Written by: Dr. Jo Anne G. Balanay, Professor, ECU Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Program An environmental health professional with an REHS (Registered Environmental Health Professional) credential demonstrates competency in a broad range of environmental…
World Environmental Health Day (WEHD) is virtually being celebrated at East Carolina University for the 7th year on September 26, 2022 by the ECU Environmental Health Sciences (EHS) Program, along with the International Federation…
Mr. William Hill was a presenter and panel guest at the 2022 Southeast Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Retail Food Protection Seminar (virtual event) held on September 19-22, 2022. This event was hosted by the…
An East Carolina University (ECU) and Fayetteville State University (FSU) partnership has received more than $1.3 million grant from the North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Foundation to address public health needs in the region. This…
Chad Carwein, ECU's University Sustainability Manager, talked today to the EHST 2110 and EHST 4350 Environmental Health classes about ECU's Bee Campus USA classification, some sustainability programs and projects on campus, and more. He…
Dr. Sinan Sousan and Dr. Jo Anne Balanay were guests on a recent first episode of Season 4 of ECU podcast’s “Talk Like a Pirate”, wherein they discussed their latest publication titled “Assessment of…
Carvajal P*, Balanay JG, Shearman S and Richards SL (2022). Facebook and Mosquito-borne Disease Outbreaks: An Analysis of Public Responses to Federal Health Agencies’ Posts about Dengue and Zika in 2016. PLOS Global Public…
A recent article on respirators and face coverings by Dr. Sinan Sousan (Department of Public Health faculty), Dr. Jo Anne Balanay and Omar Chaaban (ECU Honors College graduate) was featured by the ECU News…
MS Environmental Health student, Melissa Nolan, is the recipient of the 2022 North Carolina Public Health Association (NCPHA) Undergraduate/Graduate Education Scholarship. The award is a $1500-scholarship given to an individual pursuing an undergraduate or…
