Students & Young Professionals
Get a head start in your career
NEHA has gathered resources to help you through your college years and in your transition into the workplace.
Membership
As a NEHA member, you will gain skills and experience, make important connections with EH professionals, and get access to resources to help you build your career.
Whether you're a student just starting to think about a career in environmental health or a recent graduate trying to find your first job, NEHA offers affordable membership options that will you help you on your way to becoming an EH professional.
Credentialing
Want to learn more about Credentials? View a presentation by NEHA’s Credentialing Coordinator, TJay Gerber, which provides 20 minutes of information related to the credentialing program and a Q & A session.
Internships
NEHA administers the National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP) with funding from CDC Environmental Health Services Branch.
The purpose of NEPHIP is to encourage environmental health students to consider careers at state, tribal, or local environmental public health departments following graduation. Through this internship program, students will be exposed to exciting career opportunities, and work with environmental public health agencies throughout the U.S.
Annual Educational Conference (AEC) & Exhibition
The NEHA AEC & Exhibition is an excellent opportunity for students and young professionals to interact experts in the field, learn more about possible career paths, and make valuable connections.
In addition to training and networking, the AEC offers students and young professionals opportunities for career development through leadership sessions tailored to early career professionals, student poster sessions, and a Career Center.
Students can register for the AEC at a special rate, and a one year membership is included with every student registration.
Scholarship
NEHA and the American Academy of Sanitarians (AAS) have established education in environmental health as one of their principle goals. They believe that structured education at the undergraduate and graduate levels is important to an individual’s successful professional development in the field and that continuing education is a vital component in an environmental health professional’s continued career growth.
Accredited Programs
For information on schools that offer accredited environmental health programs, please visit the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC). The site lists both graduate and undergraduate schools.
Interested in schools with accredited public health programs? Visit the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) for a list and more information.
Environmental Health Employment Sites
United States Public Health Service (USPHS)
USPHS – ENVH Professional Officers Advisory Council (EHOPAC)