This page is an alphabetical list of final projects created by
the EPHLI fellows. This page also links to project executive summaries
and author bios. These documents have not been revised or edited
to conform to agency standards. The findings and conclusions in
these reports are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily
represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Closer Look at the State of Iowa’s Swimming Pool Program [DOC - 334 KB]
Joy Harris, MPH
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A Crisis for Leaders: Improving Retention and Recruitment
at the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation [DOC - 355 KB]
Lorinda Lhotka
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A Measure and Process for Improving Human Excreta Disposal
Practice in Rural Alaska Villages [DOC - 2.8 MB]
Joe Sarcone, MSPH, RS
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A Plan to Articulate and Market the Value of the Environmental
Health Infrastructure and Environmental Health Service [DOC - 453 KB]
David W. Pluymers, MSTHA, RS
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A Systematic Approach to Tackling Blight in Small-town America [DOC - 795 KB]
Mary Helen Smith, MPH, CPH, RS, REHS |
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A Tale of Two Agencies: The Quest for Developing a Health
Data Sharing Agreement [DOC - 508 KB]
Greg Kearney, DrPH, MPH, RS |
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An Analysis of the Border Health Infrastructure in Relation
to Childhood Lead Toxicity Levels Along the U.S. and Mexico
Border [DOC - 608 KB]
Debora Garcia, BSHS; Ana M. Valles-Medina, RN, MPH; Laura
Reichhardt, BSHS
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An Inside Analysis: Championing Environmental Public Health
Policy at the National Level [DOC - 347 KB]
Tracy Kolian, MPH
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Assessing and Promoting Environmental Health Emergency Preparedness
in Minnesota [DOC - 587 KB]
Brian Golob, MS, CHMM, REHS
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Assuring Food Safety and a Qualified Workforce in Suburban Cook County [DOC -356 KB]
LaTrice Porter-Thomas, MPH, LEHP |
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Beyond Enforcement: Changing Food Retailer Habits and Thinking [DOC - 153 KB]
Joseph Malinowski, REHS
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Breast Cancer Policies: A Systems Approach [DOC - 351 KB]
Palak Raval-Nelson, MPH, PhD (Candidate)
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Building a Chemical Management System: A Schools Risk Reduction
Project [DOC - 421 KB]
John McLeod, MPH, RS
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Building a Mosaic: An Integrated Approach to Developing
Environmental Public Health Regulations as Demonstrated
by an Aquatics Code [DOC - 452 KB]
Pieter A. Sheehan, REHS
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Building Drinking Water Capacity in Native Alaskan Villages [DOC - 395 KB]
Cindy Christian, BA, MPA
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Building Environmental Health Capacity in New Health Departments [DOC - 192 KB]
Marlene Wilken, RN, PhD
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Building Local Capacity to Respond to Indoor Mold Problems
and Health Complaints [DOC - 654 KB]
Jed M. Waldman, PhD
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Child Cares, Septic Systems, and Public Health [DOC - 816 KB]
Lisa A. Carpenter, MBA, REHS
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Cincinnati Public School District Multihazards Management:
Creating an Emergency Management Plan [DOC - 442 KB]
Jessica L. Shelly, BA, MBA, REHS, RS
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Collaborating for Positive Environmental Public Health Outcomes [DOC - 432 KB]
Debbie Watts, MPH, RPES; Larry Bergner, BS, RS; Ray
Hankins, CPA, CPH; Tressa Madden, MPH, RES; Richard McDaniel,
BS, RPES
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Collaboration of State and Local Health Departments in Adopting
the FDA 2005 Model Food Code [DOC - 149 KB]
Ronald Marsden, BS, LEHS
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Collaboration With Other Agencies to Produce Exciting Environmental
Health Programs for Children [DOC - 201 KB]
John Zentgraf, BS, MST
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Community-based Strategy to Improve Lead (Pb) Screening
for Low-Income Neighborhoods in Chicago, Illinois [DOC - 534 KB]
Tammy Dillard-Steels, MPH, MBA
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Community Radon Assessment [DOC - 849 KB]
Wade T. Sparkman, BBA
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Coordination of Environmental Public Health Services in
Four Southeastern Oklahoma Counties [DOC - 901 KB]
Montressa Jo Elder, MS, RPS, Rocky McElvany,
MS, RPS, Michael Echelle, BS, RPS, Ted Evans, BS, RPS, and
CDR Chris Buchanan, MPH, REHS
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Creating a Children's Environmental Health Program [DOC - 454 KB]
Peter Isaksen, RS; Jefferson S. Ketchel, RS; and Tracee
Mayfield, RS
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Creating a Comprehensive Public Swimming Pool and Water
Attraction Program to Provide Safe Water Recreation in Wisconsin [DOC - 578 KB]
