JOURNAL OF Environmental Health Dedicated to the advancement of the environmental health professional Volume 86, No. 3 October 2023
ADVANCEMENT OF THE SCIENCE Persistence and Transfer of Enveloped Phi 6 Bacteriophage on Hotel Guest Room Surfaces................................................................................................................... 8 International Perspectives/Guest Commentary: Managing Mosquito-Borne Diseases as an Emergency for Mosquito Control: The South Korean Experience ........................................ 16 International Perspectives/Guest Commentary: Thirdhand Exposure to Methamphetamine Syndrome: Symptoms Resulting From Environmental Exposure to Methamphetamine Contamination Arising From Manufacture or Use ...................................... 20
ABOUT THE COVER
Thirdhand expo- sure to metham- phetamine occurs through contact with environments that have become contaminated dur- ing the manufac- ture or use of the substance. This
ADVANCEMENT OF THE PRACTICE Feature Story: Empowering Future Environmental Public Health Professionals:
exposure is a serious emerging public health concern and can cause adverse health eects in unwitting residents, particularly children. This month’s cover article, “Thirdhand Exposure to Methamphetamine Syndrome: Symptoms Resulting From Environmental Exposure to Methamphetamine Contamination Arising From Manufacture or Use,” explores the symptoms and current situation related to thirdhand exposure to methamphetamine, proposes a term to be used to describe the syndrome to facilitate the coordina- tion of research, and provides recommendations for environmental health professionals. See page 20. Cover image © iStockphoto: Lucashallel, appleuzr
A Deep Dive Into the Expanded National Environmental Public Health Internship Program ......... 28 Building Capacity: Everyone’s Data Are Special—Or Are They? ................................................. 34 Direct From CDC/Environmental Health Services: Educating Communities, Families, and High School Students About Lead Exposure as a Public Health Problem ................................ 36 Direct From ecoAmerica: Weathering the Storm: Climate Change and the Mental Health of Children ........................................................................................................... 40 NEW NEPHIP Interns in the Spotlight: Constructing a Robust Evaluation System for Improving Medical Needs Shelters: A Transformative Environmental Health Internship Experience ................................................................................................................. 42 ADVANCEMENT OF THE PRACTITIONER JEH Quiz #2............................................................................................................................... 27 Environmental Health Calendar ...............................................................................................44 Resource Corner........................................................................................................................ 45 YOUR ASSOCIATION President’s Message: Environmental Health—What Can’t We Do? .......................................................... 6 Special Listing ........................................................................................................................... 46 NEHA News .............................................................................................................................. 48 NEHA Member Spotlight .......................................................................................................... 50 NEHA 2024 AEC....................................................................................................................... 51
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