Action Alert on Zika Legislation
Dear NEHA members,
We want to provide you with an update on the latest proposed legislation for Zika and a quick summary of the status of this growing health concern.
Bats and Rabies PowerPoint
Chuck Lichon, R.S., M.P.H., Deputy Health Officer at District Health Department #2 in Michigan, developed a Children’s Environmental Health Power Point Program with the financial assistance of the Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI. The Power Points are approximately 25-35 minutes in length, allowing for a presentation to be made during one classroom setting, or to be used for a community presentation, allowing time for Q & A. Some of the topics include: Sunwise, Body Art, Household Hazardous Waste, Meth, Recreational Water, and more.
USA Today: Tropical storm would worsen Florida's Zika outbreak
NEHA's Director of program and partnership development, Dr. Sandra Whitehead, is quoted in USA Today article on the potential impact of hurricanes on Zika in Florida:
International Zika Virus Conference & Workshop
International Zika Virus Conference & Workshop (iZIKVc)
HHS Declares a Public Health Emergency in Puerto Rico in Response to Zika Outbreak
At the request of Governor Alejandro García Padilla, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell today declared a public health emergency for Puerto Rico, signaling that the current spread of Zika virus poses a significant threat to public health in the Commonwealth relating to pregnant women and children born to pregnant women with Zika.
Practical Approaches for Zika Webinar
Join the Public Health Foundation (PHF) and the Bio-Defense Network on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 from 1-2pm ET for a webinar focused on preparedness and response to the Zika Virus.
Modern Healthcare Interviews Dr. Dyjack on Zika
NEHA's Executive Director, David T. Dyjack, Dr.Ph, CIH, was interviewed by Steven Ross Johnson of Modern Healthcare on the Zika virus:
Read Article: "Years of budget cuts have left some cities and states ill-prepared to stop Zika spread"
Congress Needs to Act on Zika Virus
The threat of Zika is real and growing every day. Environmental health professionals know that the best way to stop Zika is a strong investment in vector control programs and working within your communities at a profoundly local level.
After speaking with the scientific community, the White House asked Congress for a $1.9 billion investment to both combat Zika Virus and provide mosquito control in February 2016. That figure was turned down.
An Estimation of Potential Vector Control Effect of Gravid Mosquito Trapping in Fort Worth, Texas
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Remarks By President Obama on the Zika Virus
I just had an opportunity to get the most recent briefing from the Department of Health and Human Services, the CDC and NIH about the situation involving Zika. And so I wanted to speak to the press just briefly about it, and the American public.
As all of you know, there has been an enormous spread of Zika throughout Latin America, the Caribbean, and Puerto Rico. We have not yet seen cases that were transmitted on the continental United States, but we do know that the mosquitoes that carry the Zika virus exist on the continental United States.