About EHS: Objective
The objective of Environmental Health Services (EHS) is to strengthen the role of local, state, tribal, and national environmental health programs and professionals to better anticipate, identify, and respond to adverse environmental exposures and their consequences for human health.
EHS works with environmental public health stakeholders in six areas identified in CDC’s National Strategy to Revitalize Environmental Public Health Services:
- Building capacity,
- Supporting research,
- Fostering leadership,
- Communicating and marketing,
- Developing the workforce, and
- Creating strategic partnerships.
EHS Fact Sheet : Enhancing and Revitalizing Environmental Public Health [PDF - 147 KB] – describes EHS work in the six areas outlined in the National Strategy to Revitalize Environmental Public Health Services
EHS Resources Fact Sheet [PDF - 98 KB] – list of the range of EHS resources by topic
EHS Staff Recognitions – information about EHS staff recognitions and awards
Contact Us:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
1600 Clifton Rd
Atlanta, GA 30333 - 800-CDC-INFO
(800-232-4636)
TTY: (888) 232-6348
24 Hours/Every Day - cdcinfo@cdc.gov
