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Uncovering environmental health needs and opportunities
Byrne MK , Kayleigh Hall S , Dejarnett N , Tariq R , Gustafson M . J Environ Health 2020 83 (1) 34-37 Health departments represent the frontline of public health but how much do we really know about the professionals working there? Profiles of state and local health departments provide helpful information about health department services and programs. Detailed information about the environmental health profession, however, is beyond the scope of those assessments. | | To better understand environmental health professionals and the programs they lead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health, the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and Baylor University partnered to conduct a first of its kind assessment of this critical group within governmental health departments. The initiative became known as Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision, and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health (UNCOVER EH). Overall, the final results included responses from 1,700 environmental health professionals from governmental public health programs at state, tribal, local, and territorial levels. | | This month's column provides key takeaways from the UNCOVER EH initiative and recommendations to strengthen environmental health programs and address challenges facing the profession. |
Culture shift: strengthening the role of environmental health in public health performance improvement efforts
Price JR , Grigg CM , Byrne MK . J Environ Health 2013 76 (3) 48-51 NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we feature a column from the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in every issue of theJournal. In this column, EHSB and guest authors from across CDC will highlight a variety of concerns, opportunities, challenges, and successes that we all share in environmental public health. EHSB's objective is to strengthen the role of state, local, tribal, and national environmental health programs and professionals to anticipate, identify, and respond to adverse environmental exposures and the consequences of these exposures for human health. |
The 2009 National Environmental Public Health Conference: one model for planning green and healthy conferences
Ruckart PZ , Moore C , Burgin D , Byrne MK . Public Health Rep 2011 126 Suppl 1 58-63 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry committed to making their 2009 National Environmental Public Health Conference a model for green and healthy conferences. The conference included increased opportunities for physical activity, both as part of conference events and for transportation to the conference. In addition, conference meals were healthy and sustainably sourced. The conference also implemented intuitive, accessible recycling; online scheduling and evaluation to minimize hard-copy materials; and the purchase of carbon offsets to reduce the unwanted environmental impact of the conference. Public health professionals have an opportunity and obligation to support healthy behaviors at their events and to serve as leaders in this area. Facilitating healthy and sustainable choices is in alignment with goals for both public health and broader social issues-such as environmental quality-that have a direct bearing on public health. |
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