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- At A Glance
- Biomonitoring and Environmental Public Health Tracking (EPHT)—Linking: Hazards, Exposures, & Health Effects
- CDC's Strategy for the National EPHT Program
- EPHT and Biomonitoring
- EPHT National Network Implementation Plan
- EPHT Network Vision Document
- Healthy People 2010
- MMWR
- National EPHT Program Mini-Monograph in Environmental Health Perspectives On-line
- National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
- PEW Environmental Health Commission Report America's Environmental Health Gap: Why the Country Needs a Nationwide Health Tracking Network
- Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
- Program in Brief
- Quarterly Tracker
- Technical Network Implementation Plan
- Timeline: Technical Network Implementation Plan
- Tracking Grantee Portal Standards and Recommendations
- Tracking Issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
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Publications
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 ...moreCDC'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)
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]- Technical Report [PDF, 30 Kb]
- Companion Report [PDF, 60 Kb]
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.
Technical Network Implementation Plan
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
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
Tracking Grantee Portal Standards and Recommendations [PDF 156 Kb]
Identifying best practices and establishing guidelines is essential to maintaining a strong and well organized multiple-partner network. As the Tracking Network grows to include new partners, these practices and guidelines will provide a valuable tool for new partners. This document contains details that supplement requirements stated in CDC- RFA-EH06-601 (RFA), National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program – Network Implementation.
Tracking Issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice
With the launch of the Environmental Health Tracking Network approaching, many are taking notice of the impact this surveillance resource will have on public health. In fact, the November-December 2008 issue of the Journal of Public Health Management and Practice (JPHMP) is devoted entirely to environmental public health tracking. The guest editor for the issue is Alex E. Charleston, MPH, a public health analyst in NCEH’s Environmental Health Tracking Branch.
JPHMP is a peer-reviewed journal that provides its readers with information for the design and implementation of public health programs. Articles in the current issue of JPHMP were written by Tracking staff and grantees. The issue includes an editorial by Michael A. McGeehin, Director of NCEH’s Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects. Other articles in this issue are about the nuts and bolts of implementing the national and state tracking networks, results of tracking projects, and how to build partnerships for tracking. JPHMP is available online at www.jphmp.com. Click here for a link to the current issue (http://www.jphmp.com/pt/re/jphmp/currenttoc.htm;jsessionid=
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