September 2022 – ECU Environmental Health Sciences Program blog

Read more about the article REHS Exam: How did ECU BS/MS Environmental Health alumni prepare for it?

Post published:September 30, 2022
Post category:EH Alumni News

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…

Read more about the article World Environmental Health Day 2022 Selfie Poster

Post published:September 26, 2022
Post category:EH Photo of the Week

Post published:September 26, 2022
Post category:Specific EH Topics

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…

Read more about the article Mr. Hill Presents at FDA Food Protection Seminar

Post published:September 22, 2022
Post category:EH Faculty Presentations

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…

Read more about the article EH Program as Part of GlaxoSmithKline-Awarded ECU-FSU Partnership

Markis' Hamilton undergrad, from Fayetteville State works in a hood in the Life Sciences building. (ECU Photo by Cliff Hollis)

Post published:September 21, 2022
Post category:Other EH Faculty Activities

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…

Read more about the article ECU Sustainability Manager Talks to EH Class about Bee Campus USA

Post published:September 20, 2022
Post category:EH Student News

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…

Read more about the article Drs. Sousan and Balanay’s Publication Featured on ECU Podcast

Post published:September 14, 2022
Post category:Other EH Faculty Activities

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…

Read more about the article Facebook and Mosquito-borne Disease Outbreaks: An Analysis of Public Responses to Federal Health Agencies’ Posts about Dengue and Zika in 2016

Post published:September 12, 2022
Post category:EH Faculty Publications

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…

Read more about the article Drs. Sousan and Balanay’s Respirator Research Featured by ECU News Services

Dr. Sinan Sousan and Dr. Jo Anne Balanay are interviewed about their research on respirators. (ECU photo by Cliff Hollis)

Post published:September 8, 2022
Post category:EH in the News

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…

Read more about the article MS Environmental Health Student Receives 2022 NCPHA Graduate Scholarship

Post published:September 7, 2022
Post category:EH Student 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…