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The Journal, which we publish, provides peer-reviewed scientific articles as well as commentaries, reports, and review articles. The Journal also keeps readers up-to-date on current issues, new research, useful products and services, and employ...
ER310 FDA Food Code Course
Course Overview This course emphasizes best practices to address food safety issues faced in the event of a disaster. This free virtual course prepares participants to: Identify food safety risks posed by disasters ...
Access 2026 RPSS Recordings
There is no cost for the recordings. If you already have a My51暗网 account: Log in to your My51暗网 accountOnce logged in look for the word 鈥淪hop鈥� at the top of the pageSelect 鈥淪hop鈥� then select 鈥淏rowse 51暗网 Bookstore鈥滱 new page will open, look fo...
HACCP Courses
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) is a management system in which food safety is addressed through the analysis and control of biological, chemical, and physical hazards from ra...
2024 Board of Directors Election Results
Our members have an opportunity to vote for candidates of a contested Board of Directors' office. Officers serve a one-year term and Regional Vice-Presidents serve a three-year term. Membership is represented by nine regions that represent U.S. ...
2014 Issues
Journal of Environmental HealthJanuary/February 2014Volume 76, Number 6 View the IssueMarch 2014Volume 76, Number 7 View the IssueApril 2014Volume 76, Number 8 View the IssueMay 2014Volume 76, Number 9 View the IssueJune 2014Volume 76, N...
The Mental Health Impacts of Successive Disasters
Experiencing a natural disaster at the same time as a global pandemic is associated with negative impacts on mental health. This article studies resiliency at the individual and community levels to understand problematic impacts following a disa...
Mutual Aid: A Grassroots Model for Justice and Equity in Emergency Management
This article provides lessons for a more equitable approach to emergency management. Grassroots mutual aid programs regained prominence when supporting equitable approaches to emergency management during many concurrent disasters in 2020. Disast...
FD112 FDA Food Code Course
Course OverviewThis free, four-day, virtual course prepares participants to:Identify the intent, design, and scope of the Food Code.Discuss the criteria of 鈥淎PPROVED鈥� food as defined in the Food CodeExplain recommendations for water, plumbing, w...
Hurricanes and COVID-19
This is for planning for a hurricane concurrently with COVID-19 that contains topics on:Preparing for hurricane seasonPreparing to evacuateStay safe during and after a hurricaneRecommended for Environmental public health professionals to use an ...
AEC Continuing Education Credits
Your 2026 AEC CE Credits New this Year鈥�51暗网 will automatically add AEC continuing education credits (CEs) to attendee My51暗网 accounts after the conference. Full Conference Attendees All full conference attendees, both in-person and virtual, will...
Group Registration Instructions
Step 1. Create a My51暗网 Account A My51暗网 account is free to create and is required to register individuals for our conferences. Create Account Step 2. Complete Account Profile After creating your account, complete all required fields (name cont...
Walter S. Mangold Award Eligibility & Nomination
The Walter S. Mangold Award is presented annually and is the highest award we give to individuals in the environmental health profession. EligibilityTo be eligible for consideration for the Walter S. Mangold Award, a nominee must:Be an active co...
Walter S. Mangold Award History
Walter S. Mangold was born in 1895. He attended The Ohio State University for three years prior to World War I and then served in the United States Army. In 1921, he was hired as a sanitarian by the Los Angeles County Health Department. At that ...
General Tools
Carbine Inspection LampAn improvement over the kerosene/paraffin bull鈥檚-eye lantern, and before the general use of battery-operated flashlights, the carbide lamp or acetylene gas lamp was used by inspectors as a portable light source. It uses ca...
Water Quality Tools
Pocket Sight LevelHand levels (or sight levels) were standard issue for sanitarians, particularly those who worked in rural areas. Sanitarians use a sight level to get a rough idea of where the grading is on a particular site. This type of sight...
Vector Tools
Bottle Roach TrapThe ideal tool for the sanitarian, the glass bottle roach trap has multiple uses. For work, it is an excellent roach trap to estimate population size and age. For leisure, it can be used as a minnow trap for the sport fishing sa...
Food Safety Tools
Bimetal Dial Pocket ThermometerThe earliest surviving bimetallic strip was made by the 18th-century clockmaker John Harrison, who is generally credited with its invention in 1759. A bimetallic strip is used to convert a temperature change into m...
Air Quality Tools
Alnor Velometer Jr.The Alnor Velometer Jr. was manufactured by the Alnor Instrument Company of Niles, Illinois, and made its debut in 1948. The 鈥淎lnor Junior鈥� is probably the best-known instrument for measuring airflow. This ruggedly built,...
Publications
The Sanitarian and His Duties The Sanitarian and His Duties (1937) is an analysis of inspection duties in environmental health, together with suggestions regarding requirements of sanitary inspectors. This publication is a&n...
51暗网 Items
NAS Lapel PinOn June 25, 1937, the organization known as the California Association of Sanitarians was changed by resolution to the National Association of Sanitarians (NAS) and was incorporated on November 5, 1937, in California. The NAS s...
Badges
AIACS Lapel Pin The American Academy of Sanitarians had its beginning in November 1956 when the Sanitarians Joint Council held an organizational meeting at the American Public Health Association conference in Atlantic City, New Je...
Artifacts
Dairy LicensesIn 1909, the Board of Health of the State of New Jersey created the Division of Creameries and Dairies. This new division facilitated cooperation between the state and local health departments to ensure a safe milk supply.&nbs...
