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ER310 FDA Food Code Course
Course Overview This course emphasizes best practices to address food safety issues faced in the event of a disaster. This free virtual course prepares participants to: Identify food safety risks posed by disasters ...
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HACCP Courses
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from raw material production, procurement and handling, to...
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2024 Board of Directors Election Results
Our members have an opportunity to vote for candidates of a contested Board of Directors' office. Officers serve a one-year term and Regional Vice-Presidents serve a three-year term. Membership is represented by nine regions that represent U.S. ...
June 2015
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 77, No. 10 View the IssueAbout the Cover Many regulatory agencies are trying to find ways to improve food safety, decrease regulatory infractions, and decrease the risk of foodborne outbreaks. The results o...
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...
April 2015
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 77, No. 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover As shown on our cover, hotels often settle for cleanliness versus sanitation, but our feature in this issue, 鈥淪anitary Status and Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant S...
March 2015
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 77, No. 7 View the IssueAbout the Cover The author of this issue鈥檚 cover feature, 鈥淔oodborne Illness and Seasonality Related to Mobile Food Sources at Festivals and Group Gatherings in the State of Georgia,...
January/February 2015
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 77, No. 6 View the IssueAbout the Cover Given the popularity of buying vintage toys on the internet, the authors of this issue鈥檚 cover article, 鈥淗azardous Metals in Vintage Plastic Toys Measured by a Handhe...
乐播传媒 and COVID-19 Resource Library
This webpage shares resources that address the needs of environmental public health staff during the COVID-19 pandemic. It includes resources on: Disinfecting a facility COVID-19 and early childhood K-12 education and COVID-19 Recommended f...
Guides to Expanding Mitigation
This guide is a part of a series that highlights partnerships for emergency mitigation. This resource includes: How communities can support hazard mitigation Ways to support FEMA鈥檚 goal of building a culture of preparedness Recommended for e...
The Mental Health Impacts of Successive Disasters
Experiencing a natural disaster at the same time as a global pandemic is associated with negative impacts on mental health. This article studies resiliency at the individual and community levels to understand problematic impacts following a disa...
Building Resilient Coalitions: Health and Medical Response Through COVID-19 Concurrent Events
This article analyzes the critical role that non-profit organizations play in capacity-building among healthcare institutions in a large medical center. An assessment of the conceptual resilience model is used by the organizations as they respon...
Mutual Aid: A Grassroots Model for Justice and Equity in Emergency Management
This article provides lessons for a more equitable approach to emergency management. Grassroots mutual aid programs regained prominence when supporting equitable approaches to emergency management during many concurrent disasters in 2020. Disast...
FD112 FDA Food Code Course
Course OverviewThis free, four-day, virtual course prepares participants to:Identify the intent, design, and scope of the Food Code.Discuss the criteria of 鈥淎PPROVED鈥� food as defined in the Food CodeExplain recommendations for water, plumbing, w...
Inspector Checklist Boil Water Order
This checklist is for inspectors to use when evaluating if a food establishment may operate during a boil water order. Recommended for environmental public health and public health professionals working with food establishments to determine th...
Hurricanes and COVID-19
This is for planning for a hurricane concurrently with COVID-19 that contains topics on:Preparing for hurricane seasonPreparing to evacuateStay safe during and after a hurricaneRecommended for Environmental public health professionals to use an ...
Homeless Shelter Resources for COVID-19
This resource offers up-to-date information to assist outpatient centers in documenting clients experiencing homelessness who have been tested for COVID-19. It includes:Medical, healthcare system preparedness, and public health emergency prepare...
Floods and the COVID-19 Pandemic 鈥� A New Double Hazard Problem
This article is a literature review that points out three items to consider, which are preparedness, resiliency, and systems engineering, and contains: Guidance on how to address threats. Assess Challenges between threat multipliers. Em...
Retail Food Establishment Checklist for Floods
This checklist can be used by environmental health professionals to assess if a retail food facility can reopen safely after a flood in the facility. Recommended for emergency environmental public health practitioners working at the s...
A Guide to Operating Public Shelters in a Radiation Emergency
This guide has been developed to assist with planning and response efforts related to shelter operations in a radiation emergency. The guide provides information and guidance about: Screening for radioactive contamination Decontamination Rad...
AEC Continuing Education Credits
Registered attendees of the NEHA AEC can earn continuing education credits (CEs) by attending sessions. CEs can be used to maintain the credentials we offer. CEs can only be submitted for those that hold a NEHA credential.Tracking Your CEsIn-per...
Group Registration Instructions
Step 1. Create a MyNEHA Account A MyNEHA account is free to create and is required to register individuals for our conferences. Create Account Step 2. Complete Account Profile After creating your account, complete all required fields (name cont...
