NEHA Annual Report: FY2023

“  Why membership? It’s a lot of fun and intellectually stimulating to be surrounded by people who are dedicated to EH.  Value? To exchange ideas and be mentored by colleagues

EXPANDED opportunities for engagement, support, and knowledge-sharing across the profession to build expertise and alignment across the field.

Global Collaboration: Charting the Path Forward Together

• 7,070 NEHA members • 21 countries represented • 2,953 active members on our Community platform • 1,025 Emerging Professional members

who are passionate about the same profession that I love, to access new information and resources, and to discover new opportunities for career growth.  Benefits? To be invited for projects that were not on my radar that helped me become more confident as I set out to start my own food safety business. NEHA will open doors for you so the choice is yours to participate a little or a lot. ”

In our global economy, bacteria, viruses, pollution, and contamination know no borders. Across the world we face a shared environmental health future. That’s why in 2023, we increased our collaborations with worldwide partners to share resources, perspectives, and ideas, and address emerging and environmental justice issues.

BROUGHT training and leadership to disparately impacted communities

MANAGED 9 collaborative communities/committees with 122 participants from across the country

• Data technology training in the U.S. Virgin Islands • Childhood lead poisoning prevention in the U.S. Pacific Islands and Tribal Lands • Environmental Public Health Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Training in Palau • Guam and Saipan Food Safety trainings • Scientific Committee member at the 3rd International Conference on One Health • Indoor Air Pollution Live Chat with Environmental Health Australia • Workshop with Ghana to build strong environmental health systems • Presentation at the European Mosquito Control Association conference

• Private Water and Septic Systems

• Climate and Health • Concurrent Disasters

- Ellen Schroth, REHS

• National Environmental Public Health Internship Program • Vector Control

• Food Safety • Informatics • Preparedness

APPROVED transition of our Journal of Environmental Health to open access, giving greater visibility and impact for our authors, columnists, advertisers, partners, and the workforce as a whole and creating equitable access to our research and content.

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