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New Connecticut Website Answers Environmental/Health Questions

MIDDLETOWN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 13, 2000--A new Connecticut

website is providing answers to questions on a range of environmental health

issues, from septic tanks to Lyme disease.

Produced by The Connecticut Environmental Health Association (CEHA), the

site provides a convenient place to find environmental health information

quickly (See: http://www.cteha.org.) CEHA said the site was produced to let

its members, environmental health officials and the public keep up-to-date on

environmental health issues. The site includes information on such topics as

well water, food safety, septic systems, lead poisoning, Lyme disease and

related issues. The site includes CEHA's member newsletter, and a public

Forum page that enables visitors to post questions and respond to other

questions. This area also allows public health professionals to share ideas

and job experiences. The site also lists job postings in the environmental

health field.

Additionally, the site lets visitors link to hundreds of pages of

information from state and national sites, including each Health Department

in the State of Connecticut. CEHA encourages feedback on the site. " We hope

visitors take the time to post input on features and information that we

should include, " said Knauf, CEHA president. " We are continuing to

expand and update the site as part of our mission to keep members and the

public informed on environmental health issues. " A statewide, nonprofit

organization, The Connecticut Environmental Health Association promotes the

highest possible health standards by professionals in the environmental

health field.

CONTACT:

Sal Nesci

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