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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 2023

Journal of ֲý 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...

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 ֲý 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 ֲý 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 ֲý Volume 79, No. 5 View the IssueAbout the Cover Growing evidence shows that interpersonal skills—such as communication, patience, empathy, respect, and consideration—are essential for conducting regulatory inspecti...

July/August 2015

Journal of ֲý 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 ֲý Volume 79, No. 1 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue’s cover feature, “Impacts of Industrial Wind Turbine Noise on Sleep Quality: Results From a Field Study of Rural Residents in Ontario, Canada,” the auth...

June 2016

Journal of ֲý 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 ֲý 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 ֲý 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 ֲý 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’s cover article, “Ev...

November 2018

Journal of ֲý 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...

September 2017

Journal of ֲý Volume 80, No. 2View the IssueAbout the Cover September is National Preparedness Month and we thought it fitting to highlight this issue’s article, “Response, Recovery, and Resilience to Oil Spills and Environment...

September 2021

Journal of ֲý Volume 84, Number 2 View the IssueAbout the CoverThis issue features a two-part series on the Zika virus. The first part, “The Zika Virus Threat and Prevention Challenges” explores an all-hazards and One Health ap...

Dual Disaster Checklist: Flooding and COVID-19

This resource is a dual disaster checklist that can be utilized to support the preparedness of local leaders and contains: Action steps to prepare Checklist for local leaders Recommended for environmental public health professionals, publi...

ֲý 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 ֲý Rapid Needs Assessment (ENRNA) tool as a basic operational ...

COVID-19 Best Practice Information: Natural Hazards Preparedness

This FEMA resource shares recommendations and best practices for state, local, tribal, and territorial officials when managing simultaneous risks posed by COVID-19 and natural hazards. This resource includes key considerations around:Public mess...

Disaster Behavioral Health Through the Lens of COVID-19

This article reviews the history and framework of emergency planning and response and addresses aspects related to COVID-19. Recommendations for how best to incorporate behavioral health responses into future disaster emergency planning are offe...

FDA COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery and Preparedness Plan Initiative: Summary Report

This report describes ongoing and potential prospective actions to strengthen FDA's COVID-19 response and build resilience to respond to future emergencies. As the pandemic has presented new challenges for the entire healthcare community and gov...

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...

Nonprofit Response to Concurrent and Consecutive Disaster Events in Puerto Rico

This article examines how nonprofit organizations are prominent stakeholders when working in community-level recovery efforts. It explores the role of nonprofits to facilitate dynamic information flows, fill in critical service delivery gaps lef...

Planning for Concurrent Disasters During the COVID-19 Pandemic

This podcast offers support on how local, state, national, and federal officials can prepare for concurrent disasters. This resource specifically focuses on COVID-19 and natural disasters that occurred during the early stages of the pandemic. Th...

Preparedness in a Pandemic Workshop Exercise Starter Kit

This guide helps state, local, territorial, and tribal organizations conduct exercises on preparedness during a pandemic. The guide provides planning considerations, discussion questions, and how to conduct internal and external conversations du...

Reflection of Challenges and Opportunities within the COVID-19 Pandemic to Include Biological Hazards into DRR Planning

This article examines key challenges and opportunities from COVID-19 as highlighted at the Asia-Pacific Partnership for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Forum convened by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) Regional office...

The COVID-19 Crisis Worsens With the Occurrence of Climate Extremes and Disasters

This article examines the impacts of climate disasters and COVID-19 in Africa and provides suggestions for countries to strengthen their emergency department by boosting the staff component, provide adequate technical support and develop detaile...

The United States' Response to COVID-19

This report focuses on an assessment of the response to COVID-19 on a national level. This case study assesses the U.S. experience a year into the pandemic unfolding and aims to support a smarter, faster response to the pandemic and to be prepar...

April 2015

Journal of ֲý 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, “Sanitary Status and Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant S...

June 2015

Journal of ֲý 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...