Tracynda Davis, MPH
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Cultural Competency – A Recipe for Improving Environmental
Public Health Practices and Related Research in Racial and
Ethnic Populations [DOC - 5 MB]
James Mack BS, MPA
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Defining Policies and Legislation on Environmental Public
Health for State Legislatures [DOC - 194 KB]
Doug Farquhar, JD
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Defining the Emergency Response Roles of Environmental Health
Specialists in Northwest Ohio [DOC - 749 KB]
Aaron Otis, MPH, RS and Niki Lemin, MS, RS
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Develop Long-Term Environmental Health Services For Three
North East Counties in North Dakota [DOC - 387 KB]
Allen McKay, RS, EHP
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Developing a Health Education Program to Address Liver Cancer
in a Community Impacted by Environmental Contamination [DOC - 367 KB]
Melanie Rodriguez, MPH
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Developing a Non-Public Water Supply Program for the State of Georgia [DOC - 1.72 MB]
Scott Uhlich, MCP |
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Developing a Respiratory Health and Indoor Environments
Program for the City of Alexandria, Virginia [DOC - 665 KB]
Patricia Ferrao, BSc, MSc, MA; Holly Feltner,
BS, and Richard Michelback, REHS
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Developing and Implementing a Coordinated Environmental
Health Services Delivery System in New Hampshire [DOC - 512 KB]
Richard Rumba, MPH
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Developing Enhanced Communication Between Public Health
and Emergency Response During Environmental Health Emergencies [DOC - 181 KB]
Calondra Tibbs, MPH
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Developing Universal Regulatory Guidelines for Special Events:
A Multijurisdictional Approach [DOC - 178 KB]
Jeffrey Brasel, PhD, REHS
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Development of a Comprehensive Educational Program to Increase
Compliance Among Dry Cleaners [DOC - 442 KB]
Dawn Prandi, REHS
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Development of a Health Impact Assessment Protocol for Polk
County, Florida [DOC - 248 KB]
Tim Mayer
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Development of a Systematic Operations and Maintenance Program
for On-Site Septic Systems in Rural County, Washington State [DOC - 309 KB]
Jeff Nelson, RS
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Enhancing Community Capacity to Meet Environmental Health Needs in Rural Alaska [DOC - 364 KB]
Mary O’Connor, MS, REHS
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Enhancing Public Support of a Regional Source Water Monitoring
Governance Structure in the Lake Huron to Lake Erie Corridor [DOC - 447 KB]
Gary White, MS, RS
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Ensuring a Competent Workforce and Sustaining Program Improvements
in Environmental Health [DOC - 492 KB]
Jennifer Pinnow, REHS/RS
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Environmental Health Performance Standards for Local Agencies
in the State of Colorado [DOC - 243 KB]
Donald Mydlowski, BS, REHS, MPA
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Environmental Health Promotion Campaign in West Virginia [DOC - 969 KB]
Michelle Cochran, BS, RS, Ann Spaner, JD, BA, and Barbara
S. Taylor, BS, MS
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Environmental Health Promotion: Mercury in Fish Campaign [DOC - 320 KB]
Dhitinut Ratnapradipa, PhD
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Environmental Public Health and Emergency Response [DOC - 494 KB]
Bryant Wilke, RS
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Establishing a Tribal Environmental Health Collaborative
in San Diego County [DOC - 363 KB] Paula Stigler, MSPH
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Establishing a Vector Control Program In Polk County Wisconsin [DOC - 384 KB]
Brian Hobbs, BS, RS, EHS
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Establishing an Asthma Follow-Up Protocol on a Native American
Reservation [DOC - 440 KB] Gary Carter, MPH
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Evaluating Quality: Demonstrating the Need for a Formal
Quality Assurance Program in Environmental Health [DOC - 564 KB]
Christopher Smith, MPA, RS
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Evolving the Mindset: Public Health Data Management at the
Local Level [DOC - 640 KB] Lisa Swanson, BA
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Expanding Environmental Health Initiatives Within the Local
Community Without Compromising Core Environmental Health
Functions [DOC - 390 KB]
Susan G. King, MS
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Failure of Onsite Wastewater Systems: Definitions, Practices,
and Public Health Protection [DOC - 308 KB]
Max Zarate-Bermudez, MS, MPH, PhD
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Florida Red Tide: Education Through Community Collaboration [DOC - 478 KB]
Charles Henry, RS, MPA
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Foodborne Illness Outbreak Investigation—A
Recipe for Departmental Inclusion [DOC - 171 KB]
Brian Hanft, REHS, MPA
