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well as the related barriers faced by the workforce. Further, the guide provides intervention tools and examples of best practices that professionals can implement to address concerns, reduce risks, increase safety, and improve public health outcomes for rural and frontier communities. You can find the guide and other healthy housing resources for rural communities at www.neha.org/rural-healthy-housing.
Student Research Competition
We have partnered with the National Center for Healthy Hous- ing to improve healthy housing and address environmental health hazards that impact the home. These issues include hazards that affect the indoor environment, the surrounding outdoor spaces, and services such as drinking water and sanitation. We desire to identify and create resources and connect with partners who are directly engaged in healthy housing work. The intent is to gather information about the current healthy hous- ing needs and challenges in rural and tribal communities and amplify existing strengths and unique strategies in place. This ongoing work is intended to identify where environmental health and healthy housing professionals can assist and bridge gaps by creating resources, facilitating connections, or amplifying and dis- seminating information. The resources that have been developed and shared are intended for any community that identifies itself as rural regardless of any formal definition. We are pleased to announce the release of the new guide, Oppor- tunities to Address Healthy Housing Needs in Rural Frontiers , A Guide for Environmental Public Health Professions. The guide is a resource for environmental public health and healthy housing professionals who support rural and frontier communities. Envi- ronmental public health and healthy housing concerns in these communities include risks of exposure to contaminants such as: • Lead, radon, arsenic, and mold • Indoor air quality contaminants • Structural issues such as damaged roofs, unmaintained private wells, and leaking septic systems These issues are commonly faced by many communities, but they can be particularly pronounced in rural and frontier commu- nities where additional barriers exist. The guide includes details about the most common environmental public health and healthy housing concerns rural and frontier communities experience, as
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We are pleased to carry on the Student Research Competition after more than 20 years of the Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs providing undergraduate and graduate stu- dents an opportunity to showcase their research projects. The Stu- dent Research Competition is a chance for students to showcase their research projects to a national and global audience. Each competition participant has an opportunity to earn: • Registration, flight, hotel, and per diem to our 2025 Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition • A small cash stipend • An opportunity to present their research in a poster presentation or educational session at the 2025 AEC • Recognition in our Journal of Environmental Health Applications for students will open on October 1 . To be eligible, students must attend an environmental health academic program that is accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). Submission guide- lines are posted at www.neha.org/student-research-competition. We also are looking for individuals to review the submissions and select the student winners. Reviewers will be asked to review the submitted student abstracts and score them using a provided rubric. Applications for reviewers will also open on October 1 .
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