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ASTHO
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials'
role is to serve as a conduit of information among CDC,
state grantees, Centers of Excellence, and the unfunded
states. ASTHO will also serve as a liaison to the
environmental regulatory agencies though a partnership with
ECOS (see below).
NEHA
The National Environmental Health Association aims to
evaluate the knowledge base of environmental health
professionals in regards to tracking. NEHA will also
be working to educate its membership about tracking.
ECOS
The Environmental Council of the States is developing
materials to inform the state environmental agencies about
tracking. In collaboration with ASTHO, ECOS is also
working to increase collaboration between the state health
and environmental agencies.
NACCHO
The National Association of County and City Health
Officials' goal is to ensure that the local public health
perspectives and needs are addressed in the creation of a
national tracking network. NACCHO will also
communicate tracking lessons learned and model practices to
the local public health officials.
APHL
The Association of Public Health Laboratories
is focusing
its work on transforming biomonitoring technology from CDC
to the states. APHL created a document identifying how
states would implement biomonitoring programs, and is
educating policy makers on the needs for biomonitoring
funding.
CSTE
The Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists has
been working collaboratively with CDC to identify
environmental public health indicators for use in the
National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network.
PSR
Physicians for Social Responsibility will be working to
increase the knowledge base and technical skills of
physicians involved in the tracking initiative. PSR
will focus on engaging the medical community within the
funded states and educating the medical community in the
unfunded states.
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