Advancing Environmental Health Practice Through Environmental Health Informatics Activities

NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, the National Environmental Health Association features this column on environmental health services from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in every issue of the Journal. In these columns, authors from CDC's Water, Food, and Environmental Health Services Branch, as well as guest authors, will share insights and information about environmental health programs, trends, issues, and resources. The conclusions in these columns are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of CDC. Aja-Fatou Jagne is an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) fellow in CDC's Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice (DEHSP). Jagne provides support to DEHSP by contributing to environmental health informatics resource development and providing technical assistance through research, scientific reasoning, and effective communication. Erik W. Coleman is a health scientist (informatics) in CDC's DEHSP. Coleman assists in building capacity to use data to address environmental hazards and improve services.