Louisiana Environmental Public Health Tracking Program - History
2000: The Pew Commission Report showed gaps in our ability to understand how the environment impacts our health.
2002: Congress provided the CDC with funds to establish the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program.
2003-2006: LDHH received approximately $1 million from the CDC to establish and to develop, the LA Environmental and Health Effects Tracking Program (LEHET) over a three year period.
2006: Congress provided the CDC with funds to develop the National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (EPHT).
2009: The CDC launched the National EPHT Network.
2009: LDHH received funding from the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) to develop and evaluate a GIS-based surveillance system linking blood mercury and fish tissue mercury levels.
2009: LDHH received approximately $3.4 million to develop the Louisiana Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (LEPHT)over a five year period.
