Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) – nine modules that focus on key environmental health issues and challenges for emergency response
The field of environmental health has expanded over the last 50 years to cover many
new responsibilities.
Environmental health practitioners help ensure that the
vulnerable areas of our environment are protected from accidental or intentional
contamination.
The emergence of many new issues and threats, such as the following, shows the
need for an educated and well-prepared environmental health workforce:
Practitioners must be able to anticipate, recognize, and respond to many issues. They must also stay current on all of the latest information and technology available.