World Environmental Health Day (WEHD) is virtually being celebrated at East Carolina University for the 9th year on September 26, 2024 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 “Environmental Health: Creating Resilient Communities through Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation”.
Electronic displays in the ECU Carol Belk Building were dedicated today on promoting environmental health as an important field in protecting public health. Printed posters related to environmental health were also displayed in the 1st floor lobby and corridors of Carol Belk Building. Live mosquitoes, as well as collected dead ones in a petri dish, were also displayed for viewing.
In addition, different types of Environmental Health (EH) posters are featured this week. Below are research posters of EH faculty and students, class posters of students as course projects, professional paper posters, and infographic posters from governmental agencies and professional organizations.
Research Posters
- “Analyses of Septic System Installation Trends in North Carolina” by Naina Sharma Bastakoti and Charles Humphrey
- “Assessing the Effects of Occupational Heat Stress on the After-Work Productivity, Social Interactions and Emotional Well-Being of Environmental Service Workers” by Ryan Mohansingh and Jo Anne Balanay
- “Comparison between Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) App Prototype and WBGT Monitor to Assess Heat Stress Risk in Groundskeeping in an Eastern North Carolina University Setting” by Bridget Angol, Sinan Sousan, Stephanie Richards and Jo Anne Balanay
- “Development of Novel Compact Wind Tunnel for Testing Efficacy of Insecticide Formulated Products in Mosquitoes” by Will Murray, Sinan Sousan, Avian White, Kaya Peyton, Raven Slade and Stephanie Richards
- “Droplet Dispersal of Aerosolized Insecticide Formulated Product on Culex pipiens/ quinquefasciatus Using Fluorescent Dye in a Wind Tunnel” by Naia Braxton, Avian White, Raven Slade, Will Murray, Sinan Sousan and Stephanie Richards“Nitrogen Treatment Efficiency of Five Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Falls Lake Watershed, North Carolina” by Jordan Jernigan, Charles Humphrey, Guy Iverson, Michael O’Driscoll and N.L. Bell
- “Evaluation of Phosphorus and Microbe Treatment of an In-Stream Bioreactor and a Natural Wetland in the North Carolina Piedmont” by Guy Iverson, Charles Humphrey, Christa Sanderford, Michael O’Driscoll, Evan Bean and S. Pradhan
- “Nitrogen Treatment Efficiency of Five Onsite Wastewater Systems in the Falls Lake Watershed, North Carolina” by Jordan Jernigan, Charles Humphrey, Guy Iverson, Michael O’Driscoll and N.L. Bell
- “Preliminary Assessment of Nitrogen Concentrations in Groundwater at a Swine CAFO in Eastern North Carolina” by Jude Dilioha, Guy Iverson and Charles Humphrey
- “Preliminary Assessment of Nitrogen Treatment by a Dry Detention Basin and Retrofit Stormwater Wetland” by C. Thompson, Charles Humphrey, Guy Iverson, Melissa Nolan and Michael O’Driscoll
- “Preliminary Evaluation of Flood Control and Treatment of Total Suspended Solids by Dry Detention Basins in Greenville, NC” by Camryn Landreth, Paige Brown, Guy Iverson, Michael O’Driscoll and Joseph Abuarab
- “Relationship between Food Safety Risk Factors and Food Service Employee Training at a Military Installation” by Shane Smith, Paul Knechtges, Nicole Arnold and Stephanie Richards
- “Surface Water Impacts of a Swine CAFO with a Capped Lagoon in Eastern North Carolina” by L. Richardson, S. Moysey, Guy Iverson, Michael O’Driscoll, Charles Humphrey, J., Hoben, B. Vaughan, Melissa Nolan, A. Discepolo and J.D. Willis
Class Posters for EHST 3700: Industrial Hygiene
- “Ethyl Acetate” by Amy Fadelici
- “Methanol” by Anna Stone
- “Asbestos” by Kayla Robinson
- “Octane” by Owen Bergquist
Infographic/ Educational Posters
- “Get Ready to Grill Safely” by the U.S. Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- “Prevent Heat Illness at Work” by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
- “Soak Up the Rain with Green Infrastructure” by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- “What is IPM?” by Entomological Society of America
- “What Can an Entomologist Do for You?” by the Entomological Society of America
This WEHD event aims to promote and increase the awareness on the field of environmental health among ECU students, faculty and staff.
