David T. Dyjack

Environmental Health: Delivering One Health Before One Health Was Fashionable

Harriet Whiley, Kirstin Ross, Helen Psarras, Gayle Davis et autres

Positioning environmental health at the center of the One Health model corrects a longstanding misinterpretation of its role. Although One Health emphasizes human, animal, and environmental domains, environmental health is the integrative practice that operationalizes these connections and translates the paradigm into …

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Addressing the Environmental Health Workforce Shortage: Unpacking Complexities Associated With the Environmental Health Technician Role

Louise Dunn, Kirstin Ross, Zena Lynch, Henry Dawson et autres

Environmental health professionals are crucial in protecting communities from harm by preventing and addressing environmental health threats. Becoming an environmental health professional (EHP) typically requires a degree-level qualification or equivalent in most countries. Globally, a chronic shortage of qualified EHPs has led …

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Food Handler Knowledge Retention and Training Effectiveness in the U.S. Retail Food Service: A Comprehensive Analysis of 2,700 Workers

Rebecca Labbo, Sharon Unkart, Rosie DeVito, Gagandeep Gill et autres

Foodborne illness remains a major public health concern in the U.S., and food handlers serve as a primary point of prevention. The Food Handler Knowledge Retention Study, conducted by the National Environmental Health Association with support from the Food and Drug Administration …

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From Exposure to Action: Climate Change, Children’s Health, and the Role of Environmental Health Professionals

Rachel Stokes, Gina Bare, Michelle Del Rio, Leyla McCurdy et autres

Climate change represents a major emerging threat to children’s health and well-being, with negative effects extending far beyond environmental concerns to encompass physical, mental, and developmental consequences that can persist throughout a child’s lifetime. In comparison with adults, children are uniquely vulnerable …

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Identifying Characteristics of Local Governmental Environmental Public Health Programs

Thuy N. Kim, Gina Bare, Craig W. Hedberg, Nicole Dutra et autres

Environmental public health (EPH) operates at the intersection of the environment and human health. The purpose of our project was to determine the factors that governmental EPH professionals consider when making decisions about their programs and workforce, including matters of structure, staffing, …

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Health Equity, Environmental Justice, and American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Short Report

Maya Dizack, Jesse Bliss, Gina Bare, David T. Dyjack

Environmental public health hazards present unique challenges for American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) communities due to their close cultural, physical, and spiritual associations with the environment. To raise visibility of these challenges among environmental public health professionals, this report summarizes findings …

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Climate Change in Hawaii and the United States-Affiliated Pacific Islands: A Call to Action for Environmental Public Health

Gina Bare, Emma Erwin, David T. Dyjack

Hawaii and the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Islands (USAPI) are facing a climate change crisis that threatens the health, safety, and well-being of Pacific Islander communities. This article provides an overview of the unique impacts of climate change on this often-overlooked region from an …

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Communicating Environmental Health Science Effectively to the Public

David T. Dyjack, Sandra Gewehr, Eleonora Flacio

This issue’s column provides readers with insight into issues of common concern for our profession, independent of where in the world they occur.

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Charting the Path: Impact of the National Environmental Public Health Internship Program on Educational and Career Choices

Reem Tariq, Jesse Bliss, Adrienne Gothard, Rebecca Labbo et autres

The National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP) addresses critical workforce needs in environmental public health by bridging academic studies with practical experience. This study evaluated NEPHIP’s impact on former interns from 2015 to 2021 using a questionnaire, revealing positive effects on …

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The Urgent Need for Interprofessional Environmental Health Education to Achieve Universal Health Coverage, Even in Disasters

Daniel B. Oerther, Sarah Oerther, David T. Dyjack

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Rebuilding Caribbean Environmental Health Post-Crisis Programs: A Preliminary Study for Virtual Mentorship.

Roseann DeVito, Elizabeth Landeen, David T. Dyjack, Rebecca Labbo et autres

After the hurricanes in 2017 in the U.S. Caribbean, it was essential to rebuild, strengthen, and sustain essential environmental health (EH) services and systems. The National Environmental Health Association, in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, developed an online …

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Investing in Retail Food Safety: Assessing the NEHA-FDA Retail Flexible Funding Model Grant Program’s Distribution Through an SDOH Lens

Gagandeep Gill, Lindsay Fahnestock, Roseann DeVito, Chintan K. Somaiya et autres

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) have a major impact on community health and quality of life. Healthy People 2030 has an increased focus on SDOH, given their contribution to health disparities and inequalities as a social phenomenon. Despite advances in food hygiene …

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