IN THE SPOTLIGHT AT EHS
Applications
are being accepted for the fifth cohort of CDC’s
Environmental
Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI) until October
31, 2008. EPHLI is a 1-year program that identifies, trains,
and assists in the development of environmental public health
leaders. Fellows attend working sessions and a concluding graduation
program where systems thinking projects are presented.
Behavioral Science and Food Safety [PDF
270 KB]. In the
September issue
of the Journal of Environmental Health, Laura Green discusses
the importance of behavioral science research and methods in
food-safety efforts. For example, behavioral science interviewing
techniques can be used to improve the quality of information
collected about food workers' behaviors.
- A resource for Sanitarians,
Environmental Health Specialists, Environmental Health Officers,
Students and other Public Health Professionals. This information
is available to anyone in the public interested in the field of
Environmental Health and reducing illness and death due to environmentally
related disease and injury.
- About EHS
The objective of Environmental Health Services is to strengthen
the role of state, local, and national environmental health programs
and professionals to better anticipate, identify, and respond to
adverse environmental exposures and the consequences of these exposures
to human health....more
EHS Resources
Fact Sheet [PDF
98 KB]
Major Activities, Environmental Health Services
- Environmental Public Health
Performance Standards (EnvPHPS)
Standards that can be used to assess local, state, and tribal capability
to perform the 10 essential services of environmental public health at all
levels. more
- CDC Environmental Public Health
Leadership Institute (EPHLI)
Developed as a 1-year program to strengthen the country’s environmental
public health system by enhancing leadership capabilities of state and local
environmental public health specialists.
more
- Building Environmental
Health Capacity
CDC funds cooperative agreements to help state and local health departments
develop effective, state-of-the-art environmental public health programs.
Products and processes developed by the grantees are designed to be models
and/or toolkits that other environmental health programs can use.
more
- Community Environmental Health
Assessment (CEHA)
CEHA processes such as the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in
Environmental Health can be used to operationalize the 10 Essential Services
of Environmental Public Health. more
- Emergency and Terrorism Preparedness
for Environmental Health Practitioners
This Web site serves as a clearinghouse of information resources related
to emergency and terrorism preparedness for environmental health practitioners.
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- Environmental Health Specialists
Network (EHS-Net)
EHS-Net is a network of environmental health specialists whose mission is
to improve environmental health. more
- Environmental Health Services Publications
Branch publications. more
- Environmental Health Services News and Features
Links to news items related to environmental public health services.
more
- Environmental Health Topics
Links to environmental health topic pages.
more
- Environmental Health
Training
Links to environmental health training resources at CDC and elsewhere.
more
- Environmental Health
Services Listserv
CDC's Environmental Health Listserv was created to enable environmental
health professionals to share information.
more
- Contact Us
Contact information for environmental public health questions, technical
assistance, and environmental public health agency information.
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