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Re-Engineering Environmental Health For Challenging Times, R. Konkel, Tony Lewis, Sian Buckley, Polly Rodirguez
Re-Engineering Environmental Health For Challenging Times, R. Konkel, Tony Lewis, Sian Buckley, Polly Rodirguez
Steve Konkel
Times are challenging, irrespective of whether the landscape is viewed from an economic, political, or social perspective. NEHA Presidents have challenged the profession to look at workforce development issues, and raised the question as to what the future of environmental health practice looks like. Does Environmental Health need to be re-defined or refined every five years or so? After attending this session you will understand some of the current challenges to the environmental health practice, and be able to define characteristics of threshold concepts and how they might be applied in a variety of environmental health contexts.
A Journey With A Clear Destination: Environmental Health Research, R. Konkel, David Evans, M. Mulcahy
A Journey With A Clear Destination: Environmental Health Research, R. Konkel, David Evans, M. Mulcahy
Steve Konkel
Research is vital if we are to improve the health of the population on the island of Ireland and provide better qualtiy and access to services. Yet all too often, research can be a neglected and overlooked component of evironmental health.
When Every Drops Counts: The Public Health Impact Of Drought, R. Konkel, Mark Miller, Robert Blake, Valeria Carlson
When Every Drops Counts: The Public Health Impact Of Drought, R. Konkel, Mark Miller, Robert Blake, Valeria Carlson
Steve Konkel
What are the public health effects of drought? What is the role of public health and environmental health in planning for drought? What are the political implications of drought and need for public health to be involved in drought planning? How can we reshape environmental health involvement in drought planning?
Using An Innovative Electronic Interface To Develop A Public Health Guidance Document, R. Konkel
Using An Innovative Electronic Interface To Develop A Public Health Guidance Document, R. Konkel
Steve Konkel
This is part of a presentation given at the NEHA (National Environmental Health Association) 2009 conference in the Atlanta Enterprise Center June 21-24 in Atlanta Georgia.
Environmental Health In Public Health, R. Konkel, Darryl Barnett, Joe Beck, Worley Johnson
Environmental Health In Public Health, R. Konkel, Darryl Barnett, Joe Beck, Worley Johnson
Steve Konkel
A most intriguing question, and one that leads to many debates both inside and outside of the environmental health field, is a definition of environmental health. The answer given is often tempered by one's political slant (i.e., liberal, moderate, or conservative) and by one's professional training (e.g., public health sanitation, chemistry, nursing, ecology, planning, public administration, etc). Although agreement is needed to effectively address the challenges in the field, disagreement often centers on what constitutes environmental health and even on the name or nickname that should be applied to individuals whose primary focus is on one or many aspects of …