At a glance
Learn about how CDC is working with recipients to strengthen health department environmental health program capacity to detect, prevent, and control environmental health hazards through the Environmental Health Capacity program (EHC).
EHC recipients come from a variety of organizations
EHC recipients include state, territorial, local, and tribal health departments and nonprofit organizations
29 State Health Departments
- Arizona
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
12 Local or Regional Health Departments
- Bear River, Utah
- Gaston County, North Carolina
- La Crosse County, Wisconsin
- New Orleans, LouisianaA
- Olmsted County, Minnesota
- Pueblo County, Colorado
- San Diego County, California
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle and King County, Washington
- Southeast Utah, Utah
- Southern Nevada Health District, Nevada
- Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington
Content Source
National Center for Environmental Health
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Published: May 15, 2024
Updated: August 20, 2026
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Reviewed: August 20, 2026
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- In New Orleans, the local vector control board is the recipient.
- In New Hampshire, the jurisdiction's environmental agency is the EHC recipient.