News and Features

This page provides links to this year’s EHS spotlight and news articles.

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2012 News Items

Spotlight Feature

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EHS Feature News page on Recreational Water Illness and Injury (RWII) Prevention Week — May 21–27, 2012 – Environmental health materials related to Healthy Swimming.

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Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) and International Swimming Pool and Spa Code (ISPSC) [PDF - 385 KB] – Rob Blake and Jay Peters discuss how MAHC and ISPSC can complement each other. They discuss how clearly identifying the respective roles of building and health officials in the two codes is key and how public health will benefit from closer collaboration with building officials.

Public Health Performance Management: Opportunities for Environmental Public Health [PDF - 357 KB] – Environmental public health programs can help public health departments meet performance and quality improvement goals. LCDR Justin Gerding and Julianne Price discuss how a local environmental health department used the Environmental Public Health Performance Standards to initiate quality improvement efforts.

Evaluating Local and State Food and Water Safety Programs [PDF - 757 KB] – Kristin Delea discusses a planned evaluation of local and state food and water safety programs to provide data that show the impact of these programs on public health. This article is published in the March 2012 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health.

Disinfection and Water Quality Module for Public Review and Comment – Draft Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) module is open for public comment through April 27, 2012. This module takes the first steps in addressing recurring and emerging aquatic health issues related to disinfection and water quality.

Summer Program in Environmental Health (SUPEH) [PDF - 208 KB] – Read about the experience of four 2011 SUPEH interns, from hands-on activities in the field to EH management in the office. This article is published in the January/February 2012 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health.

New Drinking Water Advisory Communication Toolbox [PDF - 581 KB] – Drinking water advisories are issued when a local water system is compromised and there is a threat of possible adverse health effects to the public. CAPT Mark Miller and CAPT John Watson describe a new Drinking Water Advisory Communication Toolbox that focuses on water systems and addresses multiple situations that generate drinking water advisories. This article is published in the December 2011 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health.

• Webinar for States on the Drinking Water Advisory Toolbox – Access the February 12, 2012, Webinar hosted by the Association of State Drinking Water Administrators to discuss the basic tools, how they were developed, and how they can be used.

Earlier news items are available on the News and Features Archive page.

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