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ER310: Food Safety in the Event of a Disaster Tabletop Exercise

Past participants of the FDA ER310 Food Safety Issues in the Event of Disaster course are invited to participate in our in-person exercise at our 2024 Annual Educational Conference & Exhibition (AEC).Monday, July 15 9 am – 3 pm Pittsburgh, P...

Responding to Chemical Incidents

This course is offered by the Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children. This course will support the user to recognize the signs, symptoms and treatment modalities for several chemical agents. This course includes: Pediatric decontamin...

FD112 FDA Food Code Course

Course OverviewThis free, three-day, virtual course prepares participants to:Identify the intent, design, and scope of the Food Code.Discuss the criteria of “APPROVED” food as defined in the Food CodeExplain recommendations for water, plumbing, ...

Field Staff Guidance During COVID-19

This resource is a guide to educate environmental public health professionals and public health officials on safety measures to reduce exposure to COVID-19 and contains points on: Assess the Risk Social Distancing Disinfection Handy H...

FEMA Hurricane Pandemic Plan

This is a guide for hurricane response during a pandemic and contains: Hurricane Guide Hurricane Response Recommended use as a guide to train environmental public health professionals working with disaste...

Climate and Health Adaptation and Mitigation Program

The CHAMP program encourages local jurisdictions to progress toward meeting Healthy People 2030 objectives, promotes health equity by raising awareness of how climate change-associated environmental health hazards disproportionately ...

Water Webinar Series

This four-webinar series highlights recreational water illness, the changes to the Model Aquatic Health Code (MAHC), and implementation of the new MAHC.Recreational Water IllnessesApril 27, 2023Over the last 20–30 years, CDC has led efforts to d...

Environmental Health Grand Rounds

These virtual seminars were specifically chosen for undergraduate and graduate students studying environmental sciences and environmental public health.The series highlights the workforce behind environmental health, and current and emerging env...

FDA Manufacturing Courses

These courses are currently only available to food safety regulatory professionals employed with a government agency. Please review course pre-requisites prior to applying.FD202: Conducting Acidified Food InspectionsThis course is designed for F...

American Indian & Alaskan Native Toolkits

These tools and guides can be used to help support American Indian and Alaska Native environmental health agencies. Browse the list below to find funding opportunities, educational resources, and programmatic support.EPA Tribal Lead GuidebookEP...

FD218 Risk-Based Inspection Methods in Retail

Course OverviewThis workshop builds upon concepts learned in FD215 Managing Retail Food Safety and is designed to further enhance the knowledge, skills, and abilities of food safety inspection officers in conducting risk-based inspections.Regist...

FD215 Managing Retail Food Safety Course

Course OverviewThis course is designed to allow participants an opportunity to explore the various ways that risk-based inspections can be applied in retail and food service establishments.Topics will include the "process approach" to HACCP, app...

Environmental Health Leadership Academy Testimonials

We surveyed past Environmental Health Leadership Academy (EHLA) participants about their experiences with this one-of-a-kind program. See what participants are saying about their experiences with the ELHA.100% of the respondents indicated they w...

Environmental Health Leadership Academy Application

Applications for the 2024-2025 cohort are open. The deadline to apply is May 31, 2024, at 11:59 pm PT.CostThe cost of the year-long program is $2,000.Need-based scholarships may be offered; requests for scholarship consideration must be included...

Workforce

Understanding the resource needs, funding demands, and work climate of the environmental health community is paramount to our mission. We partner with universities, local, state, tribal, territorial, and federal environmental health organization...

Water Quality

In the U.S., the Safe Drinking Water Act helps ensure clean and safe water. In addition, more than 40 million people rely on private water sources that are not held to federal standards. Further, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), e...

Public Health Informatics Fellowship

Fellowship program providing on the job training in information science, computer science, and information technology to enhance the public health informatics workforce and solve problems domestically and abroad.Public Health Informatics Fellows...

Emergency & Disaster Readiness

Environmental public health is an essential component of disaster readiness. We partner with state, tribal, local, territorial, and national environmental public health organizations to identify needs and develop tools to assist you in prepa...

Post-Hurricane Health & Safety Work Partnership

Improving Public Health, Child Care, and Safety in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin IslandsThe National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) has been selected to work on a series of post-hurricane projects in the U.S. Virgin Islands (USVI), Pu...

National Retail Food Program Courses

FY23 Course OfferingsNote: These courses are currently only available to retail food safety regulatory professionals employed with a government agency.FD112 Food CodeThis course covers the requirements and guidance provided in the FDA Model Food...

June 2021

Journal of Environmental Health Volume 83, Number 10 View the IssueAbout the CoverEven as we continue to deal with the current COVID-19 pandemic, we need to prepare for future pandemics. The purpose of the special report featured on this issue’s...

Healthy Homes

Housing plays a central role in the health of our communities, particularly as the environmental health workforce works to help communities adapt and respond before, during, and after weather events like extreme heat, extreme cold, hurricanes, f...

