Contents
Introduction.............................................................................................................................................................................. 4
Background............................................................................................................................................................................... 6
Characteristics of a Successful Environmental Public Health Department..............................................................7
Core Environmental Public Health Programs..................................................................................................................9 Food Safety and Protection................................................................................................................................................................................14 Swimming Pools and Recreational Water Safety.......................................................................................................................................17 Onsite Wastewater...............................................................................................................................................................................................19 School Safety and Inspection.............................................................................................................................................................................23 Early Childcare and Daycare..............................................................................................................................................................................26 Zoonoses and Vector Control.............................................................................................................................................................................28 Emergency Preparedness...................................................................................................................................................................................31 Potable Water.........................................................................................................................................................................................................34 Lead Prevention......................................................................................................................................................................................................37 Body Art....................................................................................................................................................................................................................40 Non-School Institutions and Licensed Establishments.............................................................................................................................43 Secondary Environmental Public Health Programs.....................................................................................................43 Climate Health........................................................................................................................................................................................................44 Air Quality................................................................................................................................................................................................................45 Healthy Homes.......................................................................................................................................................................................................45 Hazardous Materials.............................................................................................................................................................................................46 Other Considerations for Secondary EPH Programs.................................................................................................................................47 Strategic Considerations for Program Enhancement...................................................................................................48 Building on Common Foundations ..................................................................................................................................................................48 From Guidelines to Implementation................................................................................................................................................................49 The Evolving Landscape of Environmental Public Health........................................................................................................................49 A Call to Action......................................................................................................................................................................................................49
Conclusion...............................................................................................................................................................................49
References. .............................................................................................................................................................................50
Appendices.............................................................................................................................................................................55
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