NEHA is excited to be a partner in the creation and administration of the EHTER Course. This course, developed by Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) is designed to provide emergency response training for environmental health professionals. There is currently both a basic level and train-the-trainer course. An intermediate level course is currently in development.

The basic EHTER course includes nine modules that are focused on key environmental health issues and challenges for emergency response, such as food safety, water quality, wastewater disposal, shelter assessment/sanitation, vector control/pest management, responder safety, building assessment, solid waste/hazardous materials, and disaster management. New modules are being developed and will be available on line, including a Radiation Module.

The full 32-hour EHTER course is currently being administered by FEMA, Center for Domestic Preparedness. The course is offered in Anniston, AL with all travel expenses covered for course participants that are state and local health departments.

The Basic Level Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Course is available for free on the NEHA e-learning website here:http://www.nehacert.org/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=28

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How to Register on the NEHA e-learning website for the free Basic Level EHTER course:

1. Register for the online course here: http://www.nehacert.org/captcha/cdc_all.php

2. You will receive and email with a link to the course and your log-in name and password. Click on the first course in the email, CDC0701: Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response  and log on. When  you register on the site, you are eligible for a number of no-cost courses and they are all listed in the email. Feel free to visit more if you would like.

3. Once you are logged on, you are at the main educational page. Scroll down to My Courses, and the 4^th one down will be CDC0701: Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response.

4. Click on the course name and you will be taken to the course page that has 10 modules of the course available to watch via video.

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In-person training is available on variable schedule. To find out more please visit this FEMA site (click on “Continue with Limited Functionality” to proceed): http://cdp.dhs.gov/schedules/program/s.html

For more information about the EHTER course please visit: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/Workforce_Development/EHTER.htm  

The Center for Domestic Preparedness ((CDP) will be hosting in Anniston, AL, the Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) course on the following dates: 

• Feb. 26-Mar. 2, 2012

• Mar. 25-30, 2012

There are still seats available in both of these openings, but they are filling fast. So sign up quickly. This training is funded for State and Local personnel, to include roundtrip transportation, lodging and meals. Federal, International or Private Sector personnel should contact the CDP if interested. 

To read more information about this important course please visit http://cdp.dhs.gov/resident/ehter.html.  To learn about how to register for this important training, please visit http://cdp.dhs.gov/registration/index.html.

Read more about the EHTER program and how it has helped prepare environmental health professionals here:  http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/stories/EHTER.html

Free Online Education:

You can view the entire 14-hour intro to Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) course at no cost on the NEHA e-learning site!  The course is broken down in to modules on specific topics so that you can view the entire course or focus in on your specialty area.  Click here to register and view the course under CDC Sponsored Workshops.

National Environmental Health Promotion Network (NEHPN)

·         NEHA is proud to be an advisor to the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) for the National Environmental Health Promotion Network (NEHPN). Funded by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTDR), this network is comprised of environmental health, public health preparedness, and health education professionals. The network is dedicated to promoting tools and resources and building a bridge of education between health educators and environmental health and public health preparedness professionals.

·         For more details regarding the focus and activities of the network, contact Bryan Damis (bdamis@sophe.org), Program Manager for Environmental Health and Emergency Preparedness at SOPHE. 

The Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP) will be hosting in Anniston, AL, the Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER) course on the following dates: 

• Feb. 26-Mar. 2, 2012

• Mar. 25-30, 2012

There are still seats available in both of these openings, but they are filling fast. So sign up quickly. This training is completely funded for State and Local personnel, to include roundtrip transportation, lodging and meals. Federal, International or Private Sector personnel should contact the CDP if interested. 

To read more information about this important course please visit our website at http://cdp.dhs.gov/resident/ehter.html.  To learn about how to register for this important training, please visit our website at http://cdp.dhs.gov/registration/index.html.