Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

In 2002, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) began the development of a national Environmental Public Health Tracking network. The network is a collection of state and national web-based data query systems that facilitate the integration, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination of data on environmental hazards, exposures to those hazards, and health effects that may be related to the exposures. CDC is leading the initiative to integrate these three types of data into a standardized electronic network. Florida is one of 17 states and one city to receive CDC funding to develop a network. The network is designed to examine health concerns at the state and local level. There is a great need to use hazard and health outcome data to evaluate, prevent and control environmentally related disease. The network will assist researchers, policy makers, and the general public to better plan for appropriate public health actions at the national, state and community levels. The state networks will be available in phases, with the first phase operational in 2009.

Florida Tracking Resourcess

Florida Tracking Network Portal:
http://www.floridacharts.com

National Tracking Web Sites:
http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/
and
www.cdc.gov/ephtracking

EPHT 101 (View the free learning modules and earn up to 4 CEU’s):
http://www.nehacert.org/