Category: National Center for Environmental Health
Celebrating 20 years of Executive Order 12898: How far have we come and how do we create an impact in the next 20 years?
Guest post by LaToria Whitehead, PhD, Environmental Justice Officer National Center for Environmental Health Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services February 11, 2014, marked the 20-year anniversary of former President Bill Clinton signing Executive Order 12898, a charge to all federal agencies to address disparate environmental and human health conditions in minority and low-income Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentStaggering Numbers: Do You Know the Disease?
It’s been reported that an estimated 18.7 million adults and 6.8 million children in the United States have it. And about 14.2 million of those people visit a doctor’s office each year due to symptoms associated with it. In fact, in 2010, almost 2 million emergency room visits were due to complications from it, in Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentPlanning Healthy Cities
Guess who’s coming to Atlanta? Five thousand urban planners who will be attending the American Planning Association’s National Planning Conference on April 26-30, 2014. What does this have to do with environmental health? Experts from NCEH’s Healthy Community Design Initiative helped plan the conference and will be presenting their expertise on the importance of considering Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentWhat is Environmental Public Health?
April 22 marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day in the United States and the 22nd anniversary world-wide. Earth Day reminds us of our personal and collective responsibility to preserve and protect our environment. And protecting our environment also helps us protect our health. For many, the word “environment” relates to the natural world—mountains, forests, Read More >
Posted on by 1 CommentWhat’s in the Water?
NCEH and ATSDR participate in two week-long health observances during April: National Public Health Week (April 7-13) and National Environmental Education Week (April 13-19). Both NCEH and ATSDR work to protect people from exposure to environmental public health hazards. During the next two weeks, the blog will feature a series of six posts explaining exposure Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentInternational Environmental Health
April 7 is World Health Day. Read about the ways the National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) helps public health programs around the world. Lead poisoning in Nigeria, mercury poisoning in Peru, liver disease in Ethiopia, pesticide poisoning in Bangladesh—around the world CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) helps investigate widespread health problems like Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentUnpredictable Spring Weather
Spring is the time of year when many things change—including the weather. Sunny days may be followed by a week of stormy weather. Sometimes extreme weather changes can occur within the same day. Thunderstorms cause most of the severe spring weather. Whenever warm, moist air collides with cool, dry air, thunderstorms can occur, bringing with Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentEnvironmental Health Water Programs
In 1993, the UN General Assembly declared March 22 as World Water Day. This post recognizes NCEH/ATSDR work to assure clean water. Can you remember a time when you were so thirsty you would have done almost anything for a glass of cool, refreshing water? Now imagine that the only water available to you is Read More >
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March is National Poison Prevention Month. Read about how NCEH and Poison Control Centers work together to protect health. In May 2012, the Carolinas Poison Control Center in Charlotte received calls concerning two critically ill children. A 20-month-old boy and a 15-month-old boy had bitten into laundry detergent pods, those liquid laundry soap-filled capsules that Read More >
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March is National Nutrition Month. To find out if Americans are getting enough nutrients, NCEH’s Division of Laboratory Sciences tested blood and urine samples collected by CDC’s National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. The results may surprise you. CDC’S Second Nutrition Report on Biochemical Indicators of Diet and Nutrition found 9 out of 10 people Read More >
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