EHS Spotlight: Internship & Public Comment Deadlines

EHS Spotlight: Internship & Public Comment Deadlines

EHS Spotlight: Internship & Public Comment Deadlines

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 02/06/2013 02:37 PM EST

Environmental Health Services (EHS) for Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

EHS Spotlight Features:

2013 Summer Internship (Deadline 2/13/2013);

Pool Module for Comment (Deadline 2/10/2013);

New Pool Code FAQs;

EHS-Net Water Safety Projects;

Workforce Development

Summer Internship with Environmental Health Services! – Applications due February 13, 2013, for a 10-week summer environmental internship for students majoring in Environmental Health. Interns gain environmental health experience and an understanding of environmental health work at the local, state, tribal, and federal levels.

Monitoring and Testing Module for Public Comment - This draft Model Aquatic Health Code module is open for public comment through February 10, 2013. The module identifies activities and procedures that pool and spa operators should follow to proactively evaluate the water and air quality in their facilities.

More About the New Model Aquatic Health Code – Want to know more about the model pool code? Check out the new frequently asked questions page.

EHS-Net Water Safety Projects – EHS-Net water safety projects include developing multisite projects with our funded partners. EHS-Net’s current multisite project looks at the seasonality of noncommunity water systems to understand how they provide safe drinking water and about vulnerabilities of those systems. Learn about EHS-Net partners’ individual projects to improve the practice of environmental health.

Kick Off 2013 With Exciting Workforce Development Opportunities – Read about EHS’ workforce training opportunities in the January/February 2013 issue of the Journal of Environmental Health.