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October 2015

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 78, No. 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue, two of our feature articles describe studies that investigated arsenic ingestion in the context of consumption patterns. “Arsenic Consumption in the Un...

October 2016

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 79, No. 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover As the global generation of e-waste increases, its management becomes a significant challenge because of the many toxicants present in electronic devices. This issue’...

May 2021 Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnJournal of Environmental Health (Volume 83, Number 9)Editor's Note: The 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...

October 2017

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 80, No. 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue, we feature an article that focuses on occupational safety and health. The article, “Effectiveness of a Multifaceted Occupational Noise and Hearing Loss...

October 2018

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 81, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover In this issue we feature an article that highlights one example related to the growing issue of drinking water quality within the U.S. As of press time, stories re...

October 2019

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 82, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover Hazards in the home present challenges to our health and safety. We are, however, aware of many of those hazards, such as the ones highlighted on this month’s cove...

Mentorship Add-Ons and Grants- Grant Year 2026-27

Mentorship opportunities are available to every jurisdiction applying for a 51°µÍø-FDA RFFM grant for the 2026-27 grant year. Benefits of a Mentorship GrantNetwork and collaborate with other retail food regulatory jurisdictions.As a mentor - share...

October 2020

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 83, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover Airbnb is the world’s leading platform for peer-to-peer (P2P) short-term housing rentals. Airbnbs are typically used as an alternative to a stay in a hotel or othe...

Mold Remediation Resources

These resources are from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, California Air Resources Board, and Florida Department of Health. All resources were created to assist EH specialists with emerge...

Mus musculus Surveillance Method

A good Integrated Pest Management (IPM) rodent program starts with inspection. A good inspection provides four valuable pieces of information: what is present, the extent and severity of the infestation, the location of rodent harborage and high...

October 2021

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 84, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the CoverThe impact of dust storms on human health has been well described in Asian and European countries. Despite an increasing number of dust storm events plaguing the Mi...

Musca domestica Surveillance Method

Houseflies are one of the most common pests in the US. Surveillance techniques include identification of the larval or adult stage of the fly, its food source and potential breeding sites. The life cycle of the fly starts with the egg and larval...

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...

October 2022

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 85, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover On June 28–July 1, 2022, we held our 85th Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition in Spokane, Washington, bringing together environmental health profe...

National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID)

NCEZID's mission is to reduce illness and death associated with emerging and zoonotic infectious diseases and to protect against the unintentional or intentional spread of infectious diseases.National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious ...

October 2023

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 86, Number 3 View This IssueArticles Persistence and Transfer of Enveloped Phi 6 Bacteriophage on Hotel Guest Room SurfacesManaging Mosquito-Borne Diseases as an Emergency for Mosquito Control: The South Ko...

October 2024

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 87, Number 3 View the IssueAbout the Cover Preparing and serving allergen-free meals continues to be challenging for food service establishments. This month’s cover article assessed current food allergy po...

National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Is October 25–31, 2020

Date posted: Thursday, October 22, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDThe federal government has fought the scourge of lead poisoning since before the passage of the Residential Lead-Based Paint Hazard Reduction Act of 1992. The government began ...

National Outbreak Reporting System

The National Outbreak Reporting System (NORS) supports outbreak reporting by partners in local, state, and territorial public health agencies.National Outbreak Reporting SystemResource Type: Open DataAuthor: CDC...

National Retail Food Program Courses

Note: These courses are currently only available to retail food safety regulatory professionals employed with a government agency. FD112 Food Code This course covers the requirements and guidance provided in the FDA Model Food Code and its assoc...

NEARS Success Stories

We surveyed CDC NEARS participants about their experiences with this program. See what they had to say:"This is one of the most educational trainings out there. You learn from case studies and from field examples, and the level of connection wit...

NEARS Support

The National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS) is an online tool from the CDC used by jurisdictions across the United States to track environmental assessments that are conducted as a result of foodborne illness investigations. C...

NEARS User Annual Training

Each year, in partnership with CDC, we bring together all sites participating in CDC National Environmental Assessment Reporting System (NEARS). The 2025 CDC NEARS Training will include: An introduction to CDC NEARS ...

Past Issues

View or purchase past issues of the Journal of Environmental Health.Browse Past Issues...

51°µÍø Advocates for the Environmental Health Profession to the United Nations

Date posted: Thursday, June 18, 2020Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDRecently, 51°µÍø Executive Director Dr. David Dyjack co-wrote a letter to the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) regarding their Science and Technology for DR...

