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Pillars of Governmental Environmental Public Health Guide

Pillars of Governmental Environmental Public Health: A Guide to Scalable Environmental Public Health Programs from the National Environmental Health Association, July 2025.

Contents		3
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
Appendix A		55
Appendix B		58

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