April 2015
Journal of Environmental Health
Volume 77, No. 8
About the Cover
As shown on our cover, hotels often settle for cleanliness versus sanitation, but our feature in this issue, “Sanitary Status and Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile Within Canadian Hotel Rooms,” highlights the dangers of that kind of approach. The authors sampled various surfaces from hotel rooms in three cities in Canada. Coliforms were recovered from 36% of surfaces and oxacillin-resistant bacteria were recovered from 19% of surfaces, with 46% of isolates confirmed as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. The results of the study show that more emphasis is needed on sanitizing surfaces in hotel rooms rather than simple cleaning.
Table of Contents
Advancement of the Science
- Sanitary Status and Incidence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Clostridium difficile Within Canadian Hotel Rooms
- The Role of Health Impact Assessment in Advancing Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
Advancement of the Practice
- What Does the Public Know About Environmental Health? A Qualitative Approach to Refining an Environmental Health Awareness Instrument
- Building Capacity: Analytics Build Capacity for Health Departments Combatting Rodent Infestations
- Direct From AAS: An Introduction and History of the American Academy of Sanitarians
- Direct From CDC/EHSB: Sharing Environmental Health Services Across Jurisdictional Boundaries
Advancement of the Practitioner
- Career Opportunities
- Resource Corner
- EH Calendar
Your Association
- President's Message: NEHA Is a Volunteer Organization
- Special NEHA Members
- Special Listing
- NEHA 2015 AEC
- NEHA News
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