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April 2018 Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services Branch
Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services Branch ColumnApril 2018 Journal of Environmental Health (Volume 80, Number 8) Editor's Note: strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnersh...
April 2018
Journal of Environmental Health Volume 80, No. 8 View the IssueAbout the Cover This issue’s cover article, “Organizational Characteristics of Local Health Departments and Environmental Health Services and Activities,” explores the association be...
April 2017
Journal of Environmental Health 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...
April 2016
Journal of Environmental Health 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...
APPLETREE Program Resources
Through the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR)'s cooperative agreement program titled ATSDR's Partnership to Promote Local Efforts to Reduce Environmental Exposure (APPLETREE) Program, some state health departments received...
Annual Summaries of Foodborne Outbreaks
These summaries help public health practitioners better understand the germs, foods, settings, and contributing factors (for example, food not kept at the right temperature) involved in these outbreaks. They also can help identify emerging foodb...
Annual Reports
's 2024 Annual Report commemorates landmarks in environmental health practice and a record-breaking year for the association. We invite you to learn about the profession's collective achievements, thought leadership, and critical advoca...
Woven Strong: The Environmental Health Tapestry
Interlacing knowledge, experience, and innovation in the heart of AmericaJoin us in Kansas City, Missouri, August 3-6, 2026, for 's Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition, where the brightest minds in environmental health come ...
American Indian and Alaska Native Environmental Health Recognition Awards Recipients
In partnership with the CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), we are pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 American Indian/Alaska Native Environmental Health Recognition Awards. This award recognizes tribal ...
American Indian and Alaska Native Environmental Health Recognition Awards
These awards are an opportunity for leaders in Tribal Environmental Health to showcase the important work they do to protect the health of their communities.2022 Winners & ResourcesAward DetailsThe past few years have seen unprecedented envi...
Amblyomma maculatum Surveillance Method
There are several methods for tick surveillance including both active and passive methods. These include tick drags and tick collections from animals.Active surveillance is used to determine whether a species of tick is established within a cert...
Amblyomma americanum Surveillance
There are several methods for tick surveillance including both active and passive methods. These include tick drags and tick collections from animals. Active surveillance is used to determine whether a species of tick is established within a cer...
All In: Data for Community Health
Network of communities actively testing ways to improve health outcomes through partnerships to share healthcare and public health data.All In: Data for Community HealthResource Type: ProgramsSource Description: Data for Community Health is a le...
Air Quality Webinars
Protecting Public Health from Wildland Fire Smoke Under Increasing Prescribed FireEPA’s Office of Research and Development conducted research on the intersection of wildfire and prescribed fire smoke, focusing on their impacts on human health. E...
Air Quality Resources
Air Quality ResourcesCDC has resources for the general public and EH professionals on air pollutants, public health issues, research, and data.Air Quality | WebpageTraining on Particle PollutionThe EPA's course on particle pollution provides hea...
Air Quality
Air pollution is associated with a wide variety of health conditions, from temporary eye, nose and throat irritation to asthma, heart disease, and and reproductive issues. We work to identify research, support funding, and promote policy that su...
Affiliates
Our affiliates represent a grassroots network of state-level and sector-specific environmental health organizations. We are connected through a shared mission of empowering and educating environmental health professionals. Affiliate as...
Aedes triseriatus Surveillance Method
Surveillance methods are used to understand local mosquito populations. Surveillance techniques should be targeted at mosquito species that can transmit disease to people. Active surveillance needs to be utilized to identify and control Aedes tr...
Aedes albopictus Surveillance Method
Surveillance methods are used to understand local mosquito populations, by estimating abundance, and pathogen incidence. Active surveillance needs to be utilized to identify and control Ae. albopictus mosquitoes.Active surveillance uses multiple...
Aedes aegypti Surveillance Method
Surveillance methods are used to understand local mosquito populations. Surveillance techniques should be targeted at the mosquito species that can transmit disease to people. Active surveillance needs to be utilized to identify and control Ae a...
AEC Schedule
Take a moment to review ’s 2026 Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition schedule. A draft agenda will be available in early 2026.Saturday, August 1, 2026 Start TimeEnd TimeEvent8:00 AM4:30 PMCertified Professional - Food Safety ...
AEC Travel
AEC VenueAll AEC educational sessions, meetings, and activities will take place at the Sheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown Center, in Kansas City, Missouri.HotelThe designated host hotel offering reduced rates for the 2026 AEC is:Sheraton Kansas...
AEC Call for Abstracts
Woven Strong: The Environmental Health TapestryCall for Abstracts — AEC 2026 in Kansas CityInterlacing knowledge, experience, and innovation in the heart of AmericaThe strongest fabric needs every fiber, and that includes yours.At the Annua...
Advertising in the Journal
The Journal, which we publish, provides peer-reviewed scientific articles as well as commentaries, reports, and review articles. The Journal also keeps readers up-to-date on current issues, new research, useful products and services, and employ...
Advertise With Us
We can help get your business in front of environmental health decision makers and professionals with buying power. Reach thousands of professionals who seek industry products, services, information, and expertise to help advance their organizat...
Accomplishments So Far
Date posted: Thursday, June 2, 2022 - 13:30Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDEmail of Blog Poster: dfarquhar@neha.orgAs we approach the halfway mark of this year, I thought I would reflect on the activities that our Government Affairs department has...
About the Program
Program GoalsThe ‑FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model (RFFM) Grant Program has three primary goals: Support strategies that reduce the occurrence of foodborne illness risk factors in retail food establishments. Promote uniformity and build a ...
