Blog

Our blog posts are short, evidence-based communications on topics of environmental health interest. Guest blogs offer perspectives on a variety of practice- and policy-related issues. Blogs are internally reviewed before posting and can be cited as suggested at the bottom of each entry.
July Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

NCCEH,  2021-07-13

This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and…
COVID-19 and indoor air: Risk mitigating measures and future-proofing

Juliette O’Keeffe, Angela Eykelbosh,  2021-07-06

Humans spend approximately 80-90% of their time indoors and indoor air quality (IAQ) is a key…
Product highlight: US CDC Shigella Prevention and Control Toolkit

Tina Chen,  2021-07-06

What is Shigella? Shigella are gram-negative bacteria belonging to the Enterobacteriaceae family…
Masking and unmasking during the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond

Juliette O’Keeffe,  2021-06-16

More than a year and a half since COVID-19 became part of our vocabulary, we are still talking…
June Research Scan with COVID-19 Sections

NCCEH,  2021-06-16

This monthly Research Scan highlights recent environmental health publications by topic and…
Growing resilience and promoting health through urban agriculture

Anna Chow,  2021-06-16

During the COVID-19 pandemic, people around the world turned to growing food at home or within…
June Research Scan

Each month, our librarian casts her expert eye across hundreds of journals, news portals,…

NCCEH,  2020-06-18

Responding to climate change as public health professionals

While COVID-19 will continue to demand our attention as public health professionals, we cannot…

Kim Perrotta,  2020-06-16

Climate Change

Bike sharing during COVID-19

Bicycle-sharing services (bike shares) allow individuals to use bicycles on membership or fee-per-…

NCCEH,  2020-06-16

Built Environment, COVID-19

COVID-19 Research Scan (May 9 - June 3, 2020)

The NCCEH has compiled a list of valuable scientific resources related to COVID-19.  They are…

NCCEH,  2020-06-04

COVID-19

Safety considerations for cycling during the COVID-19 pandemic

Over the past few months, there have been numerous reports of increasing numbers of people riding…

Shirra Freeman,  2020-05-29

Built Environment, COVID-19, Outdoor Air