HACCP Managing Food Safety at the Retail Level

Course OverviewHACCP: Managing Hazards at the Retail Level is an online, self-paced course on the HACCP System and its prerequisites. The course is designed to meet the requirements for HACCP team and staff training and to provide frontline food...

HACCP for Food Handlers

Course OverviewHACCP for Food Handlers provides a quick and effective introduction to key HACCP principles. In less than two hours the course will teach participants about HACCP's history, understand foodborne illnesses, contamination sources, t...

HACCP Basics for the Fresh and Fresh-Cut Produce Industry

Course OverviewHACCP Basics for the Fresh and Fresh-cut Produce Industries is an online, self-paced course on the HACCP System and its prerequisites. The course is designed to assist participants in implementing a legally mandated food safety pl...

HACCP Basics for the Bottled Water Processors

Course OverviewHACCP Basics for Bottled Water Processors is an online, self-paced course on the HACCP System and its prerequisites. The course focus is on the HACCP method to prevent unwanted hazards from being introduced into your bottled water...

HACCP Basics for Processors and Manufacturers

Course OverviewHACCP Basics for Processors and Manufacturers is an online, self-paced course on the HACCP System and its prerequisites. The course focus is on the HACCP method to prevent unwanted hazards from being introduced into your manufactu...

GHS Training for US Workers

Course OverviewOSHA has revised its Hazard Communication Standard to include new GHS labeling elements and a GHS standardized format for Safety Data Sheets (formerly known as Material Safety Data Sheets). This course introduces workers to the GH...

GHS Training for Managers and Supervisors

Course OverviewGHS Training for Managers and Supervisors introduces the GHS, identifies implementation deadlines, and details the revisions to OSHA's Hazard Communication Standard, focusing on the new product label elements and SDS format.Who Sh...

FUSE Corps

Yearlong fellowship program for experienced leaders designed around projects in economic and workforce development, healthcare, public safety, climate change, and education.FUSE CorpsResource Type: FellowshipsSource Description: FUSE is a nation...

Food Safety CoE Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Online Series

The Foodborne Outbreak Investigation Online Series (FOIS) is an online self-paced training that promotes a multi-disciplinary approach to the investigation of foodborne disease outbreaks. The goal of FOIS is to train public health professionals ...

FD312 Special Processes at Retail Courses

Course OverviewThis five-day, virtual course explores the specific types of food processing in retail food establishments that requires a variance and mandatory HACCP plan. Course content includes:SmokingCuringUse of Food AdditivesReduced Oxy...

FD207 Plan Review Course

Course OverviewThis free, five-day, virtual course provides a comprehensive overview of the plan review process for retail food establishments based on menu and food preparation procedures with an end goal of reducing foodborne illnesses resulti...

FD204 Temporary Food Establishments Course

Course OverviewThis free, four-day, virtual course prepares participants to effectively conduct:An application reviewA menu reviewAn inspection of a temporary food establishment (TFE) and institute corrective actionsThe course also focuses on:Pr...

Epi-Ready Team Training

Epi-Ready, a multi-day training course that utilizes a team-based approach, teaches professionals how to respond to a foodborne illness outbreak efficiently and effectively by understanding the roles and responsibilities of the disciplines invol...

Environmental Health Leadership Academy

We are training experienced environmental health professionals who aspire to become the future leaders of tomorrow. This intensive and interactive program focuses on management and leadership skill-building, successful leadership strategies, com...

Environmental Health and Land Reuse Certificate Program

BrownfieldsBrownfields are land reuse sites often contaminated by harmful chemicals or redeveloped without proper environmental oversight, such as former gas stations, manufactured gas plants, factories, dry cleaners, and abandoned properties. D...

Environmental Assessments & Training

The CDC's environmental assessments are an important part of addressing foodborne illness by helping to:identify the underlying environmental causes of foodborne illness outbreaksrecommend steps to stop outbreaks and prevent future ones.Environm...

Code for America Summit

Three day conference focused on strengthening the digital capability of the government, creating new policies with insight from the tech industry, improving the government technology market, and creating community capacity.Code for America Summi...

Climate Change

Climate & Health GuidesOur new Climate & Health guides were created specifically for environmental public health programs to help you integrate climate & health into environmental health programming and healthcare sector partnerships...

American Indian and Alaska Native Environmental Health Recognition Awards

These awards are an opportunity for leaders in Tribal Environmental Health to showcase the important work they do to protect the health of their communities.2022 Winners & ResourcesAward DetailsThe past few years have seen unprecedented envi...

2024 Trainings Eligible for CY 2024 Training Optional Add-On and Grant (Tracks 2 and 3)

Following are some of the training options available in 2024 that are eligible for funding through a CY 2024 Training Optional Add-On (within the Track 2 Development Base Grant application) or through a CY 2024 Training Optional Add-On Grant...