Environment • Health • You http://vimeo.com/32226544 About this video: “How did we get here, where are we going? This short film presents a historical overview of public and environmental health in the United States over the past century. It’s a complex story of the interconnections between air, water, soil, food production and distribution, chemicals, population, climate change,
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“Health Information at Your Finger Tips CDC 24/7 The CDC iPad application has been designed as a way for users to access health information at their fingertips. It will feature important health articles, popular journals, timely updates and access to social media to coincide with important health concerns and events throughout the year. It gives
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Whether items that are baked or grown to sell at local farmers’ markets or items shipped in to the grocery stores, there are rules that will apply for all food products sold to enure there is food safety. CANADA: Farmers’ markets and grocery stores are subject to the same scrutiny, health official says 15.feb.12 Toronto
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Online tools are becoming more and more valuable in public health. Will social media be able to spread across boarders faster than infectious disease ? Can social media create recognizable patterns of symptoms to predict and prevent and control infectious diseases? February 16th, Epidemiologists will discuss how social media could be harnessed to predict disease
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TO OUR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COLLEAGUES – What’s new at the NCCEH? - Evidence Reviews: – Household pets and zoonoses - NCCEH Workshops: – Health and Planning: Exploring options for rural communities - Additional Resources: – carbon monoxide poisoning prevention toolkit by Centers for Disease Control – drinking water advisory communication toolbox by Centers for Disease
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Food Safety News: “There’s no money for . . .” well you name it. At a time when all manner of government services are being cut, trillions in bailouts to the financial services industry aside, why should food safety be spared? In fact, food safety protections are being systematically slashed across the board–and while this
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