Flint Water Crisis Public Water Supply Training Cataloged in MERLOT for Disaster Risk Reduction

Supporting Sendai Framework priorities through prevention-focused drinking water education.

Press Release

Chicago, Illinois – December 29, 2025
Environmental & Public Health International® (EPHI) announced that its Flint Water Crisis: Drinking Water Training has been cataloged in the Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT), a curated academic repository used by colleges, universities, and professional training programs worldwide.

The cataloging expands access to practice-informed training that addresses preventable drinking water system failures and strengthens institutional capacity for public health risk reduction.

Academic Cataloging Supporting Disaster Risk Reduction and Environmental Health Education

MERLOT evaluates and indexes instructional materials for higher education and professional audiences. The listing classifies EPHI’s Flint Water Crisis training within the Environmental Health discipline, with applicability across undergraduate, graduate, and professional education programs.

Training Addressing Preventable Drinking Water System Failures and Public Health Risk

The training was developed by Anthony Ross, former U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Flint Safe Drinking Water Act Emergency Coordinator. It is designed to strengthen institutional capacity to prevent drinking water system failures that pose significant public health risks.

The MERLOT entry outlines learning objectives related to the Safe Drinking Water Act, lead contamination, Legionella risk, drinking water infrastructure planning, regulatory oversight, and community health resilience.

“Cataloging the Flint Water Crisis training in MERLOT supports its integration into academic and professional programs focused on safe drinking water management and public health protection,” said Anthony Ross, Founder of Environmental & Public Health International.

Building Institutional Capacity for Disaster Risk Reduction and Sustainable Development

Cataloging in MERLOT improves access to the training for faculty, institutions, and public sector organizations seeking practice-informed resources that support disaster risk reduction through prevention, preparedness, and accountability in drinking water management.

By embedding lessons from the Flint Water Crisis into formal education and professional training systems, the program supports implementation of the Sendai Framework by strengthening risk understanding, institutional governance, and capacity to reduce public health impacts from water system failures.

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