EPA Partners with Public Health Associations
To strengthen engagement with public health professionals at the local and state levels, EPA’s Office of Research and Development is collaborating with the:
- American Public Health Association (APHA),
- National Environmental Health Association (NEHA),
- Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), and
- National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO).
Through Memorandums of Understanding (MOU) agreements, EPA and these partners are sharing critical public health information, enhancing the communication and translation of environmental public health research and activities, improving access to each organization’s tools, and collaborating on specific projects.
EPA is partnering with public health organizations to:
- Put scientific tools and resources into the hands of those who need it most - the professionals on the front lines of protecting health in communities, cities, counties and states.
- Collaborate and share information on common areas of interest such as the health impacts of air pollution on cardiovascular health, harmful algal blooms, lead, chemicals such as PFAS found in the environment, and emergency response/homeland security efforts.
- Provide training and information exchanges between EPA researchers and the public health community.
- EPA Science Matters Newsletter - EPA Works with State and Local Leaders to Protect Public Health
- APHL Published Article - APHL & EPA Partner to Protect Health and the Environment
- NACCHO Voice Blog - NACCHO Partners with the EPA to Advance Environmental Health at the Local Level
Disclaimer: Information from non-EPA presenters and/or links to non-EPA sites does not imply official EPA endorsement of or responsibility for the opinions, ideas, data, or products presented at those locations, or guarantee the validity of the information provided.
Summer 2020 Public Health and Health Care Partner Workshop
EPA held a virtual workshop (Aug 31 - Sept 2, 2020) with public health, health care, and health care system practitioners to discuss environmental health priorities within their fields and with their organizational members and to build relationships for future dialogue and collaboration on specific topics.
View the Summary Report and accompanying materials.
Public Health and Health Care Partner Workshop Summer 2020 Summary Report
Public Health and Health Care Partner Workshop Summer 2020 - Master Mind Map (pdf)
NEHA Journal of Environmental Health (JEH) Guest Column
- Delivering Science to Front Lines of a Disaster: How U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Researchers Assist With Environmental Emergency Response (May 2021)
- Environmental Health Challenges: Common Priorities Across Disciplines, Practical Tools, and Opportunities for the Future (Dec 2021)
- Wildfire Smoke and Public Health: Science and Technology Development to Reduce Risk (May 2022)
- Science and Science-Based Tools to Address Persistent Hazardous Exposures to Lead (Dec 2022)
- Stimulating Innovation Through the Challenges and Prizes Program From the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (May 2023)
- Elevating the Importance of Environmental Public Health and Partnership With Healthcare Professionals (Dec 2023)
- Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms and Public Health: Using Tools From the Cyanobacteria Assessment Network to Reduce Exposure (May 2024)
- Toward Better Decentralized Wastewater Treatment (Dec 2024)
NEHA Webinars featuring EPA Research
- Air Quality Webinars
- Healthy Heart: Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Health Webinar Recording (February 2018)
- Wildfire Smoke Research, Toolbox and Other Resources Webinar Recording (May 2018)
- EPA's Smoke Sense: A Citizen Science Project Using a Mobile App (September 2021)
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WSMART – Providing Supplemental Air Quality Monitoring Technology During Wildfires (March 2023)
- Water Quality: Harmful Algal Blooms Webinars
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Fentanyl Contaminated Properties: How Can We Clean Them Up? (December 2020)
- Health Informatics and Tracking Webinars
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EnviroAtlas Tool Informs Decisions, Research, and Education Webinar (February 2020)
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U.S. EPA and NEHA Webinar: PFAS Research (August 2020)
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EPA's Report on the Environment (ROE) - Overview and Demonstration (May 2021)
NACCHO Blogs featuring EPA Research
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EPA’s Annual Water Fest Engages Community, Celebrates Groundwater Research (January 2020)
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Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 in the Environment (November 2020)
NACCHO Webinars featuring EPA Research
- Data for Decisions: Using EPA's EnviroAtlas (June 2020)
APHL Newsletters featuring EPA Research
- US EPA’s New Comprehensive Environmental Sampling & Analytical Methods (ESAM) Program (Summer 2018)
- A Closer Look at EPA's Office of Research and Development Laboratory Research Facilities (Winter 2018)
- EPA Continues to Update its ESAM Program (Summer 2019)
- EPA’S CompTox Chemicals Dashboard: A One-Stop-Shop for Chemical Data (Spring 2020)
- CyAN App Helps Communities Monitor Harmful Algal Blooms (Spring 2020)
- SARS-CoV-2 Wastewater Monitoring (Winter 2021)