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Vector-Related
NACCHO Vector Control https://www.naccho.org/programs/environmentalhealth/hazards/vector-control
NACCHO supports local health departments in protecting their communities from the bacterial and viral diseases transmitted by mosquitoes, ticks, rodents, and other emerging vectors.
CDC Vector Integrated Control Program https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/ehpractice/vector-control.html
Tools & Guidance to control vectors and public health by how to conduct rodent studies, mosquito control, tick tracking, and other related topics
Vector Control of Environmental Health Professionals (VCEHP) Training https://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/elearn/vcehp.html
This training—Vector Control for Environmental Health Professionals—emphasizes the use of integrated pest management to address public health pests and vectors that spread pathogens, including Zika virus and others.
USDA’s Animal Emergency and Disaster Planning https://www.usda.gov/topics/disaster-resourcecenter/pests-and-animal-disease
USDA addresses animal disease and plant pest and disease response, as well as in-depth research to develop the necessary tools to assist communities
EPA Tribe and Water Quality Standards https://www.epa.gov/wqs-tech/tribesand-water-quality-standards
Water quality standards (WQS) not only set water quality goals for a tribe’s water bodies, but also serve as the regulatory basis for establishing water quality-based treatment controls and strategies.