National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provided funding for six more states to participate in its National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network. Colorado, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Vermont join the 16 states and one city already tracking and reporting timely environmental and health data. “This is an important step in moving toward our goal of a nationwide Environmental Public Health Tracking Network,” said Judith Qualters, Ph.D., chief of CDC’s Environmental Health Tracking Branch. “Participation from more states helps strengthen this innovative tool that offers a more complete picture of our nation’s environmental health.” For more information, please visit the Tracking Network at http://www.cdc.gov/ephtracking.