, Jr. Diversity and Inclusion Awareness Award. LCDR Hughes makes tangible impacts to diversity and inclusion throu...
September 2024
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½
May 24, 2024 Our leadership and staff provided thought leadership and represented the workforce and association at the 17th IFEH World Congress on ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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 ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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...
The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act
September 5, 2023 The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act (PAHPRA) undergoes review and is reauthorized by Congress every 5 years, the first time in 2018 and again at the end of September 2023. Congress has mark...
September 2023: Direct From CDC/ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Services
September 2023Volume 86, Number 2 Editor's Note: The 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,...
September 2023
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Volume 86, Number 2 View This IssueArticles A Collaborative Approach to National Food Code AdoptionFederal Meat and Poultry Inspection Duties and Requirements—Part 4: Food Defense, Product Sampling, Rules of Pract...
Iowa and South Carolina Redesign Their Public Health Agencies
May 19, 2023 No one needs to point out that the nation’s 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’s 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/ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Services
May 2023 Volume 85, Number 9Editor's Note: The 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, ...
May 2023
Journal of ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ 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...