Environmental Health Capacity (EHC)

Source: National Center for Environmental Health — Content from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (public domain).

At a glance

Learn about how CDC is working with recipients to strengthen health department environmental health program capacity to detect, prevent, and control environmental health hazards through the Environmental Health Capacity program (EHC). In fiscal year 2020, CDC awarded approximately $8.7M to 50 recipients for EHC through CDC-RFA-EH20-2005.

EHC recipients come from a variety of organizations

EHC recipients include state, territorial, local, and tribal health departments and nonprofit organizations

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Map showing EHC recipients

Map showing EHC recipients

31 State Health Departments

* Arizona
* Connecticut
* Florida
* Georgia
* Idaho
* Indiana
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Maine
* Maryland
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Missouri
* New Hampshire[A](<#cdcfootnote_1>)
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* Ohio
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* Tennessee
* Texas
* Vermont
* Virginia
* Washington
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin

1 Territorial Health Department

* Guam

13 Local or Regional Health Departments

* Bear River, Utah
* Gaston County, North Carolina
* La Crosse County, Wisconsin
* Long Beach, California
* New Orleans, Louisiana[B](<#cdcfootnote_2>)
* Olmsted County, Minnesota
* Pueblo County, Colorado
* San Diego County, California
* San Francisco, California
* Seattle and King County, Washington
* Southeast Utah, Utah
* Southern Nevada Health District, Nevada
* Tacoma-Pierce County, Washington

2 Tribal Health Organizations

* Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
* Sacramento Native American Health Center

3 Nonprofit Organizations

* Florida Public Health Institute
* National Environmental Health Association
* Public Health Institute