Environmental Public Health
Standards
Information and Data
This standard examines the agency’s ability to monitor the environment to identify and solve community environmental health problems.
Community Partnership
This standard demonstrates how the agency participates and provides leadership
in community partnerships to identify and solve environmental health problems.
Intervention and Activities
These standards examine the ability of the agency to enforce laws and regulations that protect health and ensure safety.
Evaluation
In this standard, the agency demonstrates how to implement a culture of quality improvement using nationally recognized tools and resources to determine how effectively it handles environmental health concerns and determines how to improve processes and programs in the future.
Resources
CDC, Environmental Public Health Services Resources
Healthy People 2030, Environmental Health
Community Tool Box, Protocol for Assessing Community Excellence in Environmental Health (PACE EH)
Community Tool Box, Protecting Environmental Quality
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environmental Topics
Journal of Environmental and Public Health