viernes, 21 de octubre de 2011

CDC - Environmental Health Services Program - Home: New EHS Spotlight Features: EHTER Stories from the Field; Risk Management Pool Code Module for Comment; EHS Online Tools and Training; Accreditat​ion


Stories: How EHTER Prepares EH Workers for Emergency Response –Find out how graduates of the EH Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) applied what they learned in the course to tornado responses in Alabama and Missouri. Read stories about EHTER courses in Alaska, Tunisia, and the Caribbean.  


Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC) Risk Management/Safety Module for Public Comment – The draft MAHC Risk Management and Safety Module is open for public comment through November 18, 2011. CDC is working with public health and industry representatives across the United States to build MAHC. MAHC is a model swimming pool and spa code to guide local and state agencies in updating or implementing standards for the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of swimming pools and other treated recreational water venues.  


EHS Online Tools and Training - New Environmental Public Health (EnvPHPS) Performance Standards Toolkit provides tools that can help facilitate the process of preparing, conducting, and following up on your assessment. Other EHS online tools and training include the following:
·         Drinking Water Advisory Toolkits
·         Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
·         Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER)
·         EH Capa-City
·         Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI) Projects
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Also in the EHS Spotlight
·         Public Health Department Accreditation and EPH: A Logical Collaboration – The first national voluntary accreditation program, launched in September 2011, will strengthen the nation’s public health infrastructure by advancing the quality and performance of public health departments and strengthening the services they provide.  
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In the EHS Publications Spotlight ·         Irrigation water issues potentially related to the 2006 multistate E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with spinach.
·         Joint statement on bed bug control in the United States from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
·         Public health emergency response guide for state, local, and tribal public health directors - version 2.0. ·         When every drop counts: protecting public health during drought conditions—a guide for public health professionals.

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