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Legionella 2019: Water Plans, Policies, Communication, Regulation Crucial to Fight Legionnaires’
September 30, 2019
Representatives from public health agencies, water utilities, water industry organizations, regulatory bodies and academia were among 360 international attendees at Legionella Conference 2019, Building Water Systems: The Sustainability and Public Health Nexus, co-hosted by NSF International and the National Environmental Health Association.
Read the articlePre-Conference Workshop Added to Conference Agenda
July 15, 2019
Join the pre-conference workshop, Organizing Legionella Outbreak Investigations, for tools and solutions to implement control strategies in your own workplace. The full-day session includes a tabletop exercise for how to organize a Legionella investigation.
Read the articleNEHA Offers Members Up to 24 Continuing Education Units (CEUs) for Legionella Conference
July 15, 2019
The National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), a co-sponsor of the Legionella Conference 2019, has approved 24 CEUs for Registered Environmental Health Specialists (REHSs) who attend the conference.
Read the articleCDC’s Dr. Pat Breysse to Deliver Keynote Address at Legionella Conference 2019
July 9, 2019
Pat Breysse, Ph.D., Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Center for Environmental Health and Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, will deliver the keynote address at Legionella Conference 2019.
Read the articleInternational Speakers Announced for Legionella Conference 2019
June 11, 2019
International experts from government agencies, universities, hospitals and private laboratories in 11 countries are among the scheduled speakers at this year’s event. Organizations represented include the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Public Services and Procurement Canada, the Network for Public Health Law and the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO).
Read the articleCall for Abstracts: Legionella Conference 2019
February 28, 2019
This year, conference organizers seek oral and poster presentations on water conservation, Legionella outbreak prevention and related public health topics.
Read the articleNSF International and National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) to Host Legionella Conference
January 31, 2019
The second annual Legionella Conference, this year being held in Los Angeles, will explore the complex relationship between water conservation and Legionella prevention in premise plumbing systems. Learn more about NSF International and the National Environmental Health Association’s plan for this year’s event.
Read the articleLegionella Conference 2018 Conference Wrap-Up: Controlling This Deadly Bacteria Will Take a Village
June 4, 2018
Controlling Legionnaires’ disease will require a universal, preventive-based approach by a bevy of stakeholders ranging from building owners to hospital administrators, from public health officials to policymakers, and from scientists to water system engineers. This is just one of the important takeaways from the first annual Legionella Conference.
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