Environmental Health Services
ANTHC’s Environmental Health Services program works with Tribal partners and communities to help prevent illness and injury and promote the health and well-being of Alaska Native people. The program’s focus is to serve Anchorage Service Unit communities by supporting critical environmental health infrastructure, supporting public health programs like the State of Alaska Lay Vaccinator program and providing technical assistance and education on environmental health topics.
Health Clinics
The program supports Village Health Clinics and Health Aides by performing Environmental Health and Safety Surveys that help maintain high quality facilities. The program also offers respirator fit testing services as well as trainings, templates and resources for clinic staff.
Trainings
Please email your Environmental Health Consultant or CEH@anthc.org to schedule or discuss training opportunities. Clinic trainings are available upon request.
- Regulated Medical Waste (RMW) Shipping and Handling
- Environmental Health and Safety Remote Survey Training
- Environmental Health Overview
- Food and Waterborne Disease in AK for CHAP
- Water Fluoridation for CHAP
- Rabies Overview
- Bed Bugs Overview
Resources
- Village Health Clinic Guidelines
- Remote Survey Blank Checklist
- Remote Survey Guidance and Common Findings
- Fit Testing Procedure
- N-95 Fit Test Checklist
- Monthly Fire Extinguisher Inspection Instructions
- Fire Drill Template
- Animal Bite Report Form
- Animal Bite Report Contacts
- Refrigerator Temp Log
- Environmental Health and the CHAP Program
- Coloring pages-Environmental Health Professionals
IGAP
The program supports IGAP coordinators by offering technical assistance, guidance, and resources on various environmental health topics. Feel free to contact your Environmental Health Consultant or CEH@anthc.org with any environmental health questions or concerns you or your community may have.
Resources
- Environmental Health Explorer Activity Book
- EHE Activity Guide Educator Guide and Answer Key
- Coloring pages-Environmental Health Professionals
Newsletter Articles
Feel free to use these articles as is or edit them to better fit your program or community.
- ATV safety
- Bed Bugs
- Boat Safety
- Carbon Monoxide
- Food Safety
- Gun Safety at Home
- Home Ventilation
- How to Build an Emergency Kit
- Mold Prevention
- Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning
- Preventing Foodborne Botulism
- Protecting Health and Property from Volcanic Ash
- Protecting your Teeth
- Road Dust
- The History of Handwashing
- Wildfire Safety
- Wildfire Smoke
Head Start
The program supports Head Start programs by performing Environmental Health and Safety Surveys that help maintain high quality facilities. The program also offers trainings, resources and guidance on various environmental health topics to both Head Start staff and parents.
Trainings
Please email your Environmental Health Consultant or CEH@anthc.org to schedule or discuss training opportunities.
- Environmental Health for Childcare Facilities
- Playground Safety
Resources
- Head Start Program Performance Standards – Head Start
- Head Start Survey Form – AK DEED
- Food Safety – FDA
- Food Safety for Children Under 5 – FoodSafety.org
- Food Safety Chart-FoodSafety.org
- Head Start Fluoride – Head Start
- Community Water Fluoridation
- Coloring pages-Environmental Health Professionals
- Active Shooter Info Sheet- FEMA
- Earthquake preparedness for Childcare Providers – FEMA
- Tsunami Preparedness – FEMA
- Volcanic Ash – Stay Safe
- Volcanic Ash – Clean up
- Volcanic Ash – Protecting Buildings
Landfills
The program supports landfill administrators and operators by offering trainings and performing Environmental Health and Safety Surveys that help maintain high quality facilities.
Trainings
Please email your Environmental Health Consultant or CEH@anthc.org to schedule or discuss training opportunities.
- Landfill Operations Overview
Resources
Water/Sewer
The program supports water and sewer utility providers and operators by performing Environmental Health and Safety Surveys that help maintain high quality facilities. Additionally, the program offers assistance with writing Consumer Confidence Reports (CCR), Sanitary Surveys, community water fluoridation and water/sewer resources and trainings.
Trainings
Please email your Environmental Health Consultant or CEH@anthc.org to schedule or discuss training opportunities. Utility administrators and interested community members are welcome to join most trainings as well.
- Small Treated Water Systems Class
- Sewage Lagoon Class
- CCR Writing
- Water & Sewer Systems Overview
Resources
Community Member
The program supports community members by offering technical assistance, guidance and resources on various environmental health topics. Feel free to contact your Environmental Health Consultant or CEH@anthc.org with any environmental health questions or concerns you or your community may have.
Lay Vaccinator Resources
Community Resources