Environmental Health Specialists Network (EHS-Net)
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EHS-Net (pronounced S-Net) is a collaborative forum of environmental health specialists whose mission is to improve environmental health practice. These specialists collaborate with epidemiologists and laboratorians to identify and prevent environmental factors contributing to foodborne and waterborne illness outbreaks.
Did you know that more than half of all foodborne illness outbreaks in the United States are associated with restaurants? EHS-Net did, and since 2002, EHS-Net has conducted studies on restaurant food safety. Read EHS-Net-Improving Restaurant Food Safety One Study at a Time. [PDF - 168 KB]
Read about how EHS-Net’s environmental public health practice work supports CDC’s Winnable Battle on Food Safety. [PDF - 305 KB]
Read about the key role of food service in preventing norovirus outbreaks in the June 2014 CDC Vital Signs.
Program Activities
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About EHS-Net
How EHS-Net helps health departments improve the practice of EH service programs -
Food Safety Projects
EHS-Net food safety study descriptions -
Study Tools
Protocols and data collection instruments for EHS-Net food research multisite studies -
EHS-Net Resources
Food Manager Certification, EHSNIS, NEARS, and more
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EHS-Net Information System
How you can use EHSNIS to support your next data collection activity -
EHS-Net Partners
EHS-Net local, state, and federal partners -
Food Safety Study Findings in Plain Language
EHS-Net food-safety study findings and recommendations in plain language -
EHS-Net Publications
EHS-Net publications on food-safety and water-safety studies
- Page last reviewed: April 3, 2012
- Page last updated: August 12, 2016
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