The State Environmental Health Directors (SEHD), are organized as an informal peer group within ASTHO and receives staff support and connectivity with state and territorial health officials. The SEHD seeks to enhance relationships and communication among states and partners and provide a forum for discussion of key environmental health issues and the sharing of best practices.
Resources
SEHD 2011 IT Infrastructure Survey: Summary of Results
Survey results are intended to provide a snapshot of information systems used to manage state environmental health programs and identify areas of need.
Ensuring Healthy Communities, Volume 2 (pdf)
Ensuring Healthy Communities, Volume 2, summarizes the results of the 2010 SEHD Survey. The 2010 Survey is intended to provide a snapshot of state environmental health programs and activities and identify how state environmental health programs are changing over time. « less… more »
2010 SEHD Survey Results Fact Sheet (pdf)
The 2010 SEHD survey is part of ASTHO's ongoing efforts to enhance communications among the SEHD and identify changes in state EH services over time.
SEHD Fact Sheet 2011 (pdf)
A fact sheet describing the purpose, membership, and current priorities and initiatives of the State Environmental Health Directors.
SEHD Work Group Members (pdf)
Lists all members of each SEHD work group.
Ensuring Healthy Communities: SEHD 2006 Survey (pdf)
Survey results are intended to provide a snapshot of the environmental public health programs and activities in the states, and to enhance communications among the SEHD.
Annual Meetings
The SEHD group meets annually in-person to discuss the activities of the SEHD work groups, emerging public health issues in the states, and future priorities for the group. Additional topics of discussion include the Environmental Public Health Tracking program, climate change and public health, health impact assessments, toxicology issues, and partner updates. The goal of the SEHD annual meetings is to help build capacity for environmental health programs in the states, increase knowledge, and share tools and resources.
2012 Annual SEHD Meeting
Seventh Annual Meeting, September 24-26, 2012 - Philadelphia, PA
2011 Annual SEHD Meeting
Sixth Annual Meeting, September 19-21, 2011 - St. Louis, MO
2010 Annual SEHD Meeting
Fifth Annual Meeting, September 27-29, 2010 - Portland, OR.
Fall 2009 Annual SEHD Meeting
Fourth Annual Meeting, October 28-29, 2009 - Atlanta, GA.
2009 Annual SEHD Meeting
Third Annual Meeting, March 23-25, 2009 - Denver, CO.
2008 Annual SEHD Meeting
Second Annual Meeting, March 31-April 2, 2008 - Minneapolis, MN.