At a glance
Explore our guides and scientific publications on environmental health services. Topics include performance improvement, workforce, informatics, community assessment, and more.
List of publications
Banerjee SN, Gerding JA, Sarisky J. Organizational characteristics of local health departments and environmental health services and activities. J Environ Health. 2018;80(8):20–9.
Buchanan S, Meyer P, Sarisky J, Hubbard B, Noonan G, Tarrago O. Development of an integrated intervention plan to reduce exposure to lead and other contaminants in the mining center of La Oroya, Peru. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2005. Appendices A-F; H-I; Appendix G; full report in Spanish.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Improving environmental public health services performance to meet community needs. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2014.
Coleman E, Jagne A. Advancing environmental health practice through environmental health informatics activities. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2020;83(4):30-1.
Coleman E, Jagne A, Ruiz A. Leveraging informatics to improve environmental health practice and innovation. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2022;85(4):44–6.
Curtiss C, Ussery-Hall A. Empowered by tracking: Using data to solve public health problems. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2020;83(3):28-30.
Curtiss E, Wigington P. Use CDC's resources to strengthen environmental health programs. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2020;83(5):24-6.
Gerding J, Bender K, Corso L. Public health department accreditation and environmental public health: A decade of collaboration. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2020;82(6):30-2.
Gerding J, Kirshy M, Moran JW, Bialek R, Lamers V, Sarisky J. A performance management initiative for local health department vector control programs. Environ Health Insights. 2016;7(10):113-8.
Gerding JA, DeLellis NO, Neri AJ, Dignam TA. Environmental health program performance and its relationship with environment-related disease in Florida. Fla Public Health Rev. 2018;15:1–12.
Hubbard B, Gelting R, Baffigo V, Sarisky J. Community environmental health assessment strengthens environmental public health services in the Peruvian Amazon. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2005;208(1–2):101-7.
Kochtitzky C. Applying a general best practices identification framework to environmental health. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2014;77(4):40-43.
LeBlanc T, Ruckart P, Omisore S. Educating communities, families, and high school students about lead exposure as a public health problem. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2023;86(3):36–38.
Losch J. Shine a light on environmental justice issues with the Environmental Justice Dashboard. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2023;85(10):28–32.
National Association of Local Boards of Health, National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The local board of health environmental health primer. Bowling Green, OH: National Association of Local Boards of Health; 2003.
National Center for Environmental Health. A strategy to revitalize health services in the United States. Atlanta: US Department of Health and Human Services; 2003.
Orians C, Rose S, Hubbard B, Sarisky J, Reason L, Bernichon T, et al. Strengthening the capacity of local health agencies through community-based assessment and planning. Publ Health Rep. 2009;124(6):875-82. (Buchanan S)
Pomales A, Gill A, Gerding J. Connecting environmental public health with the revised 10 Essential Public Health Services. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2023;85(8):36-8.
Rodriguez L, Wilson H. Data modernization: Making environmental health services data more accessible. [commentary] J Environ Health. 2022;84(8):34-6.