Using 10-essential-services training to revive, refocus, and strengthen your environmental health programs.
The 10 essential services of environmental health, which are based on the 10 essential public health services, can guide environmental health practitioners in systematically organizing and managing environmental public health programs and activities. The National Center for Environmental Health of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has used the 10 essential services of environmental health as a basis for its six goals for the revitalization of environmental health in the 21st century. Nevertheless, studies indicate that very few environmental health practitioners are aware of the 10 essential services. This article discusses how essential-services training has increased the awareness and knowledge of environmental health practitioners about the development, value, and use of the essential services. Examples of training outcomes are offered to illustrate how the use of the essential-services framework has improved environmental health performance and practice.
Osaki
Carl S
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University of Washington, School of Public Health & Community Medicine, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Seattle 98155, USA. CSO-saki@aol.com
Hinchey
Deborah
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Harris
Joy
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D004782:Environmental Health / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D015980:Public Health Practice; D014481:United States