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2008 Direct from CDC columns
Quick links for earlier columns in: 2006, 2007
JEH Features Tools Developed by CDC Capacity-Building Grantees' Work Fact Sheet
The Healthy Housing Inspection
Manual [PDF
241 KB] is the
focus of the EHS column in the
October issue
[PDF 160 KB]
of the Journal of Environmental Health. The column
features the preface of the
manual and discusses its usefulness in helping health and housing
programs identify housing deficiencies resulting in adverse health
effects to occupants.
Laura Green discusses the importance of behavioral science research
and methods in food-safety efforts in the
September issue [PDF
128 KB] of the Journal of Environmental Health.
Her article, Behavioral
Science and Food Safety [PDF
270 KB], discusses how behavioral science interviewing techniques
can be used to improve the quality of information collected about
food workers' behaviors.
Andrew Dannenberg and Paris Ponder introduce built environment case
studies in their commentary,
Role of Environmental Health Professionals in Improving the Built
Environment [PDF
123 KB], in the
July-August
issue [PDF 138
KB] of the JEH. The four case studies are from
Colorado,
Michigan,
Ohio, and
Washington.
Pam Wigington provides content and formatting tips in the
June issue
[PDF 126 KB]
of the Journal of Environmental Health. Her column
Clear Messages
for Effective Communication [PDF
185 KB] offers many quick tips on how to relay your message
to an audience with clear and precise methods, such as using active
voice and matching graphics as well as other helpful content management
information.
In conjunction with RWI Prevention Week (May 19–25, 2008), CAPT
Charles Otto and Paula Joe discuss
Recreational Water
Illness Prevention, 2008 [PDF
171 KB] in the
May issue [PDF
155 KB] of the Journal of Environmental Health.
This year's RWI prevention program will be expanded to include
natural swimming venues, a special toolkit for the aquatics industry,
and an improved toolkit for regulatory programs.
In the Journal of Environmental Health's
April issue, [PDF
128 KB] CAPT Mark Miller discusses
Emergency
Preparedness and Response Training for Environmental Health Practitioners
[PDF 177 KB].
He mentions the need for Environmental Health Training in Emergency
Response (EHTER) and the continued interest in training (more than
450 participants to date). Also in development the the EHTER train-the-trainer
toolbox.
Pam Wigington and Teresa Sims discuss
Web-Based
Resources for Environmental Public Health Practitioners
[PDF 177 KB]
in the
March issue [PDF
132 KB] of the Journal of Environmental Health.
See also, Shipshape: Sanitation
Inspections on Cruise Ships, 1990-2005 [PDF
555 KB], by Elaine Cramer, Curtis Blanton, Charles Otto,
and the Vessel Sanitation Program EH Inspection Team.
Mary Jean Brown highlights the five steps that will provide a clear
path to achieving the 2010 goal of eliminating elevated blood lead
levels in children in the
January-February issue [PDF
103 KB] of the Journal of Environmental Health.
Her article, Childhood
Lead Poisoning Prevention: Getting the Job Done by 2010
[PDF 207 KB],
emphasizes that even after the 2010 goal is achieved, primary prevention
efforts must be maintained and surveillance systems in place to
ensure that these efforts are effective.