Your Health – Your Environment Blog Posts
NCEH Works With Poison Control Centers
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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In many parts of the country, this winter has brought heavy snow and ice—even to areas where winter storms are usually uncommon. Next up is spring, which brings its own turbulence. When electrical outages occur during severe weather, many people use alternative sources of power for heating, cooling, or cooking. Portable generators, stoves, lanterns, gas Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentMartin Luther King Jr. and Environmental Justice: A Leader Ahead of His Time
Every year we celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his work toward social justice, civil liberties, and equal rights for all. His actions, including civil disobedience and passive resistance, led to widely-known legal achievements such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Might these Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentMeet the Scientist – Cynthia Ward
The Meet the Scientist series brings you conversations with NCEH/ATSDR scientists. These conversations aim to give you a sense of the talented people who are working to keep you safe and secure from things in the environment that threaten our nation’s health. Meet Cynthia Ward, a scientist in our Division of Laboratory Sciences who works Read More >
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How do you bridge the gap between the growing concern over environmentally related pediatric health problems and the fact that many physicians feel inadequately educated to address such concerns? Between what parents would like to know about environmental effects on their children’s health and the need for a trusted source of objective, science-based information? With Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentStay Safe and Healthy in Winter
From the far West to the Midwest and the Northeast to the deep South, many sections of the United States have seen severe or unexpected snow, ice, and bitter cold this winter. So we all need to stay aware of weather patterns and remain prepared for falling temperatures and precipitation. Stay safe outdoors. Life doesn’t Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentEnvironmental Health Lab Supports Newborn Screening in the U.S.
January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month. NCEH’s Environmental Health Lab provides materials, resources and quality assurance that state labs use to screen newborns’ blood for possible disorders. A bouncing baby makes us all smile. And CDC is doing its part to help keep those babies happy and healthy. Within 24 to 48 hours of Read More >
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NCEH/ATSDR posts this blog in honor of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service, January 20, 2014. An industrial plant, a truck depot, a hazardous waste site, a garbage dump—would you mind having one of these in your neighborhood? Of course you would! No one wants to live with dirty air or water, constant Read More >
Posted on by Leave a commentSpending the Summer at CDC
Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH) is a paid 10-week summer environmental internship for undergraduate students who are passionate about the environment, interested in human health, and curious about how they are linked. Applications for 2014 CLEH internships are due by January 29, 2014. See the CLEH website for application materials. Hi! I’m Celia Karp. Read More >
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