Pillars of Governmental Environmental Public Health | A Guide to Scalable Environmental Public Health Programs
ested partners. This data-driven, community-informed approach can help ensure that EPH departments allocate their resources and efforts toward the programs that will have the greatest impact on protecting and promoting public health. When local EPH departments tailor their core and second- ary EPH programs to the specific needs of their communi - ties, they can develop a comprehensive, responsive, and effective EPH strategy that addresses the most pressing concerns and promotes health equity.
In the sections that follow, we define each core EPH pro - gram based on comprehensive research conducted jointly by NEHA and UMN. Through focus groups, interviews, and a national field survey with participants from hundreds of diverse local EPH departments, we provide meaningful outcome measures, staffing benchmarks, educational and certification requirements, essential equipment needs, and common funding sources for each program. This evi- dence-based information enables EPH departments to develop strong, sustainable programs tailored to their communities’ unique needs.
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