Developing environmental public health leadership.Editor's note Editor's Note (foaled in 1993 in Kentucky) is an American thoroughbred Stallion racehorse. He was sired by 1992 U.S. Champion 2 YO Colt Forty Niner, who in turn was a son of Champion sire Mr. Prospector and out of the mare, Beware Of The Cat. Trained by D. : NEHA NEHA National Environmental Health Association NEHA National Executive Housekeepers Association NEHA Northern Estates Homeowners Association (Indianapolis, Indiana) strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we will feature a column from the Environmental Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract Branch (EHSB) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. (CDC See Control Data, century date change and Back Orifice. CDC - Control Data Corporation ) in every issue of the Journal. EHSB's objective is to strengthen the role of state, local, and national environmental health programs and professionals to anticipate, identify, and respond to adverse environmental exposures and the consequences of these exposures for human health. The services being developed through EHSB include access to topical, relevant, and scientific information; consultation; and assistance to environmental health specialists, sanitarians, and environmental health professionals and practitioners. EHSB appreciates NEHA's invitation to provide monthly columns for the Journal. In the coming months, EHSB staff will be highlighting a variety of concerns, opportunities, challenges, and successes that we all share in environmental public health. This month's column provides an overview of the Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute. What challenges await leaders of environmental public health? Are leaders prepared to face these challenges? The National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH NCEH National Center for Environmental Health (US CDC) ) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continuously works with its many public health partners to envision and prepare for future environmental public health needs. Recent discussions with environmental and public health practitioners, interest groups, members of academia, and nongovernmental organizations Transnational organizations of private citizens that maintain a consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. Nongovernmental organizations may be professional associations, foundations, multinational businesses, or simply groups with a common interest in have provided insights on the condition of public and environmental health in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . The assessment found an environmental public health workforce challenged by emerging and difficult problems. It also identified the preparation of environmental public health leaders as a critical unmet need. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Building the leadership capacity of the environmental public health workforce is a primary objective of the NCEH National Strategy to Revitalize re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. Environmental Public Health Services. One way in which NCEH is achieving this goal is through the Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute (EPHLI). EPHLI is modeled after a leadership training program for environmental public health professionals piloted in 2004-2005. The program was developed by CDC's Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) working with NEHA, the Louisville Metro Health Department, and the National Public Health Leadership Development Network. Effective environmental public health leadership ensures that the environmental public health delivery system can respond to emerging threats, and it coordinates the delivery of needed services in areas affected by any form of disaster. Clear and decisive leadership is especially important in times of crisis and chaos. The environmental public health services system must have leaders who can provide critical guidance during emergencies. The history of public health in the United States abounds with success stories. Leaders have confronted and resolved serious issues by accepting responsibility, establishing direction, motivating and inspiring people, and implementing needed action. Today, as in the past, environmental public health is competing with other priority programs and services for limited resources. Environmental public health leaders continue to face the challenges of public indifference, lack of resources, increasing demand for services, an ill-prepared workforce, and a fragmented environmental public health service delivery system struggling to meet new and emerging threats. The leaders of today and tomorrow will need to confront and resolve such challenges, and EPHLI will enhance the leadership skills needed for this task. It provides a forum for the discussion and resolution of contemporary environmental public health issues facing the nation. The second EPHLI cycle began in February 2006. Forty EPHLI fellows are participating in the second cycle. The program consists of four meeting sessions, several intersession in·ter·ses·sion n. The time between two academic sessions or semesters. in  ter·ses conference calls, and a
fellow-selected project addressing a current work site issue. Projects
are an important aspect of this leadership development program; they
allow fellows to practice and demonstrate new and improved leadership
skills. Fellows are expected to choose a challenging project of
organizational, local, state, regional, or national significance. A
mentor is assigned to work with each fellow to develop a project of
value to the fellow, the fellow's employer, and the practice of
environmental public health. Fellows learn how to build effective teams
and partnerships; persuade, influence, and generate support for action;
resolve conflict; and use problem-solving, decision-making, and
system-thinking processes. EPHLI also gives environmental public health
leaders the opportunity to interact and create a lasting network of
leaders who will influence the future direction of environmental public
health. Detailed information on the program and application process is
posted at www.gov/nceh/ehs/.
CDC and its partners expect EPHLI to produce several beneficial outcomes. In the short term, the program will enhance the leadership capabilities of environmental public health service providers. In the long term, these leaders will influence and improve the practice of environmental public health. These improvements will reduce exposure to environmental public health risks and lead to a reduction in environment-related morbidity and mortality Morbidity and Mortality can refer to:
Corresponding Author: CAPT John Sarisky, Senior Environmental Health Scientist, Environmental Health Services Branch, Division of Emergency and Environmental Health Services, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA. E-mail: jsarisky@cdc.gov. Visit www.neha.org * Job Center * Students Section * Research and Development * Credentialing * Continuing Education continuing education: see adult education. continuing education or adult education Any form of learning provided for adults. In the U.S. the University of Wisconsin was the first academic institution to offer such programs (1904). * AEC AEC US Atomic Energy Commission Noun 1. AEC - a former executive agency (from 1946 to 1974) that was responsible for research into atomic energy and its peacetime uses in the United States Atomic Energy Commission & Exhibition * Regional Workshops * Awards and Scholarships * National Radon radon (rā`dŏn), gaseous radioactive chemical element; symbol Rn; at. no. 86; mass no. of most stable isotope 222; m.p. about −71°C;; b.p. −61.8°C;; density 9.73 grams per liter at STP; valence usually 0. Proficiency pro·fi·cien·cy n. pl. pro·fi·cien·cies The state or quality of being proficient; competence. Noun 1. proficiency - the quality of having great facility and competence * Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness pre·par·ed·ness n. The state of being prepared, especially military readiness for combat. Noun 1. preparedness - the state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action); "putting them Resources * Online Training and much, much more!! CAPT John Sarisky, R.S., M.P.H. |
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