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Environmental HealthLand Use Planning | Food Safety | Environmental Health Policy | Wastewater Treatment | Recreational Water Program
Local boards of health are responsible for assuring the provision of adequate public health services in their communities, including protection from many environmental health risks. A board of health’s role is to:
This responsibility is a dynamic one; local needs change, new threats are introduced, the scientific knowledge base grows, and regulatory requirements are modified. Periodic evaluations of environmental health programs are vital to ensure that the community’s needs are met. NALBOH has developed a number of environmental health training and educational materials for board of health members and practicing public health professionals, and is here to provide technical support and assistance in relation to emerging threats and planning efforts.
Did You Know..
Environmental Health Services Branch: Enhancing and Revitalizing Environmental Public Health The overarching goal of the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to enhance and revitalize environmental public health to address a range of environmental health issues. Click here to learn what's new at CDC's EHSB!
Environmental Public Health Performance Standards The Environmental Public Health Performance Standards (EnPHPS) can be used to assist local, state, and tribal boards' capability to perform the Ten Essential Services of Environmental Public Health at all levels. The standards will also more clearly describe what environmental health programs need to do to perform the Ten Essential Services. For more information, please visit CDC's Environmental Public Health Performance Standards home page by clicking here.
New NALBOH Publications
New! Vector Control Strategies for Local Boards of Health A variety of topics are addressed, including the importance of overseeing and ensuring that there are sufficient resources, effective policies and procedures, partnerships with other organizations, and regular evaluation of an agency’s vector programs and services.
Coming Soon.. Board of Health Recommendations for Hiring Qualified Environmental Health Practitioners This guide will help board of health members understand their important roles in ensuring that there are adequate and effective environmental health staff providing environmental public health services to the community. The publication does not aim to solve the shortage of environmental health professionals, but it does support the development of the workforce by showing the many benefits of employing competent, academically prepared environmental health practitioners by local, state, and tribal health departments.
If you are interested in ordering copies, please click here.
In the News
Risk of Diseases Rises with Water Temperatures
Mark Your Calendars!
June 21-24, 2009: National Environmental Health Association's 73rd Annual Conference in Atlanta, GA. www.neha.org/AEC/2009/index.html
About NALBOH's Environmental Health Subcommittee
NALBOH's Environmental Health Subcommittee is a subdivision of the Education & Training Committee with a focus on environmental health issues. The subcommittee's main charge is to assist in the development of NALBOH's environmental health products and services.
Future Environmental Health Subcommittee Projects Include:
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For questions or more information about NALBOH's environmental health programs, please contact Jeff Neistadt.
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