Publications Related to the EH Workforce
Career Resource Guide for Uniformed Services Environmental Health Practitioners. [PDF - 3 MB] – provides information to environmental health professionals who are retiring or leaving active duty service so they consider careers with state and local environmental public health programs
Environmental Health Services Fact Sheets – fact sheets related to environmental health services
Essential Services of Environmental Health CD-ROM [PDF - 823 KB] – CD-ROM training program to help environmental health programs fully integrate the essential services concepts into their own operations through a flexible workshop format. Continuing education credits are available for program completion. This program was developed under an EHSB cooperative agreement.
Integrated Pest Management: Conducting Urban Rodent Surveys [PDF - 626 KB] – update of the 1974 CDC Urban Rat Surveys manual includes information about integrated pest management (IPM)
National Strategy to Revitalize Environmental Public Health Services – a strategy to enhance environmental public health services
Pictorial Keys to Arthropods, Reptiles, Birds, and Mammals of Public Health Significance – pictorial keys used to teach animal identification to personnel (sanitarians, engineers, physicians, veterinarians, etc.) without special training in taxonomy
Strategic Options for CDC Support of the Local, State, and Tribal Environmental Public Health Workforce [PDF - 340 KB] – report with recommendations on how CDC could support development and training of the U.S. environmental public health workforce
When Every Drop Counts: Protecting Public Health During Drought Conditions—A Guide for Public Health Professionals – publication to assist public health officials, practitioners, and other stakeholders in their efforts to understand and prepare for drought in their communities
Reports by Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute Graduates
These reports were prepared by graduates of CDC’s Environmental Public Health Leadership Institute. These documents have not been revised or edited to conform to agency standards. The findings and conclusions in these reports are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. For more reports search the EPHLI fellow projects page.
A Case Study: The Downgrading of the Environmental Health Workforce in El Paso, Texas [DOC - 355 KB]
Assuring Food Safety and a Qualified Workforce in Suburban Cook County [DOC - 356 KB]
From Occupation To Profession: The Evolution of a Career [PDF - 317 KB]
Increasing Environmental Public Health Knowledge at Local Public Health Agencies [DOC - 801 KB]
Increasing Retention of Environmental Health Specialists in Los Angeles County [DOC - 606 KB]
Retention of Navy Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) in the U.S. Navy [DOC - 238 KB]
Saving University Environmental Health Programs [DOC - 308 KB]
EHS Columns in the Journal of Environmental Health
NEHA's Journal of Environmental Health features a column from the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) in every issue. These articles from EHSB and guest authors from CDC highlight a variety of concerns, opportunities, challenges, and successes in environmental public health.
A New Reality for Environmental Health [PDF - 405 KB]Developing Environmental Public Health Leadership [PDF - 111 KB]
Developing the Environmental Health Workforce [PDF - 308 KB]
Kick off 2013 with exciting workforce development opportunities [PDF - 205 KB]
Revisiting Revitalization [PDF - 262 KB]
Enumerating the Environmental Public Health Workforce—Challenges and Opportunities [PDF - 176 KB]
Links to information from outside CDC
Board of Health Recommendations for Hiring Qualified Environmental Health Practitioners [PDF - 1.5 MB] (National Association of Local Boards of Health [NALBOH]) – document to help local health agencies address environmental health workforce issues
Careers in Environmental Health (Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs [AEHAP]) – links to programs that highlight the benefits and importance of teaching environmental health in all geographic and ethnic communities:
Environmental Health Core Competencies [PDF - 555 KB] (American Public Health Association; CDC) – fourteen core competencies for local environmental health practitioners are identified to improve the effectiveness of their work
Workforce Development Post-Secondary Internship Program [PDF - 567 KB] (Multnomah County Environmental Health Services) – environmental health internship training manual for postsecondary students [developed with funding from the EHS capacity-building program]
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