Student Opportunities at AEC
Student Reception All registered students are invited to a Student Reception Tuesday, July 15 6:30 鈥� 8:30 pm for light appetizers, drinks and networking opportunities. Come share your insights (and business card) with environmental health stude...
Walter S. Mangold Award Eligibility & Nomination
The Walter S. Mangold Award is presented annually and is the highest award we give to individuals in the environmental health profession. Eligibility To be eligible for consideration for the Walter S. Mangold Award, a nominee ...
Walter S. Mangold Award History
Walter S. Mangold was born in 1895. He attended The Ohio State University for three years prior to World War I and then served in the United States Army. In 1921, he was hired as a sanitarian by the Los Angeles County Health Department. At that ...
General Tools
Carbine Inspection LampAn improvement over the kerosene/paraffin bull鈥檚-eye lantern, and before the general use of battery-operated flashlights, the carbide lamp or acetylene gas lamp was used by inspectors as a portable light source. It uses ca...
Water Quality Tools
Pocket Sight LevelHand levels (or sight levels) were standard issue for sanitarians, particularly those who worked in rural areas. Sanitarians use a sight level to get a rough idea of where the grading is on a particular site. This type of sight...
Vector Tools
Bottle Roach TrapThe ideal tool for the sanitarian, the glass bottle roach trap has multiple uses. For work, it is an excellent roach trap to estimate population size and age. For leisure, it can be used as a minnow trap for the sport fishing sa...
Food Safety Tools
Bimetal Dial Pocket ThermometerThe earliest surviving bimetallic strip was made by the 18th-century clockmaker John Harrison, who is generally credited with its invention in 1759. A bimetallic strip is used to convert a temperature change into m...
Air Quality Tools
Alnor Velometer Jr.The Alnor Velometer Jr. was manufactured by the Alnor Instrument Company of Niles, Illinois, and made its debut in 1948. The 鈥淎lnor Junior鈥� is probably the best-known instrument for measuring airflow. This ruggedly built,...
Publications
The Sanitarian and His Duties The Sanitarian and His Duties (1937) is an analysis of inspection duties in environmental health, together with suggestions regarding requirements of sanitary inspectors. This publication is a&n...
NEHA Items
NAS Lapel PinOn June 25, 1937, the organization known as the California Association of Sanitarians was changed by resolution to the National Association of Sanitarians (NAS) and was incorporated on November 5, 1937, in California. The NAS s...
Badges
AIACS Lapel Pin The American Academy of Sanitarians had its beginning in November 1956 when the Sanitarians Joint Council held an organizational meeting at the American Public Health Association conference in Atlantic City, New Je...
Artifacts
Dairy LicensesIn 1909, the Board of Health of the State of New Jersey created the Division of Creameries and Dairies. This new division facilitated cooperation between the state and local health departments to ensure a safe milk supply.&nbs...
Virtual Museum
A Blast From the 乐播传媒 PastPeruse the Digital Museum to learn more about the fascinating (and sometimes strange) artifacts, instrumentation and tools, publications, and miscellaneous items from NEHA's and environmental health's pa...
History Project Task Force
The task force is comprised of luminaries from the field of environmental health, including NEHA past presidents, distinguished professors, current NEHA leadership, and visionaries from the public, private, and uniformed services sectors.ChairDr...
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) ...
State Ballot Measures on 乐播传媒
November 11, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org On November 8, 2022, voters in the U.S. decided on 133 state ballot measures, including several that addressed water, climate change, health, and cannabis. Most measures get on the ballot in one of two ways: 1...
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...
AEC Networking Events
Monday, July 14 Exhibition Grand Opening 6 鈥� 8:30 pm Join fellow professionals and industry leaders for an engaging opportunity to explore the newest products and services shaping the future of environmental health! Enjoy light refreshments as y...
AEC Preconference Offerings
Please note, this is not an exhaustive list of all the Preconference sessions that will be offered. More sessions will be announced in the coming weeks. These sessions are eligible for Continuing Education credits unless otherwise noted.Registra...
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...
FD218 Risk-Based Inspection Methods in Retail
Course OverviewThis workshop builds upon concepts learned in FD215 Managing Retail Food Safety and is designed to further enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of food safety inspection officers in conducting risk-based inspections.Regist...
FD215 Managing Retail Food Safety Course
Course OverviewThis course is designed to allow participants an opportunity to explore the various ways that risk-based inspections can be applied in retail and food service establishments.Topics will include the "process approach" to HACCP, app...
Results of the Midterm Elections on 乐播传媒
Tuesday, November 22, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org The 2022 midterm elections are finally over. And we know the results, mostly.The U.S. Senate will remain in control of the Democratic Party, having at least 50 seats and the vote of Vice President Kam...