environmental health specialist network: drinking water program
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Environmental Health Specialist Network: Drinking Water Program. By: Joyce Tuttle, REHS, PHM. The Program. Environmental Health Specialist Network Drinking Water Program – EHS-Net Water Working under a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Environmental Health Environmental Health Specialist Network: Drinking Specialist Network: Drinking
Water ProgramWater Program
By:By:
Joyce Tuttle, REHS, PHMJoyce Tuttle, REHS, PHM
The ProgramThe Program Environmental Health Specialist Network Environmental Health Specialist Network
Drinking Water Program – EHS-Net WaterDrinking Water Program – EHS-Net Water Working under a grant from the Centers Working under a grant from the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Main interest water systems not regulated Main interest water systems not regulated
by Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) by Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) EHS-Net Water started 2005EHS-Net Water started 2005 Five states involvedFive states involved California received funding 2007California received funding 2007
EHS-Net GoalsEHS-Net Goals Identify contributing factors and Identify contributing factors and
environmental precursors to waterborne environmental precursors to waterborne illness and disease outbreaksillness and disease outbreaks
Translate findings into improved prevention Translate findings into improved prevention efforts using a systems approachefforts using a systems approach
Offer training opportunities to current and Offer training opportunities to current and future environmental health specialistsfuture environmental health specialists
Strengthen collaboration among Strengthen collaboration among epidemiology, laboratory, environmental epidemiology, laboratory, environmental health, and water safety programshealth, and water safety programs
Goals of CA ProgramGoals of CA Program Increase awareness of waterborne Increase awareness of waterborne
disease outbreaks in Californiadisease outbreaks in California Encourage better communication between Encourage better communication between
environmental health, public health, environmental health, public health, epidemiologists, and laboratoriesepidemiologists, and laboratories
Be available for assistance in case of a Be available for assistance in case of a waterborne disease outbreak (WBDO)waterborne disease outbreak (WBDO)
Assist training new environmental health Assist training new environmental health specialistsspecialists
CA EHS-NetCA EHS-Net Working with five states to develop Working with five states to develop
investigation toolinvestigation tool Working with six counties on individual Working with six counties on individual
projectsprojects Training new EHSTraining new EHS Available to all counties for assistanceAvailable to all counties for assistance
HISTORY WBDO IN HISTORY WBDO IN CACA
Waterborne illness has been under-Waterborne illness has been under-reportedreported
Fifty-four reported cases in the last thirty-Fifty-four reported cases in the last thirty-six yearssix years
This includes recreational and drinking This includes recreational and drinking waterwater
Good News: the cases of unknown WBDO Good News: the cases of unknown WBDO has gone significantly down from the has gone significantly down from the 1970’s to present1970’s to present
WBDO REPORTING IN WBDO REPORTING IN CACA
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
1970'S 1980'S 1990'S 2000
Unknown
E coli
Shigela
Crypto
Schisto
Giardia
NoroVirus
Lepto
County Data on WBDOCounty Data on WBDO Contacting counties regarding WBD Contacting counties regarding WBD
investigationsinvestigations Procedures on how to handle possible Procedures on how to handle possible
waterborne illnesswaterborne illness Develop procedures with referencesDevelop procedures with references
County ProjectsCounty Projects Sacramento – Labor Camp Water SurveySacramento – Labor Camp Water Survey San Joaquin – State Small Water SystemsSan Joaquin – State Small Water Systems Yolo – State Small Water SystemsYolo – State Small Water Systems Monterey – Data from State Small and Monterey – Data from State Small and
Local Small Water SystemsLocal Small Water Systems Tulare – Private Well Water SurveyTulare – Private Well Water Survey
Contact InformationContact Information
Joyce TuttleJoyce Tuttle 916-445-5194916-445-5194 [email protected]@cdph.ca.gov P. O. Box 997377, MS 7402P. O. Box 997377, MS 7402 Sacramento, CA 95899-7377Sacramento, CA 95899-7377
Funding for this presentation was made possible by the Funding for this presentation was made possible by the cooperative agreement award #5R01EH000080-04 from the cooperative agreement award #5R01EH000080-04 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The views expressed in these written materials and by speakers and expressed in these written materials and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U. S. Government.organizations imply endorsement by the U. S. Government.
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