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Dear Environmental Health Leaders
Welcome to the second edition of theNational Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Environmental Health e-newsletter, "The Greener Side of Local Public Health". My name is Michelle Chuk and I am the Senior Advisor for the Environmental Health Team at NACCHO. Our Environmental Health team is constantly working to improve our capacity to provide local health departments and our partners with the tools and information needed to impact public health practice at the local level. This e-newsletter will provide you with general environmental public health information as well as information regarding current projects of the NACCHO Environmental Health team.
If you would like to be REMOVED from the distribution list, please contact Nausheen Saeed at nsaeed@naccho.org.
We are excited and proud of this new service and we look forward to working with you to make the newsletter beneficial for you.
Thank you for your interest,
Michelle Chuk and the NACCHO Environmental Health Team
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Crumbine Award Guidelines for 2008 Released
The Samuel J. Crumbine Award for Excellence in Food Protection has recently released the guidelines for its 2008 program and is now seeking submissions!
The award, named for one of America's most renowned health officers and educators, has elevated the importance of food protection programs within government departments and agencies and has inspired excellence in the planning and delivery of those services.
The Crumbine Award is open to all local environmental health jurisdictions (county, district, city, town, or township) in the United States and Canada that provide food protection services to their communities under authority of a statute or ordinance. The U.S. Military Services and Indian Health Service, if not monitored by a state, county or city health unit, are also invited to compete. Past winners may apply five years after receiving the award.
For more information about the Crumbine Award, please visit the NACCHO Food Safety program Web site. The deadline for submitting entries is March 14, 2008. |
Safe Drinking Water
A Basic Human Need?
The Pan American Health Organization reports that, 'globally more than 10 million people die annually from diseases related to unsafe drinking water'. Diseases caused by unsafe drinking water remain a serious public health threat. A recently released online resource tool created by the National Academy of Sciences aims to investigate the current conditions of drinking water and identify needed improvements.
This tool is now available at www.drinking-water.org. For more information on the relationship between drinking water and health, visit NACCHO's Drinking Water project page. |
Hot off the Press
Tips, and Tools for Locals
 The University of California-Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU) has developed a series of factsheets entitled "Environmental Hazards for Children in the Aftermath of Wildfires". These short blurbs offer parents facts and recommendations on how to protect children in the aftermath of wildfires. To access the complete series of factsheets, visit the Univeristy of California, PEHSU site.
Scholarships Available! The 7th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth is being held in Washington DC from February 7-9, 2008. New Partners are offering a limited number of need-based scholarships to individuals representing local governments, community-based organizations, and small nonprofits. For more details on how to apply contact Local Government Commission.
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| The National Connection for Local Public Health
NACCHO is the national organization representing local health departments. NACCHO supports efforts that protect and improve the health of all people and all communities by promoting national policy, developing resources and programs, seeking health equity, and supporting effective local public health practice and systems.
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