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April 30, 2025

DEADLINE: USC Annenberg National Health Journalism Fellowship [1]

USC Annenberg Center for Health Journalism's annual reporting grants and health journalism fellowships will be held June 23-26, 2025. Preference given to reporters pursuing collaborative projects between mainstream and ethnic news outlets. Deadline is Apr 30.

Workshops and Fellowships [2]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Diversity [4]
Environmental Health [5]
Health [6]
Journalism & Media [7]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
California [9]

New CDC Site Tracks Environmental Illness [10]

"The goal of a new CDC Website, the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network, is to become a one-stop shop for anyone who wants to investigate environmental causes of illness, from asthma to well water."
Health [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Daily Green [11], 07/07/2009

"Lake Algae and Lou Gehrig's Disease" [12]

"There’s a kind of blue and green scum that can bloom in lakes and ponds across the nation. This scum is called cyanobacteria. For years, scientists have known that this stuff can produce dangerous toxins. Amy Quinton reports now researchers are studying whether there’s a link between cyanobacteria and Lou Gehrig’s disease."
Health [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Environment Report [13], 06/30/2009

US Vulnerability To Heat Waves Varies Substantially by Location [14]

A new analysis of about 40,000 census tracts in the larger US metropolitan areas can help you cover how well your community is preparing for heat-related risk.
SEJ Publication Types: 
TipSheet [15]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [16]
Health [6]
People & Population [17]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

"The Great Vaccination Debate" [18]

There are parts of the country where 20 percent of partents are opting not to give their children vaccines. That worries the CDC.
Health [6]
Public [3]
National (U.S.) [8]
Source: Environment Report [19], 06/25/2009
October 20, 2009 to October 24, 2009

E.Hormone: Hormones & the Environment [20]

Exploring the science and policy implications of pollutants that have a hormonal alter ego, as well as "environmental signaling".
Professional Meetings [21]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [22]
Health [6]
Pollution [23]
Policy [24]
Science [25]
Region: 
SE (AL AR FL GA KY LA MS NC PR SC TN) [26]
September 13, 2009 to September 16, 2009

Congress of the European Societies of Toxicology (EST) [27]

Sessions will cover the REACH program; consumer chemicals and food contaminants; safety of herbal medicine; emerging pesticide issues related to human health; and environmental risk from human pharmaceuticals.
Professional Meetings [21]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Chemicals [22]
Health [6]
Region: 
Europe [28]
November 1, 2009 to November 5, 2009

American Society of Agronomy - Crop Science Society of America - Soil Science Society of America Annual Meeting [29]

2009 ASA-CSSA-SSSA International Annual Meeting, Nov. 1-5 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Professional Meetings [21]
Visibility: 
Public [3]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [16]
Agriculture [30]
Energy & Fuel [31]
Environmental Studies [32]
Food [33]
Forests [34]
Health [6]
Natural Resources [35]
Pollution [23]
Waste [36]
Biodiversity [37]
Policy [24]
Environmental Politics [38]
Science [25]
Technology [39]
Region: 
International [40]
Mid-Atlantic (DC DE MD PA VA WV) [41]

"WHO Declares First 21st Century Flu Pandemic" [42]

"The World Health Organization declared an influenza pandemic on Thursday and called on governments to prepare for a long-term battle against an unstoppable flu virus."
Health [6]
Public [3]
International [40]
Source: Reuters [43], 06/12/2009

New EPA Procedure Improves Transparency on Air Standards [44]

The Obama EPA partially reverses a Bush-era procedure for setting health-based standards under the Clean Air Act.
SEJ Publication Types: 
WatchDog TipSheet [45]
Topics on the Beat: 
Air [46]
Health [6]
Government [47]
Region: 
National (U.S.) [8]
Visibility: 
Public [3]

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