Curated News and Updates
Published Reports and Publications
The Chronic Disease Prevention Program's Asthma Program has published a helpful Allegheny County Asthma Resources flyer(PDF, 197KB) on its Asthma Program information page.
The Air Quality Program has published a comprehensive report detailing the program’s work over the past calendar year, its goals moving forward, details on how people can stay up to date with the latest air quality information, and how to get involved. Read our 2021 Air Quality Annual Review: The Process of Progress(PDF, 14MB).
This 2020 TB Summary Report(PDF, 789KB) addresses frequently asked questions regarding tuberculosis and summarizes data on active tuberculosis cases reported to the Allegheny County Health Department from 2011 through 2020.
The Bureau of Data, Reporting and Disease Control has published the following:
The Air Quality Program has published its 2021 Air Quality Annual Data Summary(PDF, 1MB) (added 4/12/22) and its 2020 Air Quality Annual Report(PDF, 3MB) (added 12/16/21 — see previous Reports on the Air Quality Reports and Studies page).
2019–2020 Legionellosis Report (updated 12/7/2021).
2019 Annual STD Report(PDF, 4MB) (added 12/7/21) and 2020 STD Fast Facts Infographic(PDF, 147KB) (added 11/23/2021 — see previous reports on the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Reports and Publications page).
The latest Recycling Resources Directory(PDF, 651KB) (updated August 2022 — see information on Recycling in Allegheny County).
2020 Summary of Reported Animal Bites in Allegheny County(PDF, 4MB) (Report added 10/15/2021 — see previous reports on the Infectious Disease Epidemiology Reports and Publications page).
New! Temporary and Seasonal Food Facilities and Events Online Services
The Food Safety Program has introduced online registration and payment services for seasonal event organizers and vendors. Find details on Temporary and Seasonal Food Facilities and Events.
New Addition to Air Pollution Control Regulations
The "Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode Rule" was added to Article XXI to reduce the air pollution at ground level in the Mon Valley during a weather inversion. When a weather inversion is predicted or happening, polluting sources in the area will put plans in place to limit emissions so they do not create or increase pollution levels above 100 on the Air Quality Index (a level unhealthy to sensitive groups). See more about the Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode Rule.
Air Quality Program Introduces "Regulated Entities Portal"
One of the top priorities of the Air Quality Program is to improve communications with permitted facilities. To that end, the ACHD Air Quality team worked with software developers to create a new Regulated Entities Portal (REP).
Program Name Change
As of October 1, 2021 the Maternal and Child Health Program has become the Office of Family and Child Health – this new title recognizes the need for the office's services to support all individuals who may impact the early development of infants and children.