About
We are the leading organization supporting environmental health professionals in the US and the world. We represent more than 7,000 governmental, private, academic, and uniformed services sector environmental health professionals in th...
A. Harry Bliss Editor’s Award
Dr. A. Harry Bliss was the Journal editor in 1969, the year this award was first presented. When he retired, the award was named after him to honor his 40 years of involvement in Journal production. The A. Harry Bliss Editor's Award recognizes o...
A Systems-Based Food Safety Evaluation: An Experimental Approach
Article outlines the systems-based approach used for evaluating food safety practices.Go to Tool Approximate Length: 6 pageRequirements: NoneCost: FreeFormat: Journal ArticleHosting Body: National Environmental Health Association ()Host...
9-Minute Quick Interview Cardinal Rules for Outbreaks
Video highlighting and showing examples of the 10-cardinal rules and do's and don't of interviewing during a foodborne disease outbreak investigation.YouTube Approximate length: Nine minutesRequirements: NoneCost: FreeFormat: VideoHosting B...
5 Checks for Safe Food Delivery
This document, "5 Checks for Safe Food Delivery", has been designed to provide best practice recommendations for safe food delivery to delivery persons working with third-party delivery services. This document is intended to provide very brief ...
Second Annual World Food Day
Date posted: Monday, June 29, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDIn the midst of COVID-19, enforcing social distancing, and attempts to reopen the economy, we neglected to celebrate June 7, 2020, as the 2nd Annual World Food Day, sponsored by the...
Self-Assessment and Verification Audit Workshops & Training
Self-Guided CoursesFD8030S00 Curriculum: Self-Assessment and Verification Audit SeriesThe Self-Assessment and Verification Audit Series consist of 10 self-guided courses which provide relevant information and instruction for retail program enrol...
RFFM Training Information
GY 2026-27 Training Opportunities Following are some of the training options available for Track 2, and 3 applicants that choose the Training Optional Add-On in their 2026-27 application: NACCHO Preparedness Summit: Baltimore, MD, April 13 - Apr...
2022 Award Winners
We were proud to bestow several national awards that represent outstanding individuals, programs, and groups throughout the country in 2022. From students excelling during unparalleled times and new leaders working on diversity efforts to some o...
Upcoming & Previous AECs
Future Annual Education Conference & Exhibitions2026Kansas City, MissouriSheraton Kansas City Hotel at Crown CenterAugust 3 – 6, 20262025 AEC RecordingsSessions from 2025 AEC will be made available to registered attendees and members th...
2021 Year in Government Affairs
Date posted: Monday, January 10, 2022Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDI've completed my first full year as director of Government Affairs for and, as such, would like to list the accomplishments of the program in 2021.This endeavor is more tha...
2021 State Enacted Food Legislation: June 2021
Date posted: Wednesday, June 23, 2021Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDState legislatures introduced several hundred bills related to food during the 2021 legislative sessions. Almost every state introduced legislation regarding food—including food ...
2020 World Environmental Health Day Declaration
Publication Date: September 2020We joined with 37 environmental health organizations from across the globe to issue a declaration in support of World Environmental Health Day and the environmental health workforce. Together we are unified in our...
2020 Awards, Honors, and Scholarship Recipients
AEHAP Student Research Competition WinnersAdam Vang, East Carolina UniversityLana Sexton and Amber Turner, Eastern Kentucky UniversityPaige Tolleson, Montana State UniversitySwade Barned and Steven Mills, Eastern Kentucky UniversityDavis Calvin ...
2019 Awards, Honors, and Scholarship Recipients
50th Anniversary of EHACEast Tennessee State University50th Anniversary of USEHANational Environmental Health AssociationAccela/ 2019 AEC ScholarshipsVincentiu AnghelMeredith GarmanAdam HahnMaia HansonNicholas IszlerShannon JaworskiMatthew S...
2019 AEC
Local Voices. Universal Language.The 83rd Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition continued the National Environmental Health Association's () excellent track record of hosting a highly successful and innovative event. The 2019 ...
2018 Awards, Honors, and Scholarship Recipients
Accela/ 2018 AEC ScholarshipsAllen AlexanderJennifer CorriganChris EllisBryan EscamillaKatie KeifferEmmanuel McCarrellTinika McIntosh-AmouzouviRyan MercadoBonnie SimpsonAEHAP Student Research Competition WinnersHeidi KnechtJoseph KusiKellyn ...
2018 AEC
Building Bridges, Bonds, and BenefitsThe 2018 AEC and HUD Healthy Homes Conference, presented by Green & Health Homes Initiative, proved to be an exciting, groundbreaking, and very successful event. This year, co-hosted the confere...
2017 Awards, Honors, and Scholarship Recipients
Congratulations to the 2017 Environmental Health Award and Scholarship Winners: Past Presidents AwardScott Holmes Affiliate Certificates of MeritIndividualsPaul Bilowus (DC)Heather Gallant (MA)James Hodina (IA)Jerry McNamar (KS)Welford R...
2017 AEC
Grand Rapids, MichiganJuly 10–13, 2017Local Solutions. National Influence.Over 800 environmental health professionals convened at 's 81st Annual Educational Conference (AEC); an Exhibition to deliberate, learn, and exchange ideas and experie...
2016 AEC
The State of Big IdeasThey say everything is bigger in Texas and this year, 's 80th Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition was no exception with the partnership between our AEC and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Devel...