222083 “Identifying gaps in the environmental public health system to perform the essential environmental health services"

Tuesday, November 9, 2010 : 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Patrick O. Bohan, MSEH, MS, PhD , Department of Environmental Health Science, East Central University, Ada, OK
        
This presentation will provide results from agencies that participated in the Environmental Public Health Performance Standards (EnvPHPS) workshops during 2008-2009. Results from completing the EnvPHPS instrument provide a national picture of the capacity of state, tribal, and local environmental health programs to perform the essential environmental health services. Two key gaps have been identified as a result of the input from over 80 agencies. Information on the factors contributing to these gaps will be reviewed and recommendations for improvement offerred. In addition, environmental health capacity will be compared with information from the National Public Health Performance Standards. These data and the process of assessing capacity can be an excellent tool for identifying environmental health justice issues. Environmental health justice refers to the equal capacity of environmental public health programs to provide the essential environmental health services regardless of socio-economic status, race or other factors.

Learning Areas:
Environmental health sciences
Other professions or practice related to public health
Public health administration or related administration
Public health or related education
Public health or related laws, regulations, standards, or guidelines
Public health or related research

Learning Objectives:
Identify the top two gaps in the capacity of the environmental public health system to perform the essential services of environmental health.

Keywords: Environmental Health, Performance Measures

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: Dr. Bohan is qualified to present because of his experience with drafting the EnvPHPS, conducting workshops on the EnvPHPS, collecting information from the work, and analyzing the information.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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