National Center for Environmental Health

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National Center for Environmental Health Type: Research and Development Agencies Parent organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Top organization: Employees: 500 Executive: Director Budget: $200 million (FY 2024 estimate) Address: 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341 Website: https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ Creation Legislation: Public Health Service Act of 1944 Wikipedia: National Center for Environmental Health

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Mission To protect the public from environmental hazards that can lead to illness, disability, or death; to promote healthy environments, especially for vulnerable populations, by conducting research, providing guidance, and responding to environmental emergencies.

Services Environmental Health Research; Emergency Response; Health Surveillance

Regulations

National Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) is a key component of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, focusing on protecting people from environmental health risks.

Official Site

Mission

The mission of NCEH is to investigate and mitigate the impact of environmental hazards on public health. It aims to ensure that environments are safe for all, particularly for children, the elderly, and people with disabilities, by conducting research, monitoring health outcomes, providing guidelines, and responding to environmental health emergencies.

Parent organization

NCEH is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which is under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Legislation

NCEH's activities are authorized under the Public Health Service Act of 1944, which sets forth the framework for public health protection in the U.S.

Partners

NCEH collaborates with:

• Various CDC programs and initiatives
• Federal, state, and local environmental and health agencies
• International health organizations

Number of employees

NCEH employs over 500 staff members.

Organization structure

• Division of Environmental Health Science and Practice focuses on preventing environmental health hazards.
• Division of Laboratory Sciences supports research through diagnostics and testing.
• Emergency Response and Recovery Branch addresses environmental emergencies.

List of programs

• National Biomonitoring Program
• Environmental Public Health Tracking Network
• Climate and Health Program
• Lead Poisoning Prevention

Last total enacted budget

The estimated budget for NCEH in FY 2024 is approximately $200 million.

Leader

NCEH is led by a Director.

Services provided

NCEH provides services such as environmental health research, surveillance of environment-related health conditions, emergency response to environmental crises, and the development of guidelines for preventing environmental health hazards. It works on issues like air and water quality, climate change effects on health, and chemical exposures.

Regulations overseen

NCEH does not directly oversee regulations but influences environmental health policy through research, guidelines, and recommendations.

Headquarters address

4770 Buford Hwy NE, Atlanta, GA 30341

Website

https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/

Wikipedia article

wikipedia:National Center for Environmental Health

External links

• https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/
• https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/programs/index.htm
• https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/