Category: Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects

NCEH releases new free online radiation emergency training for poison center staff and other public healthcare professionals.

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If you are a first responder, doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or poison center professional you play an important role in radiation emergency preparedness. Learn how to help people during a radiation emergency with our new, free training: www.cdc.gov/radiationtraining. Read More >

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CDC’s Tracking Network in Action

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Extremely hot weather can make you sick. Stay cool and hydrated to protect yourself. The Tracking Network provides data and tools that you can use to see how extreme heat may affect your health. Read More >

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Categories Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, Emergency Preparedness, National Center for Environmental Health

Protect Yourself from Wildfire Smoke

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Dry conditions in parts of the United States increase the potential for wildfires in or near wilderness areas. Stay alert for wildfire warnings and take action to protect yourself and your family from wildfire smoke. Read More >

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Drought and Your Health

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Overview Cycles of drought have affected North America for the last 10,000 years. Droughts can last from a single season to many decades and can affect from a few hundred to millions of square miles. Read More >

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National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program Week: We Track That!

Botanical Gardens, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Air quality, community design, children’s environmental health, water, climate and health… We Track That! Read More >

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Who helps to protect us in the event of an environmental emergency?

Photo courtesy of Dr. Joshua Schier.

Medical toxicologists. This not widely known medical subspecialty, comprised of physicians, focuses on the diagnosis, management, and prevention of poisoning and other adverse health effects resulting from medications, occupational and environmental poisons, and biological agents (bacteria, virus, parasite, or fungus, for example) that can be used as bioterrorism or biological weapons. Read More >

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Keep Your Cool in Hot Weather

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Learn about heat-related illness and how to stay cool and safe in hot weather. Now is the time to prepare for the high temperatures that kill hundreds of people every year. Extreme heat caused 7,415 heat-related deaths in the United States from 1999 to 2010 . Read More >

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Protect Yourself from UV Radiation: in the summer months and beyond

Keeping you and others protected from UV Radiation is an important, year-round responsibility.

Fun in the sun will be on everyone’s list of things to do during the spring and summer months, but these are not the only times you should practice protective measures. Read More >

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New interactive CASPER map makes it easier to tap into the experience of others

Amy Schnall, MPH, is an epidemiologist and CDC’s lead CASPER trainer.

To Tap into the Experience of Others Are you a public health practitioner who focuses on environmental disaster preparedness, or health assessment after an event? If so, take advantage of a new Web-based Interactive Map of CASPERs. Read More >

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When a natural disaster strikes, can public health respond effectively?

New primer shows how disaster surveillance can make all the difference. During April 25-28, 2011, a massive storm system generated 351 tornadoes that whipped through five southern states, causing 338 deaths, leaving behind historic levels of damage to people’s homes and businesses. Read More >

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