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[CONFERENCE] 125th AFDO Annual Educational Conference (Virtual)
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Though hosted as a virtual conference during the COVID-19 pandemic, the conference partners with different regional Association of Food and Drug Officials (AFDO) affiliates to present this learning experience in a different large metropolitan area each year. For five days each June when meeting in person, the AFDO AEC is center of the food and medical product safety world for five days for professionals from government, states, academia, consumer groups and manufacturing.
Subject matter experts convene for the annual education conference willing to share their knowledge. Dozens, yes dozens, of national and international experts are available on more than 40 topics in the food safety and medical products arena.
AFDO also hosts pre-conference in depth workshops and training opportunities on a broad number of topics adjacent to the annual conference. A special first-time attendees session and communications help newcomers make the most of their conference experience.
CE Credit: According to the AFDO website, more information will be coming soon. CE credits expected.
Register at the Association of Food and Drug Officials’ website
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[CONFERENCE] 2021 Virtual Private Well Conference
Event Details
This virtual conference is geared towards private well professionals, including health department staff, laboratory personnel, cooperative extension educators, well drillers, environmental health professionals, researchers, and other private well stakeholders.
CE Credit: According to the registration page, certificates will be provided upon request to those who attend all 3 days of the virtual conference. Twelve hours of CE credit pre-approval will be requested from NEHA and Illinois.
Register for free here.
More information can be found on the NEHA website, including the draft agenda.
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[WEBINAR] Is My Water Safe to Drink? - Common Questions about Private Wells
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Your drinking water well doesn't have to be a mystery. In this free 90-minute webinar training hosted by The Private Well Class you'll learn the answers to common questions, such as:
How do I get my well water tested?
What do I need to do to take care of my well?
Is my well susceptible to contamination?
Register at The Private Well Class.
The Private Well Class is a collaboration between the Rural Community Assistance Partnership and the University of Illinois, through the Illinois State Water Survey and the Illinois Water Resources Center, and funded by the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency.
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[WEBINAR] Climate Change and Infectious Diseases: Vector-borne Diseases and Valley Fever
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Climate change is creating suitable conditions for the increased spread and virulence of infectious diseases caused by harmful pathogens including bacteria, viruses, fungi, protozoa, and parasites. Vector-borne illnesses and fungal diseases are just two of many that are extending to new areas and becoming more prevalent, threatening human health.
Zika, dengue, chikungunya, malaria, Lyme disease, bluetongue, Shmallenberg are vector-borne diseases with huge impacts on societies and they are omnipresent in the news. These diseases are transmitted by exothermic arthropod vectors such as mosquitoes, midges and ticks, which are extremely sensitive to external environmental conditions. Rainfall is an important factor as it provides breeding sites for larvae. Temperature impacts a broad range of factors such as vector development, its survival, vector biting rates and the time required for the pathogen to develop inside the arthropod vector. Consequently, anthropogenic climate change is expected to greatly impact the distribution and severity of these vector-borne diseases. This webinar will present recent advances in our understanding of climate change impacts on animal and human vector-borne diseases.
Register at The Collaborative on Health and the Environment.
The Collaborative on Health and the Environment (CHE) cultivates a learning community based on the latest, evidence-based science to share knowledge and resources, and improve individual and collective health. CHE is focused on how environmental risks can impact human health. By informing and connecting affected and interested groups, CHE hopes to build a groundswell of demand for prevention-focused behaviors and policies, as well as economic and legal structures that protect public health.