The environmental health specialists network--EHS-Net.

Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) 2010-2015: the new funding cycle.

Plain language summaries: a new EHS-net tool to share our published findings.

represent the views of the CDC. Laura Green Brown is a behavioral scientist with the EHSB. She helps the branch’s Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net) with the design and implementation of restaurant food safety studies. Pamela S. Wigington is the lead health communications specialist in the Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services. She helps program staff identify ...

Evaluating local and state food and water safety programs.

L ocal and state food and water safety programs are on the frontline of food and waterborne illness prevention. Yet in the current economic climate, some of these public health programs are being re­ duced or eliminated. Data that show the im­ pact of these programs on public health are crucial to policy makers faced with difficult choices that may affect the health of the com­ munities they se...

New food safety training opportunity using cutting edge technology!

edi tor ’s note: NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we feature a column from the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in every issue of the Journal. In this column, EHSB and guest authors from across CDC will high...

Food Allergy Knowledge and Attitudes of Restaurant Managers and Staff: An EHS-Net Study.

Dining outside of the home can be difficult for persons with food allergies who must rely on restaurant staff to properly prepare allergen-free meals. The purpose of this study was to understand and identify factors associated with food allergy knowledge and attitudes among restaurant managers, food workers, and servers. This study was conducted by the Environmental Health Specialists Network (...