Key points
Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) brings together federal, state, and local environmental health specialists and epidemiologists. EHS-Net research partners work to better understand the environmental causes of foodborne illness. Learn more about EHS-Net and its funded partners.
Current partners
EHS-Net partners help state and local health departments improve the practice of environmental health service programs who work to prevent outbreaks.
In fiscal year 2020, CDC awarded $1.54 million to four state and four local health departments for EHS-Net activities in 2020–2025A:
- Franklin County, Ohio (Franklin County Public Health)
- Harris County, Texas (Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services)
- Minnesota (Minnesota State Department of Health)
- New York (New York State Department of Health)
- New York City (Fund for Public Health / New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
- Rhode Island (Rhode Island Department of Health)
- Southern Nevada (Southern Nevada Health District)
- Tennessee (Tennessee State Department of Health)
Partnerships to improve practices
Previous partners
2015-2020
- California Department of Public Health
- Harris County, Texas (Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services)
- Minnesota State Department of Health
- New York City (Fund for Public Health / New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
- New York State Department of Health
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- Southern Nevada Health District
- Tennessee State Department of Health
2010-2015
- California Department of Public Health
- Cerro Gordo, Iowa (Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health)
- Minnesota State Department of Health
- New York City (Fund for Public Health / New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene)
- New York State Department of Health
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- San Mateo, California (County of San Mateo Health Services Agency)
- Tennessee Department of Health
2005-2010
- California Department of Public Health
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Georgia Department of Public Health
- Iowa Department of Public Health
- Minnesota Department of Health
- New York State Department of Health
- Oregon Public Health Authority
- Rhode Island Department of Health
- Tennessee Department of Health
2000-2004
- California Department of Public Health
- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
- Connecticut Department of Public Health
- Georgia Department of Public Health
- Minnesota Department of Health
- New York State Department of Health
- Oregon Public Health Authority
- Tennessee Department of Health
- 2020-2025 funding provided through Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) – Practice based research to improve food safety (RFA-EH-20-001).