NEHA 2024 AEC Wrap-Up
• Locomotives and Local Public Health: The East Palestine, Ohio, Train Derailment • Impact of Hydrogen Peroxide on Aedes aegypti Egg Hatch Rates and Oviposi- tion Behavior: Insights for Mosquito Management • Regulating for Safety: Cannabidiol Dose in Food The educational sessions were packed full of interesting topics, engaging pre- senters, and a wide array of subject matter experts. Of the attendees who completed our 2024 AEC survey, 98% agreed or strongly agreed that the con- ference session topics were relevant and applicable to their jobs. As one attendee stated, “I learned a great deal and was able to meet with so many different peo- ple. The field is so broad and it [the AEC] showed me I can do so much more.”
• Transforming Food Safety at Temporary Events: The Impact of Specialized Inspector Training on Food Safety Ratings • Outbreak in the Woods: A Possible Foodborne Outbreak at Summer Camp • Food Safety Management Systems: Building Sustainable Approaches Into Your Regulatory Approach Just as environmental health evolves, so do the educational opportunities in emerging issues. We were pleased to offer new topics to our attendees that were highly attended. These topics included artificial intelligence (AI), environmental health issues related to people experienc- ing homelessness and tent encampments, and new perspectives. The following is just a short list of these sessions that sought to shine a light on current and emerging issues within our profession: • Utilizing Civil Penalties to Gain Compliance: Perspectives From a Local Health Department
The last day of the conference, Thurs- day, July 18, provided attendees with one last chance to get the education they needed through 19 different educational sessions rooms that ran in the morning. Again, we offered sessions from Penn- sylvania perspectives, prerecorded pre- senters, engaging learning labs, and the NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program. Round- ing out the education were sessions on climate and health, emergency readiness, food safety, general environmental health, healthy communities, infectious and vec- torborne diseases, water quality, and workforce and leadership. The four most popular topics included food safety, general environmental health, water quality, and workforce and leader- ship. The highest attended individual ses- sions explored specific examples of food safety and management, including: • Mocktails, Potions, and Elixirs: An Overview of Unapproved Additives Flooding the Market
2024 AEC Session Tracks & Subtopics
1. Climate & Health
9. NEHA-FDA RFFM Grant Program » Administrative » Capacity Building Add-On Grant » Mentorship Add-On Grant » Special Projects Add-On Grant » Track 1 Development Base Grant » Track 2 Development Base Grant » Track 3 Maintenance & Advancement Base Grant » Training Add-On Grant 10. Pennsylvania Environmental Health 11. Water Quality
» Food Safety & Defense » Retail & Home Restaurants 6. General Environmental Health » Body Art » Emerging Environmental Health Issues » Fentanyl » Food Waste
» Adaptation & Mitigation » Air Quality » Drought » Extreme Heat
» Extreme Rainfall » Extreme Weather » Flooding » Hurricanes » Wildfires 2. Data & Technology
» General Environmental Health » Global Environmental Health » Hazardous & Toxic Materials
» Solid Waste » Sustainability 7. Healthy Communities
» Artificial Intelligence (AI) » Data Modernization » Environmental Health Tracking & Informatics » Technology & Environmental Health 3. Emergency Readiness, Recovery, & Resilience 4. Focused Populations » Children’s Environmental Health » Environmental Justice » Industry » Uniformed Services 5. Food Safety » Cannabis
» Onsite Wastewater » Premise Plumbing » Private Drinking Water » Recreational Water » Shorelines
» Environmental Health Impact Assessments » Healthy Homes & Communities » Indoor Air Quality » Land Use Planning & Design
» Water Quality » Water Reuse 12. Workforce & Leadership
» Lead » PFAS
» Leadership & Management » Student & Young Professional Career Development » Workforce Diversity
» Risk Communication » Schools & Institutions 8. Infectious & Vectorborne Diseases » Pathogens & Outbreaks » Vector Control & Zoonotic Diseases
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