JOURNAL OF Environmental Health Dedicated to the advancement of the environmental health professional -olume 8, No. ecember 2023
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ABOUT THE COVER
A Framework for Assessing Exposures to Multiple Hazards and Implications for Prioritizing Risks to Human Health, Safety, and the Environment ....................................... 8 Identifying Workforce Education, Training, and Outreach Needs in Decentralized Wastewater and Distributed Water Reuse ................................................................................. 20
Alaska, with its unique geographi- cal and ecological
characteristics, is experiencing
detrimental eects of climate change at an alarming rate. The Alaska Native (AN)
Profiling Metal-Induced Genotoxic Endpoints ......................................................................... 30
ADVANCEMENT OF THE PRACTICE
population—deeply connected to the land and its resources—faces disproportionate vulner- ability to these impacts. This month’s cover story, “Impact of Climate Change on Alaska Natives,” highlights the need for environ- mental public health professionals to engage with AN and Native American communities to address health inequities and to support mitigation and adaptation eorts to tackle the environmental public health threats and consequences of climate change. See page 36. Cover photo courtesy of Gina Bare, NEHA
Feature Story: Impact of Climate Change on Alaska Natives ....................................................... 36
Direct From AAS: The Path of the Environmental Health Professional: If You Can Dream It, We Can Build It! ........................................................................................ 48 Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services: Promoting Health Literacy With Empathetic and Inclusive Communication ........................................................................... 50 Direct From U.S. EPA/Oce of Research and Development: Elevating the Importance of Environmental Public Health and Partnership With Healthcare Professionals ........................... 52
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Environmental Health Calendar ...............................................................................................56
ADVERTISERS INDEX
Resource Corner........................................................................................................................ 58
AEHAP Student Research Competition................59 Hedgerow Software ..............................................67 HS GovTech.......................................................... 68 Industrial Test Systems, Inc.................................... 2 JEH Advertising ....................................................56 National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA)......................................... 29 NEHA Awards ................................................57, 61 NEHA Credentials ................................................ 51 NEHA Endowment Foundation........................... 19 NEHA Membership ................................................ 4 NEHA REHS/RS Credential.................................. 55 NEHA/AAS Scholarship .................................35, 59 NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program ............................................5
JEH Quiz #3............................................................................................................................... 60
YOUR ASSOCIATION
President’s Message: Environmental Health Is Hyperlocal—The Many Flavors of Environmental Public Health ................................................................................................................ 6
Special Listing ........................................................................................................................... 62
NEHA News .............................................................................................................................. 64
NEHA 2024 AEC....................................................................................................................... 65
NEHA Member Spotlight .......................................................................................................... 66
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December 2023 • Journal of Environmental Health
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