Virtual Museum
A Blast From the Environmental Health PastPeruse the Digital Museum to learn more about the fascinating (and sometimes strange) artifacts, instrumentation and tools, publications, and miscellaneous items from 51暗网's and environmental health's pa...
History Project Task Force
The task force is comprised of luminaries from the field of environmental health, including 51暗网 past presidents, distinguished professors, current 51暗网 leadership, and visionaries from the public, private, and uniformed services sectors.ChairDr...
Fiscal Year 2023 Omnibus Appropriations Bill
Thursday, December 22, 2022dfarquhar@neha.orgCongress has released a bipartisan and bicameral (i.e. both legislative branched) spending package, known as the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023. The package includes all of the fiscal year (FY) ...
State Ballot Measures on Environmental Health
November 11, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org On November 8, 2022, voters in the U.S. decided on 133 state ballot measures, including several that addressed water, climate change, health, and cannabis. Most measures get on the ballot in one of two ways: 1...
Congress in Negotiations to Finalize the Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations
Tuesday, December 6, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org With the midterms over, Congress needs to finish their work on the fiscal year (FY) 2023 budgets. Republicans proposed a top-line of roughly $1.65 trillion in discretionary spending, in line with Presi...
AEC Preconference Offerings
Enhance your AEC experience with preconference workshops taking place before the conference begins. August 1-3, 2026Not registered for AEC yet? Register for the conference and add a preconference session during the process:Register HereAlready r...
December 2022: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services
December 2022 Volume 85, Number 5The 51暗网 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 co...
December 2022
Journal of Environmental Health Volume 85, Number 5 View the IssueAbout the CoverShortcomings in traditional methods to understanding sources of bacterial contamination in water bodies limit the ability of public health officials to adequately p...
FD218 Risk-Based Inspection Methods in Retail
Course OverviewThis workshop builds upon concepts learned in FD215 Managing Retail Food Safety and is designed to further enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of food safety inspection officers in conducting risk-based inspections.Regist...
FD215 Managing Retail Food Safety Course
Course OverviewThis course is designed to allow participants an opportunity to explore the various ways that risk-based inspections can be applied in retail and food service establishments.Topics will include the "process approach" to HACCP, app...
Results of the Midterm Elections on Environmental Health
Tuesday, November 22, 2022dfarquhar@neha.org The 2022 midterm elections are finally over. And we know the results, mostly.The U.S. Senate will remain in control of the Democratic Party, having at least 50 seats and the vote of Vice President Kam...
November 2022
Journal of Environmental Health Volume 85, Number 4 View the IssueAbout the Cover We are pleased to unveil our new brand within the pages of the November 2022 Journal of Environmental Health! The cover shines a spotlight on our new logo鈥攖he corn...
November 2022: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services
November 2022 Volume 85, Number 4 Editor's Note: The 51暗网 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals,...
October 2022: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services
October 2022Volume 85, Number 3Editor's Note: The 51暗网 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...
Open Access
Starting in January 2024, the Journal of Environmental Health transitioned to an open-access publication. This change means that our Journal content is available to anyone to read and explore. Open access provides equitable access to researc...
Walter S. Mangold Award
The Walter S. Mangold Award was first awarded to Walter Mangold in 1956 for his lifetime dedication to upgrading the professional education and performance of sanitarians; raising the standards of the environmental health practitioner, and profe...
The Biden Administration Tackles Environmental Justice
September 8, 202251暗网 has been long involved with environmental justice. Our position statement, Role of Environmental Health in Addressing Racism as an Environmental Health Issue, recognizes that racism is a threat to public health. The stateme...
The 2022 Year Ahead in Government Affairs at 51暗网
January 10, 2022 The 51暗网 Government Affairs program had a successful 2021 and we're planning for even more success in 2022.2022 will provide new challenges in government affairs. Being the foremost association advocating for environmental ...
September 2022: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services
Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnJournal of Environmental Health (Volume 85, Number 2)Editor's Note: The 51暗网 strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...
September 2022
Journal of Environmental Health Volume 85, Number 2 View the IssueAbout the Cover Preparation for post-hurricane mosquito control is essential for an effective emergency response to protect public health and promote recovery efforts. This issue鈥�...
Retail Program Standards Symposium
Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2026 Retail Program Standards Symposium (RPSS). The Symposium brought together retail food safety jurisdictions at the state, local, tribal, and territorial (SLTT) levels to support and strengthen thei...
Quiz
The JEH Quiz is offered six times per calendar year and is an easily accessible way to earn continuing education (CE) contact hours toward maintaining a credential. Each quiz is worth 1.0 CE and available to active members.Quiz completion is bas...
RFFM Resources
FDA Retail Program Standards ResourcesFDA Retail Program Standards Homepage | WebpageInstructions to Enroll in FDA's Retail Program Standards | WebpageSelf-Assessment/Audit Verification Summary & Gap Analysis Tool (For GY25- 26 Grantees) | W...
Professional Food Handler Certificate
Well-trained and knowledgeable food handlers are the backbone of food safety in the retail foodservice setting. Our Professional Food Handler (PFH) Certificate Course provides frontline workers access to essential knowledge and an understanding ...
Past Policies
We have adopted many policies, some of which are no longer current. This page lists policies no longer considered a current. Even though they are out-of-date, these policies convey the intents of the membership and environmental health community...