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The United States' Response to COVID-19

This report focuses on an assessment of the response to COVID-19 on a national level. This case study assesses the U.S. experience a year into the pandemic unfolding and aims to support a smarter, faster response to the pandemic and to be prepar...

COVID-19 and Wildfires: Concurrent Disasters and Risk Communication in B.C.

This report is based on a qualitative study examining health communications during concurrent disasters and the connection with decision-making. This resource includes: Research questions Focus area Methods Preliminary Findings Recommended...

Using Best Practices to Sustain Training Programs During COVID-19 and Other Disasters

This collection of resources from a virtual workshop includes best practices of National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH) Worker Training Program, awardees, and partnering organizations to sustain training programs during COVID-1...

Environmental Justice and Natural Disasters/COVID-19 Virtual Town Hall Meetings

The Federal Interagency Working Group on Environmental Justice hosted three virtual regional town hall meetings to gain a better understanding of how natural disasters and COVID-19 impact minority, low-income, overburdened, and underserved commu...

Natural Hazards Center: Lessons on Concurrent Disasters

This academic report discusses the experiences from concurrent disasters, the network of communications between agencies, non-profits, and the community and covers: Concurrent Disasters COVID-19 and Hurricanes Emergency Shelter Netw...

Healthy Housing in Rural Communities

We have partnered with the National Center for Healthy Housing to improve healthy housing and address environmental health hazards that impact the home, including issues that impact the indoor environment, the surrounding outdoor spaces, and...

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...

World Food Safety Day

World Food Safety Day is observed annually on June 7. The United Nations declared the observance in 2018 and it is jointly facilitated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). ...

Project Firstline

We are proud to partner with the National Network of Public Health Institutes (NNPHI) for Project Firstline. The CDC's Project Firstline is a collaborative of diverse healthcare and public health partners that have come together to provide healt...

Food Safety Education Month

Each September, we celebrate National Food Safety Education Month by highlighting the tools and resources we offer around food safety education, and recognizing our members who work diligently to maintain safe food across the country. Our food s...

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...