Our profession is facing a future filled with uncertainty, opportunity and threats. Somewhere within this mix lies our destiny. What can we do to shape our destiny before other interests and/or events shape it for us? To help us to understand what NEHA needs to be saying to help us all reach the destiny we seek, NEHA is now engaging the profession in an unprecedented dialogue about our future. We invite you to join this discussion and to offer your thoughts and viewpoints for consideration. Please read this
background information and respond to the following questions by posting a comment to this blog:
- What are the unintended consequences (especially for local health departments) if a new federal Food Protection Agency is created? What should NEHA be saying to policy makers about this proposal? (Issue 1 – Food Agency)
- What should environmental health look like after successful health care reform is instituted? (You can talk about any aspect of this fascinating issue, e.g., which institutions should environmental health should be practiced in, what funding mechanisms should be used for EH, what should the relationship between environmental health and the personal health care system look like, etc.) (Issue 2 – Health Care Reform)
- How should accreditation evolve as a policy consideration for local environmental health programs? (Issue 3 – Accreditation)
To help others to follow your points, we ask only one courtesy. As you present your viewpoints, please identify which question below you are responding to by beginning your response with the code term for the question of interest to you.
Thank you!