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Formation of an Illegal Dumping Prevention Program To Reduce
Potential Impacts of E. Coli 0157:H7 in Agricultural
Produce Grown in Monterey County [DOC -578 KB]
John C.Ramirez, MPA, REHS
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Greenwaste Diversion and Recycling Plan [DOC - 514 KB]
Robbin E. Rose, MS, REHS
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Housing Statewide Strategy to Eliminate Lead Poisoning in
Rhode Island [DOC - 421 KB]
Magaly Angeloni, MBA
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Implementation of a Countywide Vector Control Program in
Shelby County, Tennessee [DOC - 404 KB]
Lorrie Clark, MSPH
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Implementation of a Pilot Program to Address Reliability of Environmental Sanitation Inspections
at Memphis and Shelby County Health Department [DOC - 500 KB]
Tyler Zerwekh, DrPH
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Implementing a Safe Drinking Water Program for Private Individual
Water Wells [DOC - 328 KB]
Dwain Butler, BA
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Implementing Environmental Health Lesson Plans in Idaho
Schools [DOC - 340 KB]
Kara Stevens, BBA
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Implementing Occupational Hazards Intervention Program for
Small Farms [DOC - 390 KB]
Emmanuel Iyiegbuniwe, PhD
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Implementing the Use of Recent Digital Pen & Paper Technology
at the New Mexico Department of Health – Scientific Laboratory
Division [DOC - 437 KB]
Phillip Adams, PhD
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Improving Communication and Collaboration Between Epidemiology
and Environmental Health Programs on Foodborne Illness Investigations [DOC - 611 KB]
Barbara D. Will
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Improving Data Quality and Consistency in the State of Alaska’s
Drinking Water Program [DOC - 524 KB]
Jeanine Oakland, BS
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Improving Diagnosis of Respiratory Ailments in Patients
Due to Air Quality Issues [DOC - 528 KB]
Russell Hadan, MA
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Improving Emergency Preparedness – Developing an Environmental
Emergency Response Plan [DOC - 3 MB]
Michelle Clausen Rosendahl, MPH, REHS
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Improving Land Use and Planning Decisions in Nassau County,
Florida [DOC - 410 KB]
Michael Godwin, BS
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Improving Mosquito Control Through Partnership Agreements
That Create a More Effective Integrated Pest Management
System [DOC - 466 KB]
Edward Galligan, MS, MA, RS
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Improving Performance Evaluation Process by Establishing
Environmental Health Workforce Standards [DOC - 588 KB]
Melody Bowyer, MBA, REHS
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Improving Public Health Services and Saving Resources: Hiring
Graduates from Accredited Environmental Health Programs [DOC - 476 KB]
Timothy Murphy, PhD, REHS, CHMM, CET and Jeffrey S. Neistadt,
MS, RS
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Improving the Value and Utilization of Environmental Projects
Data [DOC - 3.2 MB]
Jim Morrison, CIH, CHMM
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Increasing Citizen Emergency Preparedness: A Multi-Disciplinary,
Multi-Jurisdictional Approach [DOC - 749 KB]
Ami McLandsborough, BS, CSP and John Dunham, MS, RS
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Increasing Environmental Public Health Knowledge at Local Public Health Agencies [DOC - 801 KB]
Kristi Campbell, BS
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Increasing Retention of Environmental Health Specialists
in Los Angeles County [DOC - 605 KB]
Thomas West, REHS
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Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Improving the Air Our Children
Breathe [DOC - 373 KB]
Toni Herring Bounds, PhD, MPH
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Integrating Environmental Health Indicators into the Austin
Climate Protection Program [DOC - 2.25 MB]
Adele Houghton, AIA, LEED AP
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Making the Connections Outside the Clinic: Adding Public
Health and Environmental Public Health Education to Medical
School Curriculum [DOC - 368 KB]
Roger Perales, MPH, RS
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Managing Food Safety in Retail Food Establishments through
the Implementation of Active Managerial Controls [DOC - 375 KB]
Janet Stetzer, RS
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Meeting the Environmental Challenges of the Future by Redesigning
the Workforce of Today [DOC - 378 KB]
Janet Williams, BS
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Monitoring and Warning System for Recreational Waters in
New Hanover County, North Carolina [DOC - 178 KB]
Jeffrey E. Suggs, BA, RS, REHS
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Mutual Aid Agreement for Water and Sewer Utilities [DOC - 419 KB]
Doug Sims, BS, MPA
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New Approaches to Reducing Vibrio Parahaemolyticus Infections
from Shellfish Consumption [DOC - 1.25 MB]
Keith Skiles, MPH
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New Deliverables for Virginia’s Onsite Sewage and Water
Supply Programs: A Roadmap for Changing Services [DOC - 733 KB]
Dwayne Roadcap, REHS, CPSS, AOS
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Operation PPE: Developing a Safety First Culture for Iowa
Environmental Public Health [DOC - 392 KB]
Cory Frank, BA
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Our Facility: Solving Enforcement Problems for Small Wastewater
Systems [DOC - 543 KB]
Bill Kropf, RPES
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Pandemic Influenza Preparedness for Local Utilities [DOC - 399 KB]
Ronald Freeman, PE, MPA
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Pioneering Food Safety in the Last Frontier [DOC - 464 KB]
Kimberly Stryker
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Procedures, Training and Verification: A Method to Reduce
the Incidence and Reoccurrence of Out of Control Food-Borne
Illness Risk Factor and Food Code Intervention Violations
on Inspections [DOC - 412 KB]
Angie Wheeler, REHS
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Professional vs. Technician: Credentialing Requirements
for Environmental Public Health Staff in Alabama [DOC - 663 KB]
Timothy Hatch, MPA, REHS
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Protecting the Food Supply at High Profile Events [DOC - 499 KB]
Peggy Keller, MPH
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Public Drinking Water: Building Consumer Confidence through
Education [DOC - 363 KB]
Edwin Sims, PE
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Public Health Protection for Private Unregulated Water Systems [DOC - 468 KB]
James Mazurowski
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Public Health Response to Clandestine Methamphetamine Laboratory
Sites [DOC - 426 KB]
Michael Allen, RS
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Public Health Significance of Unregulated and Untested Private
Potable Wells [DOC - 3.63 MB]
Albert Gray, MPH
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Rabies Investigations: Are We Chasing Our Tail? [DOC - 375 KB]
Robyn Atkinson, PhD
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Reducing Exposure to Arsenic in Drinking Water [DOC - 300 KB]
Karla R. Peterson, BCE, MAPA, PE
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Reducing Sewage Overflows After Disasters [DOC - 361 KB]
Robert Washam, RS, MPH
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Reducing the Health Impact From Former Methamphetamine Labs
in Kentucky [DOC - 974 KB]
Connie S. Mendel, BS, RS, and David E. Jones, MPH, BS, RS
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Responding to Shifting Patterns of Foodborne Illness: A
Strategy to Ensure a Competent Workforce [DOC - 562 KB]
Christopher Gordon, MA, REHS, CFSP
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Retention of Navy Environmental Health Officers [EHOs]
in the U.S. Navy [DOC - 238 KB]
Rohini Suraj, REHS/RS, MSEH
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Saving University Environmental Health Programs [DOC - 308 KB]
Alice L. Anderson, MS, PhD
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Shifting Culture Without a Louisville Slugger; Building
Trust, Pride, Honesty, and Integrity [DOC - 416 KB]
Matthew Rhodes, BS, RS
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State Environmental Health Directors Association [DOC - 1.3 MB]
Lisa Conti, DVM, MPH, ACVPM, CEHP
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The Childhood and Adolescent Obesity Epidemic Confronting
Virginia Schools [DOC - 531 KB]
Werner von Kutzleben, MS, PhD
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The Last Illegal Supper: Reducing the Number of Illegal
Mobile Food Vendors? [DOC - 1.7 MB]
Diana Wilson, REHS
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Toxic Exposures in Pregnancy [DOC - 347 KB]
Thomas Schlenker, MD, MPH
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Unlicensed Food Vendors, A Different Approach [DOC - 1.7 MB]
K.C. Ely, BS, RPS, RPES
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Using Environmental Health Professionals (EHPs) in Community
and Emergency Response Planning [DOC - 349 KB]
Ed Kalas, REHS, MPH; Judy M. Willingham, RS, MS
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Using GIS and GPS as a Tool For Site Evaluations for On-Site
Ground Absorption Wastewater Disposal Systems [DOC - 351 KB]
David Troutman, RS
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Using the National Environmental Public Health Performance
Standards to Improve Services in Four Florida Counties [DOC - 1.5 MB]
Keith Keene, CEHP; Elizabeth Miller; David Overfield; Trevor Coke
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What Can Be Done To Improve the Air Quality in San Antonio? [DOC - 537 KB]
Monty McGuffin, RS; BS
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Why Is the City of Philadelphia’s Mold Regulation Inadequate? [DOC - 418 KB]
Raymond Delaney, MBA
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Workforce Development Model: A Comprehensive Strategy for
Workforce Development for Environmental Public Health Professionals
in South Carolina [DOC - 156 KB]
Vicki Blair and Stuart Crosby
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