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September Is National Food Safety Education Month
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It is National Food Safety Education month, and we have a variety of new resources for environmental health practitioners. Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentA Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court
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“I often used to feel like ‘A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court’ — an out-of-place urban planner among physicians, epidemiologists, and nurses at CDC,” says Chris Kochtitzky, an Associate Director for Program Development in CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health. Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentNational Preparedness Month
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Throughout September, CDC and more than 3000 organizations—national, regional, and local governments, as well as private and public organizations—will support emergency preparedness efforts and encourage Americans to take action. For Preparedness Month 2016, CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR) and National Center for Environmental Health plan to release blog posts, social media Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentLab Quality Program Important to Newborn Screening
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Learn about one of the nation’s most successful public health programs for newborn screening – CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health Lab Quality Program. CDC’s Division of Laboratory Sciences in the National Center for Environmental Health plays an important role in newborn screening by offering the Newborn Screening Quality Assurance Program (NSQAP) to local, state, Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentNational Preparedness Month: Radiation Emergencies
![• RSB has developed radiation emergency infographics for the public that address common questions about radiation emergencies.](https://blogs.cdc.gov/yourhealthyourenvironment/wp-content/uploads/sites/12/2016/09/where_to_go-825x510.jpg)
National Preparedness Month is recognized annually in September to educate the public about preparing for emergencies—natural disasters, chemical and biological threats, mass casualties and radiation emergencies. On this post, we will share information and resources where the public, public health, and medical communities can learn more about preparing for a radiation emergency. Read More >
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