EHSB Journal of Environmental Health Columns for 2007
2007 Direct from CDC columns
Quick links for earlier columns in:
2006
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CAPT Daniel Harper is the first on the 2007 roster of authors from
CDC’s Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) contributing to
the Journal of Environmental Health on a monthly basis.
In the January/February
issue [PDF,
109 KB], he discusses the importance of
A Diverse Environmental
Public Health Workforce to Meet the Diverse Environmental Health
Challenges of the 21st Century [PDF,
175 KB].
CDR Richard Gelting contributed to the
March issue
[PDF, 256 KB]
of the Environmental Health Services Branch column. In his article,
A Public Health
Perspective on Onsite Wastewater Systems
[PDF, 135 KB], he discusses
public health issues such as exposure to wastewater pathogens and
how system construction is influenced by rapid growth in many areas.
The April issue
[PDF, 137 KB]
of the Journal of Environmental Health featured CAPT Hugh
Mainzer's discussion of the
partnership between
veterinarians and environmental health practitioners
[PDF, 124 KB].
CAPT Mainzer notes that these partners have long had common competencies,
practices, and accomplishments.
The May issue
[PDF, 120 KB]
of the Journal of Environmental Health included Michael
Beach's column discussing
National Recreational
Water Illness (RWI) Prevention Week [PDF,
628 KB]. He notes that simple RWI week activities can be
the first step in developing an RWI prevention plan.
Martin Kalis discusses
EMAC and EH in Emergency
Response [PDF,
1.5MB] in the
June issue [PDF,
557 KB] of the
Journal of Environmental Health. This issue also features
Food Workers' Perspectives on Handwashing Behaviors and Barriers
in the Restaurant Environment, which was developed by CDC’s Environmental
Health Specialists Network, Oregon DHS, and Oregon State University.
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Daneen Farrow Collier discusses how CDC and its capacity-building
grantees are
Helping Environmental
Health Practitioners Develop Strategic Partnerships and Engage Public
Health Policy Makers on the Value and Benefits of Environmental
Health Services [PDF,
1.9 MB] in the
July-August issue
[PDF, 92 KB]
of the
Journal of Environmental Health. Also in this issue:
articles featuring
accomplishments in capacity building for environmental public health,
developed by CDC’s capacity-building grantees.
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In the September issue
[PDF, 111 KB]
of the
Journal of Environmental Health, Brian Hubbard discusses
the Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute
(EPHLI) and its success to date in his article,
Environmental Public
Health Leadership Revisited [PDF,
189 KB].
New applications for EPHLI
cohort IV (class of 2008–2009) are being accepted until October
31, 2007.
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The Journal of Environmental Health's
October issue
[PDF, 877 KB]
featured Lisa Beaumier's article,
The Vessel Sanitation
Program: Government Partnering with the Cruise Ship Industry to
Improve Public Health [PDF,
266 KB]. She discusses VSP's unique partnership with the
cruise ship industry as a well as its focus on prevention and control
of gastrointestinal illnesses and promotion of public health and
environmental sanitation programs.
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Rob Blake discusses the six goals and 12 objectives of CDC’s
National Strategy to
Revitalize Environmental Public Health Services in his article,
Revitalization: Are
We There Yet?
[PDF, 142 KB] in the
November issue
[PDF, 60 KB]
of the
Journal of Environmental Health. He gives examples of activities
undertaken using the goals and objectives to promote and strengthen
coordination between environmental protection and public health
programs.
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George Luber and Jeremy Hess discuss climate change and its significance
for human health in the
December issue
[PDF, 98 KB]
of the Journal of Environmental Health. Their article
Climate Change and Human Health
in the United States [PDF
385 KB] emphasizes how an effective public health response
to climate change will require a synergistic approach, public health
must take a leadership role in preparing for the consequences.