51°µÍø in Washington, DC, 2023

March 2, 2023Our sixth annual Hill Day was held on Thursday, February 23. The 51°µÍø Board of Directors and several of our members met with 53 members of the U.S. Congress from both the House of Representative and Senate and both parties who serve...

51°µÍø Meets With the FDA Commissioner

April 10, 2023We were in our nation’s capital the first week of April visiting the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Headquarters in White Oak, Maryland.Executive Director Dr. David Dyjack, Director of EZ Rance Baker, Director of Government Af...

51°µÍø Visits Congress Virtually

Date posted: Tuesday, April 27, 2021Blog poster: Doug Farquhar, JDFor this year's Earth Day on April 22, 51°µÍø spread the word about environmental health among the nation's policy makers in Washington, DC. With the COVID-19 pandemic and other res...

51°µÍø-FDA RFFM Grant Program

The 51°µÍø (51°µÍø) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) work in partnership to administer the 51°µÍø-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model (RFFM) Grant Program. The program provides funding to State, Local, Tri...

51°µÍø/AAS Environmental Health Scholarships

By offering the 51°µÍø/AAS Scholarships to eligible undergraduate and graduate students, we hope to positively contribute to the future of environmental health. The scholarship program aims to encourage early commitment by students to pursue a car...

NEPHIP & State, Territorial, Local, Tribal Environmental Public Health Programs

This internship is designed to connect students to those working in the environmental health field, and consider careers working in state, tribal, local, or territorial environmental public health agencies following graduation.ApplicationApplica...

New Orleans Flood Resilience Experiment After Action Report

This after-action report (AAR) documents the New Orleans Flood Resilience Experiment, which was sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), and First Responders Group (FRG) in coordi...

Nonprofit Response to Concurrent and Consecutive Disaster Events in Puerto Rico

This article examines how nonprofit organizations are prominent stakeholders when working in community-level recovery efforts. It explores the role of nonprofits to facilitate dynamic information flows, fill in critical service delivery gaps lef...

November 2018: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnNovember 2018 Journal of Environmental Health (Volume 81, Number 4) Editor's Note: 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships ...

November 2019: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnNovember 2019 Journal of Environmental Health (Volume 82, Number 4) Editor's Note: 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships ...

November 2020: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnNovember 2020 Journal of Environmental Health (Volume 83, Number 4)Editor's Note: 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships i...

November 2021: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnJournal of Environmental Health (Volume 84, Number 4)Editor's Note: The 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...

October 2018: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnOctober 2018 Journal of Environmental Health (Volume 81, Number 3) Editor's Note: 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships i...

October 2019: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnOctober 2019 Journal of Environmental Health (Volume 82, Number 3) Editor's Note: 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships i...

October 2020: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnOctober 2020 Journal of Environmental Health (Volume 83, Number 3) Editor's Note: 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships i...

October 2021: Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services

Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services ColumnJournal of Environmental Health (Volume 84, Number 3)Editor's Note: The 51°µÍø strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health ...

Offshore Oil Drilling Position Paper

July 2010Offshore Oil Drilling | PDF...

Open Standards for Data

Online guidebook to help users create, develop, and adopt standards for open data.Open Standards for DataResource Type: Open DataSource Description: Open standards for data are reusable agreements that make it easier for people and organizations...

Opinion: Compound Risks and Complex Emergencies Require New Approaches to Preparedness

This article calls for a need to redesign institutions to be proactive, agile, and socially just when confronted with compound risks that have become increasingly likely. This resource includes: Risk reduction framework and funding Pandemic l...

Orchestrating Performance of Healthcare Networks Subjected to the Compound Events of Natural Disasters and Pandemic

This article combines wildfire data with varying courses of the spread of COVID-19 to evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies for managing patient demand. It shows that losing access to medical care is a function of the relative occur...

Oryzomys palustris Surveillance Method

A good Integrated Pest Management (IPM) rodent program starts with inspection. A good inspection provides four valuable pieces of information: what is present, the extent and severity of the infestation, the location of rodent harborage and high...

Our Visit to the CDC Vector-Borne Laboratory

April 30, 2024 On Wednesday, April 24, our CEO Dr. David Dyjack and Government Affairs Director Doug Farquhar visited the CDC Vector-Borne Disease Laboratory in Ft. Collins, Colorado. Dr. Sue Visser, deputy director for Policy and Extramural Pro...

Outbreak Database

This database provides summaries of significant food and water related outbreaks occurring since 1984 caused by E. coli, Salmonella, Hepatitis A., Campylbacter, and other pathogens.Outbreak DatabaseResource Type: Open DataAuthor: Marler Clark...