Discover the Greener Side of Public Health:

NACCHO’s Environmental Health Program

Environmental health

focuses on the link between

people and their environment;

promotes human health and

well-being; and fosters a safe

and healthful environment.

NACCHO’s environmental

health team addresses the

most pressing environmental

health issues facing the world

today, including climate

change, food safety, vector-

borne diseases, healthy

community design, and

hydraulic fracturing.

Learn more at

www.naccho.org/programs/

environmental-health

NACCHO strives to support health departments in advancing

their environmental health efforts at the local, state, and

national level. The following NACCHO resources are

designed to inform, guide, and enhance the work of public

health officials in this field:

Healthy People, Healthy Places Blog Updated daily, this blog serves as NACCHO’s main digital

source of environmental health news, events, tools, and

resources that directly support and highlight the work

of local health departments.

Access the blog at http://essentialelements.naccho.org

Greener Side of Public Health Newsletter This monthly electronic newsletter compiles the most

pertinent environmental health information posted on the

Healthy People, Healthy Places blog within the previous

month.

Sign up to receive the newsletter at http://bit.ly/1hyPAU9

Environmental Health Advisory Groups NACCHO convenes four advisory groups on key

environmental health issues. Composed of health

department staff, these groups ensure the inclusion of the

local perspective in guiding NACCHO decision-making and

strategy related to environmental health.

Learn more about joining an advisory group at

www.naccho.org/about/advisory-groups