At a glance
Explore our resources for environmental health practitioners and the programs they serve. Topics include food safety, drinking water, recreational water, vector control, and more.
General environmental health
Health departments: Explore practices to solve environmental health problems in your jurisdiction.
Find environmental health resources to support recovery after an emergency.
Learn about an internship opportunity linking environmental health students with health departments.
Explore our free trainings for environmental health professionals.
Learn about how CDC is working to strengthen health department environmental health programs.
Watch our video about the value of environmental health services.
Sign up for our listserv and newsletter for information on environmental health issues and topics.
Food safety
Learn how to address environmental causes of foodborne illnesses with our free food safety training.
Explore key findings about the environmental component of foodborne illness outbreak investigations.
Explore key findings from our research on restaurant food safety practices.
Safe water
Learn about private drinking water and public health.
Explore our resources for the environmental part of Legionnaires’ disease outbreak investigations.
Use our resources to improve your program's inspections of public pools, hot tubs, and water parks.
Explore recommendations for operating and maintaining clean and safe public aquatic facilities.
Explore these tools and resources on wastewater.
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National Center for Environmental Health
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Published: May 15, 2024
Updated: August 20, 2026
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