World Environmental Health Day (WEHD) is virtually being celebrated at East Carolina University for the 6th year on September 26, 2021 by the ECU Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Program, along with the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) and the rest of the world. The theme for this year is “Prioritizing Environmental Health for Healthier Communities in Global Recovery”.
A poster showing selfie photos of hand washing, recycling, mask wearing and more from ECU students is posted on the ECU EH blog and social media, as a way of showing what environmental health means to them.
In addition, different types of Environmental Health (EH) posters are featured this week. Below are research posters of EH faculty and students, internship posters, class posters of students as course projects, and infographic posters from governmental agencies and professional organizations.
Research Posters
- “Improving Wastewater and Stormwater Management in an Impaired Watershed” by Charles Humphrey, Michael O’Driscoll, Guy Iverson and Jarrod Underwood
- “Retrospective Assessment of Preparedness for Mosquito Control Post-Hurricane Florence in North Carolina” by Melinda Fields, Jo Anne Balanay, Gregory Kearney, Brian Byrd and Stephanie Richards
- “Evaluation of Insecticide Resistance in Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) in North Carolina, 2017” by Stephanie Richards, Avian White, Brian Byrd, Michael Reiskind and Michael Doyle
- “Adsorption Characteristics of Activated Carbon Fibers in Respirator Cartridges for Toluene” by Jo Anne Balanay
- “Comparison between OSHA-NIOSH Heat Safety Tool App and WBGT Monitor as Risk Assessment Methods for Heat Stress in Agriculture in Eastern North Carolina” by Danielle Dillane and Jo Anne Balanay
Internship Posters for EHST 4990
- “Sound Rivers Water Quality Intern” by Will Shingleton
Class Posters for EHST 3700: Industrial Hygiene
- “Arsenic” by Teddy Badweh
- “Nitrogen Dioxide” by Brayden Blackwell
- “Lead” by Cole Branch
- “Silica” by Jared Dixon
- “Ethylene Glycol” by Melissa Gray
- “Hydrogen Cyanide” by Meaghan Haley
- “Beryllium” by Tiffany Harris
- “Perchloroethylene” by Harrison Johnson
- “Manganese” by Tranique Moody
- “Aluminum” by Valarie Plotzke
Infographic/ Educational Posters
- “Controlling COVID-19 Variants” by the World Health Organization (WHO)
- “Get Ready to Grill Safely” by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- “What is IPM?” by Entomological Society of America
- “What Can an Entomologist Do for You?” by the Entomological Society of America
- “How Do I Get Information about Air Quality Where I Live?” by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This WEHD event aims to promote and increase the awareness on the field of environmental health among ECU students, faculty and staff.
