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  • At A Glance
    Information about CDC's yearly goals, program development, funding allocations, related projects and future directions
  • Biomonitoring and EPHT—Linking: Hazards, Exposures, & Health Effects
    Information about linking biomonitoring and environmental public health tracking. Particular focus on hazards, exposures, and health effects ...more
  • CDC's Strategy for the National EPHT Program (Fiscal Years 2005-2010) [PDF, 1 Mb]
    Defines the vision, mission, and five goals that set the direction of the EPHT Program.
  • EPHT and Biomonitoring
    Biomonitoring is an essential component of the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. EPHT must include data on environmental hazards, human exposure, and health effects. The most health-relevant method of determining human exposure to environmental hazards is biomonitoring. Laboratory personnel bring new ideas and concepts to the EPHT Network ...more
  • EPHT National Network Implementation Plan
    This document [PDF 1.3 Mb], CDC’s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program: National Network Implementation Plan (NNIP), outlines the path that the Tracking Program is taking to develop and implement the Tracking Network over the next 5 years. The plan supports achieving success in both immediate and long-term time frames while providing direction and guidance to the many stakeholders who contribute to the Tracking Network’s ongoing development as well as the overall program’s implementation. The NNIP gives insight into the topics and approaches that lead to improved network performance, sustainability, quality, and focus. The NNIP outlines CDC’s strategy for developing and implementing the Tracking Network by clarifying functions and components and describing approaches to developing the components. Specifically, the NNIP
    • describes the background, context, needs, and goals of the Tracking Network;
    • outlines the principal functions and components of the Tracking Network;
    • discusses the steps needed to implement the components; and
    • identifies the entities responsible for taking the implementation steps.
    View [PDF 1.3 Mb] the EPHT National Network Implementation Plan.
  • EPHT Network Vision Document
    This document provides a vision for the Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT) Network. The document is designed to: 1) describe, at a conceptual level, the function and purpose of the EPHT Network, 2) provide a profile of the stakeholders and users of the Network, and 3) outline the major features of the EPHT Network ...more
  • Healthy People 2010 (HP 2010) [external link]
    HP 2010 is a statement of U.S. health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats ...more
  • MMWR
    The Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Series contain data on specific diseases as reported by state and territorial health departments and reports on infectious and chronic diseases, environmental hazards, natural or human-generated disasters, occupational diseases and injuries, and intentional and unintentional injuries. Also included are reports on topics of international interest and notices of events of interest to the public health community. The MMWR is prepaid by the CDC ...more
  • National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program Mini-Monograph in Environmental Health Perspectives On-line
    Mini-Monographs consist of up to six manuscripts that address a specific topic and may include original research, perspective reviews, or a combination of original research and review. EHP Mini-Monographs go beyond the limits of the traditional reviews by providing insights and depth of coverage that a traditional review article cannot.
  • National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
    This report provides an ongoing assessment of the U.S. population's exposure to environmental chemicals using biomonitoring ...more
  • PEW Environmental Health Commission report America’s Environmental Health Gap: Why the Country Needs a Nationwide Health Tracking Network [PDF, 30 Kb] [external link]
  • PCD
    Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD) is a peer-reviewed electronic journal established to provide a forum for public health researchers and practitioners to share study results and practical experience. The journal is published by the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP), one of eight centers within the CDC. The mission of the journal is to address the interface between applied prevention research and public health practice in chronic disease prevention. PCD focuses on preventing diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and stroke, which are among the leading causes of death and disability in the United States ...more
  • Program in Brief
    Background regarding the relationship between environmental public health tracking and public health problems, what CDC has accomplished in response to these problems, and next steps ...more
  • Quarterly Tracker
    This National EPHT Program newsletter provides updates on EPHT activities, news coverage, partners, workgroups, committees, and events.
    • Volume 1, Issue 1 (Summer 2005) [HTML | PDF, 148 Kb]
    • Volume 1, Issue 2 (Winter 2006) [HTML | PDF, 156 Kb]
  • Technical Network Implementation Plan [PDF 2.1 Mb]
    The Technical Network Implementation Plan (TNIP) is the road map used by technical and scientific staff in the Tracking Program to guide the development of the Tracking Network. The TNIP is a living document and will be updated periodically as experience is gained and as the components of the Network are refined and implemented. ...more
  • Timeline: Technical Network Implementation Plan [PDF 1.2 Mb]
    This timeline outlines the major activities and milestones in the Technical Network Implementation Plan (TNIP). The timeline is a living document and will be updated periodically as experience is gained and as the components of the Network are refined and implemented ...more
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