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Environmental Public Health Disaster Readiness & Resilience Training
This comprehensive program equips environmental public health professionals with the critical skills needed to protect and promote health before, during, and following a disaster. ModulesThe training workshops include three comprehensive modules...
October 2024
Journal of 乐播传媒 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鈥檚 cover article assessed current food allergy po...
September 2024
Journal of 乐播传媒 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...
June 2024
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 86, Number 10 View the IssueAbout the Cover Foodborne disease is a substantial public health problem. Restaurant inspections are a primary way health departments can verify that food safety practices and ...
Disaster Readiness Simulator
We are developing a Disaster Readiness Simulator that offers a revolutionary approach to preparing for the reality of concurrent disasters. The simulator enables organizations to accurately test and understand their emergency response capabiliti...
Environmental Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Capability Framework
In 2022, we established a Community of Practice (CoP) to guide the development and review of environmental public health disaster readiness resources. With the support of the CoP, we began the process of developing a list of core capabilities an...
Saltwater Intrusion Resources
Saltwater intrusion refers to the movement of salt water into freshwater aquifers. This can degrade groundwater quality, contaminating sources used for drinking and crop irrigation. Extended droughts can push this saltwater-freshwater bounda...
October 2023
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 86, Number 3 View This IssueArticles Persistence and Transfer of Enveloped Phi 6 Bacteriophage on Hotel Guest Room SurfacesManaging Mosquito-Borne Diseases as an Emergency for Mosquito Control: The South Ko...
SAFE-D Best Practices Guide
Each of the more than 3,000 environmental public health programs across the country collects and manages aquatic information differently. The Standard for Aquatic Facility Environments 鈥� Data (SAFE-D) model is a standardized format ...
HiAP Preparedness Guide
The Health In All Policies Preparedness (HiAP) Guide provides a framework to taking a HIAP approach to public health preparedness to improve the depth and effectiveness of collaboration at all stages of response. It is organized usin...
Bed Bug Field Guide App
This app provides a clear, science-based guide to bed bugs that anyone can use in their homes and businesses. Learn how to identify bed bugs, how they live, and how to get rid of them. Professionals can obtain helpful advice on bed bug managemen...
April 2016
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 78, No. 8 View the Issue About the Cover The Coconino County Public Health Services District was faced with a mystery in 2014 whe...
April 2017
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 79, No. 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover We know that mosquitoes are potential pathogen-transmitting vectors, causing human illnesses such as West Nile virus, Zika, and chikungunya. There are many ways to pr...
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...
Declaration on National Preparedness Month, September 2020
Publication Date: September 2020We support National Preparedness Month and advocate for national, state, and local policies, regulations, research, and resources that enhance the ability of environmental health professionals to contribute to and...
Flooding Preparedness Resources for Private Water Systems
These resources are meant to assist private well and septic system users before, during, and after a hurricane or mass flooding disaster.Drinking WaterU.S. EPA: Emergency Disinfection of Drinking WaterCDC: Download FAQs on When and How to Boil W...
Food Safety & Emergency Preparedness
As environmental health professionals, we support communities in an event of an emergency or disaster. Review these resources and tools to be prepared.Disaster Relief StoryNEHA member helping with Disaster Relief in Puerto Rico Story: ANTHC Comm...
July/August 2015
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 78, No. 1 View the IssueAbout the Cover The Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the magnitude 9.0 Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, reminded the world that nuclear power plant a...
July/August 2016
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 79, No. 1 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue鈥檚 cover feature, 鈥淚mpacts of Industrial Wind Turbine Noise on Sleep Quality: Results From a Field Study of Rural Residents in Ontario, Canada,鈥� the auth...
June 2016
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 78, No. 10 View the IssueAbout the Cover When deciding where to dine out, do you consult an online restaurant review site such as Yelp, Urbanspoon, TripAdvisor, or one of the many others? These reviews prov...
June 2018
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 80, No. 10 View the Issue About the Cover Supermarkets represent an important public access to a wide variety of food that is vita...
March 2017
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 79, No. 7 View the IssueAbout the Cover Past and recent foodborne illness outbreaks continue to illustrate the difficulties in determining when to go public with food safety information about potential pub...
March 2021
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 83, Number 7 View the IssueAbout the Cover Barrier sprays are a common method for controlling a variety of mosquito species, especially for residential backyard applications. This issue鈥檚 cover article, 鈥淓v...
November 2018
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 81, Number 4 View the IssueAbout the Cover Rats are a common problem in cities worldwide. Most of the public health research has focused on disease transmission related to rat exposure and infestations; how...
Post-Hurricane Health & Safety Work Partnership
Improving Public Health, Child Care, and Safety in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin IslandsThe 乐播传媒 (NEHA) has been selected to work on a series of post-hurricane projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Pu...
Emergency & Disaster Readiness
Environmental public health is an essential component of disaster readiness. We partner with state, tribal, local, territorial, and national environmental public health organizations to identify needs and develop tools to assist you in prepa...
Preparedness & Response for Septic Systems
After a disaster, such as a hurricane, wildfire, or earthquake, septic systems may be damaged and fail to operate correctly. Ensuring that these systems function properly is essential to providing safe waste disposal for millions of Americans, y...
Preparedness Committee
Thank you to all who applied to join the committee.The term is 2 years: October 2023 - September 2025. Time commitment is 1-hour meetings per month plus subcommittee work (approx. additional potential 1 hour a month).MissionTo serve as a resourc...
Preparedness Go-Bag
Date posted: August 25, 2021Blog poster: NEHA's Preparedness CommitteeWell, it is that time of year again. The ocean waters are hotter, and hurricanes are starting to form, with the 2021 season already at five named storms as of mid-July. The we...
Radiological and Chemical Preparedness Resources
Human-caused disasters are extremely hazardous events that are caused by human beings. Some examples of human-caused disaster emergencies include chemical spills, hazardous material spills, explosions, chemical or biological attacks, nuclear bla...
September 2017
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 80, No. 2View the IssueAbout the Cover September is National Preparedness Month and we thought it fitting to highlight this issue鈥檚 article, 鈥淩esponse, Recovery, and Resilience to Oil Spills and Environment...
September 2021
Journal of 乐播传媒 Volume 84, Number 2 View the IssueAbout the CoverThis issue features a two-part series on the Zika virus. The first part, 鈥淭he Zika Virus Threat and Prevention Challenges鈥� explores an all-hazards and One Health ap...
Wildfire Resources
Use the following resources to assist with emergency preparedness after a wildfire or mass fire. These resources were developed in-part by CDC, EPA, California Air Resources Board, and California Department of Public Health. Wildfire Response Gu...
Preparedness Webinars
We aim to improve the capacity of environmental health to address emergency health threats and improve the national preparedness, response, and recovery framework. Review the webinars for up-to-date information on community preparedness topics a...
乐播传媒 Rapid Needs Assessment for Floods in the Caribbean
The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) works to improve the health and quality of life of their populations in the countries of the Americas. PAHO developed an 乐播传媒 Rapid Needs Assessment (ENRNA) tool as a basic operational ...
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...
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...