| Updated: |
8/2/2007 |
| Description: |
Environmental health specialists promote the control of infectious disease through environmental hygiene by enforcing health and safety standards relating to food, water and consumer products. Environmental health specialists collect, analyze, interpret and disseminate information about health events through public health "surveillance" to track and anticipate possible health problems, such as outbreaks of foodborne illness or disease.
Similar Keywords: sanitarians |
| Statutes, Rules, Ordinances: |
ORS 700
OAR 338
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| Duration: |
Annual |
| Fees - application, exam, etc.: |
Application: $25
Examinations: Environmental Health Specialist, $175; Waste Water Specialist, $150
Original Registration: $175
Renewal: $175 |
| Responsible Agency: |
Health Licensing Agency |
| Examination Information: |
Applicants for Oregon registration must pass a written examination. The oral examination was discontinued in 2004. Examination schedule |
| Continuing Ed Requirements: |
Twenty contact hours of continuing education every two years to maintain Oregon registration |
| Prerequisites: |
Environmental health specialists must have a bachelor's degree from a university or college with at least 45-quarter hours of science background in environmental sanitation and two years of experience in environmental sanitation working under the supervision of an environmental health specialist or have at least 15 quarter hours in science courses relating to environmental health from a university or college and five years of experience in environmental health working under the supervision of a environmental health specialist or have a graduate degree in community health or public health and one year of experience in environmental health working under the supervision of a environmental health specialist. |
| Application Form: |
Application for Environmental Health Registration |
| Renewals: |
Application for renewal shall be made in advance of the expiration date, which is the last day of the month one year from the date the license was issued.
Prerequisites:
Current license. |
| Service Links: |
 Environmental Health Registration Board Web site
 OHLA License Inquiry
 Application form
 Online Renewal
Update Your Licensing Record
Agency Contact Information
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| Required Documentation: |
Completed application
Official Transcripts from an accredited college or university documenting the educational requirements.
Affidavit of licensure (if required) must come directly from the state in which licensed and sent to the Board office. |
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Agency Information
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Please refer to the Agency Website for further details and additional information.
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| Agency Name: |
Health Licensing Agency |
| E-mail Address: |
ohla.info@state.or.us
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| Phone: |
503-378-8667
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| Mail Address: |
Oregon Health Licensing Agency
700 Summer Street NE, Suite 320
Salem, OR 97301
- 1287
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| Website Information: |
http://egov.oregon.gov/HLO/ |
