Sponsored by the Fogarty International Center, the NIEHS, and NIOSH, the International Training and Research Program in Environmental and Occupational Health (ITREOH) supports training of health professionals worldwide. The program grants awards to U.S. academic institutions, which partner with institutions in low- and middle-income countries to address health threats of regional importance.

The field of environmental health promotion gained new prominence in recent years as awareness of physical environmental stressors and exposures increased in communities across the country and the world. Although many theories and conceptual models are used routinely to guide health promotion and health education interventions, they are rarely applied to environmental health issues. This articl...

In this review, we provide an introduction to the topics of environmental justice and environmental inequality. We provide an overview of the dimensions of unequal exposures to environmental pollution (environmental inequality), followed by a discussion of the theoretical literature that seeks to explain the origins of this phenomenon. We also consider the impact of the environmental justice mo...

Environmental health is a critical com­ ponent of governmental public health, as provided in state, tribal, local, and territorial jurisdictions. The environmental health services provided by each health de­ partment can vary; common examples include the following: • inspecting food establishments, • monitoring the quality of drinking and rec­ reational water, • managing solid and liquid waste,...

The Island County Environmental Health Initiative (ICEHI) is a demonstration project in the use of the Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH) to build capacity in the 10 essential services of environmental health. The PACE EH methodology systematically applies the 10 essential services of environmental health through the completion of 13 tasks derived from...

The recent economic recession and its aftermath negatively impacted many local health departments (LHDs) across the U.S. Seven surveys conducted by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) between August 2009 and February 2012 produced informa­ tive data (NACCHO, 2012). Each wave of the study showed that in comparing the current and prior fiscal years about 40% of L...

Measurement methods for chemicals in biological and personal environmental samples have expanded rapidly and become a cornerstone of health studies and public health surveillance. These measurements raise questions about whether and how to report individual results to study participants, particularly when health effects and exposure reduction strategies are uncertain. In an era of greater publi...

In the last ten years, research needs and scientific gaps have bee discussed around the efforts of linking environmental exposure disparities to health disparities. This paper provides an argument that links environmental exposure disparities to health disparities. The public health approach is viewed as important in addressing environmental health disparities. Despite progress in addressing re...