CDC's National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) plans, directs, and coordinates a national program to maintain and improve the health of the American people by promoting a healthy environment and by preventing premature death and avoidable illness and disability caused by non-infectious, non-occupational environmental and related factors. We are especially committed to safeguarding the health of populations that are particularly vulnerable to certain environmental hazards - children, the elderly, and people with disabilities.
NCEH Prepares Environmental Health Workers for Emergency Response
In the aftermath of the tornadoes, local communities faced immediate environmental health concerns—food safety, water quality, shelter, sanitation, solid waste and debris management, and disease control. But state and local emergency responders who had attended the Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) course developed by CDC’s Environmental Health Services Branch were well prepared to address these health impacts.
Asthma Management Program Makes Michigan Child “a regular kid!”
For most of his life, 7-year-old Michael had severe asthma attacks requiring emergency room visits and hospital stays many times each year. In addition, he made several unscheduled doctor visits every month and missed nearly 45 days of school during the year because of his asthma. Michael’s mom was understandably worried about her son’s health. Not only was he frequently visiting the doctor or hospital, but he also occasionally had asthma attacks while playing with friends in his Flint, MI neighborhood.
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