Environmental Health
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI) is now accepting applications for the class of 2011–2012.* Each year, approximately 30 practicing environmental public health professionals are admitted to the program. EPHLI strengthens the country's environmental public health system by enhancing the leadership capabilities of state, local, and tribal environmental public health professionals. Application instructions are posted at http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/EPHLI/application.htm. The application deadline is Oct. 31, 2010. For more information about EPHLI, please contact John Sarisky (JSarisky@cdc.gov) or Maggie Byrne at MByrne@cdc.gov.
*Continuation of EPHLI is subject to availability of funds. More »
This fact sheet provides at-a-glance information about NACCHO's current environmental health programs, activities, publications, and products. More » The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry created the "National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures" to develop an action agenda that can help government agencies and other organizations strengthen their efforts to protect the public from harmful chemical exposures. To this effort, NACCHO has contributed the report National Conversation on Public Health and Chemical Exposures: Local Public Health Perspectives. The report presents barriers and successes that local health departments (LHDs) have encountered in addressing chemical exposures as well as LHD recommendations for improving policies and practices regarding chemical exposures.
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Environmental health is defined as "the discipline that focuses on the health interrelationships between people and their environment, promotes human health and well-being, and fosters a safe and healthful environment."
