Resources
FEDERAL resources
US Department of health & human services
The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS)’s mission is to “enhance and protect the health and well-being of all Americans.” It fulfills this mission by “providing for effective health and human services and fostering advances in medicine, public health, and social services.”
US FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
An agency within HHS, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s mission is to “protect the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy, and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.”
US Environmental Protection Agency
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s mission is to “protect human health and the environment.” It works to ensure that Americans have clean air, land, and water by developing and enforcing regulations, studying environmental issues, and educating the public about environmental issues.
US Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides “leadership on food, agriculture, natural resources, rural development, nutrition, and related issues based on public policy, the best available science, and effective management.”
STATE resources
arizona sanitarians’ council
The Arizona Sanitarians’ Council was created to “provide for the classification of sanitarians, establish standards for persons employed as sanitarians, and provide for the examination of applicants for registration as sanitarians” in the State of Arizona.
smoke-free arizona
Passed in November 2006, the Smoke-Free Arizona Act protects Arizonans from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke in “most enclosed public places and places of employment.”
associations
international association for food protection
The International Association for Food Protection (IAFP)’s mission is to “provide food safety professionals worldwide with a forum to exchange information on protecting the food supply.”
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)’s mission is to “advance the environmental health professional for the purpose of providing a healthful environment for all.”
association of environmental health academic programs
The Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (AEHAP)’s mission is to “advance a 21st Century science-based educational model that develops culturally-competent environmental health scientists capable of solving complex challenges in environmental public health, occupation health, and associated regulatory compliance.”
american academy of sanitarians
The American Academy of Sanitarians (AAS) is an organization that “elevates the standards, improves the practice, advances the professional proficiency, and promotes the highest levels of ethical conduct among professional sanitarians in every field of environmental health.”
american public health association
The American Public Health Association (APHA)’s mission is to “improve the health of the public and achieve equity in health status.”
arizona public health association
An affiliate of APHA, the Arizona Public Health Association (AZPHA) works “to improve the level of health and well-being for all Arizonans through advocacy, professional development, and networking.”
National Association of County and City Health Officials
Since its inception, the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) has sought to improve the public's health while adhering to a set of core values: equity, excellence, participation, respect, integrity, leadership, science & innovation.