Environmental Health Grand Rounds
Optimizing Environmental Public Health Practice with Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
April 10, 2024, 1 pm ET
In this seminar, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst Serene Ong and Statistical Analyst Andrew Mackey from the Division of Environmental Health Services, Department of Public Health in San Berardino County, California, will provide an overview of what GIS is, how it can be used in environmental public health practice, and its contributions toward improving field workflows. Following their presentation, a panel of experts who use GIS will share their perspectives on how this technology is deployed to improve field monitoring and response operations, for fostering interagency collaboration and partnerships, and for continuous improvement across the many fields of environmental public health.
These virtual seminars were specifically chosen for undergraduate and graduate students studying environmental sciences and environmental public health.
The series highlights the workforce behind environmental health, and current and emerging environmental hazards, particularly for specific communities. Each session includes a panel discussion with environmental health professionals.
Past Recordings
Radon and Uranium in Groundwater - An Environmental Public Health Hazard
- January 18, 2024
- Speaker: Evan Kane, Groundwater Protection and Wells Program Manager at Wake County Department of Environmental Services
Impacts of Wildfires and the Environmental Public Health Workforce
- October 4, 2023
- Speaker: Lane Drager, Boulder County Public Health Consumer Protection Program Coordinator
Impacts of Environmental Public Health Hazards on Hispanic Communities
- April 26, 2023
- Speaker: Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, Ph.D., University of Arizona
Impacts of Climate Change on Environmental Public Health
- April 19, 2023
- Speaker: Amir Sapkota, Ph.D., University of Maryland
Impacts of Environmental Public Health Hazards on the Black Community
- April 18, 2023
- Speaker: Ethel Vereen, Ph.D., MSEH, Morehouse College, Georgia
Using Data & Informatics in Environmental Public Health
- April 17, 2023
- Speaker: Tim Callahan, MPH, Georgia Department of Public Health
Impacts of Environmental Public Health Hazards on Tribal Communities
- April 11, 2023
- Speaker: Neilroy Singer, Diné College- School of STEM, Arizona
Impacts of Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) On Environmental Public Health
- April 5, 2023
- Speaker: Susan Burden, Ph.D., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency