Looking for a Career? Is Environmental Health for YOU?
1) Do you have a Bachelor’s degree in a science related field?
2) Looking for a job in the science and technology field?
3) Are you environmentally conscious?
4) Do you like to help people in your community?
5) Like to conduct research?
6) What about ensuring that your water or air is safe?
7) Looking to do something meaningful in a career?
8) Would you like to share your knowledge and educate the public on the environment?
9) Like to interact with people and work in a team setting?
10) What to be passionate about what you do?
If you answered ‘yes’ to any of these questions, then you should consider pursuing a career in Environmental Health.
Trends
Employment for environmental scientists and specialists are expected to increase over 30% between now and 2018. This is much higher than all other occupations. This job growth is true in both the private and the public sector. This is a result for the continual need to monitor the quality of the environment, prevent invasive and irreversible impact, and identify the new trends in threaten the environment. In addition, environmental scientist are needed to help planners develop and construct buildings, transportation corridors, and utilities that protect our water resources and other critical infrastructures that are both efficient and have beneficial symbiotic land use. This means a career in Environmental Health is in high demand and a career that is filled with advancement opportunities.
Threats
To the air we breathe, the water we drink, the land we build on and the homes we live in… numerous elements of our natural and man-made environment have the potential to affect our health. Ever worry about E.Coli, Salmonella, and bed bug infestations? With the increasing number of environmental health threats including environmental toxins, communicable disease outbreaks, failing water systems, bio and agro terrorism, hazardous materials, and even natural disasters, environmental catastrophes demonstrate the need for more trained professionals in the field of environmental health. Complex interactions between humans and our physical surroundings can give rise to health and safety concerns. An environmental health professional improves public health by identifying and addressing these environmental risk factors to ensure that businesses, farmers, restaurants, and many other types of industries are in compliance with local, state, and federal regulations.
Where Do Environmental Health Professional Work at?
Environmental Health professionals are in every different type of industry both public and private. Here are a few examples:
· State, county, and city health agencies
· Environmental consulting companies
· Private corporations
· Federal government
· International and global organizations
· Nonprofit organizations
· Academic
Examples: Air Pollution Districts, Water Companies, Hazardous Materials/Waste Manufacturers, Industrial Hygienist, Emergency Management, Epidemiologist, Emergency Response, Remedial Response Companies, Occupational Safety, Food Safety, Terrorism and All-Hazards Preparedness, Occupational Health and Safety, and local Environmental Health Departments.
To find out more on your future career as in Environmental Health, please check out these websites or talk to you an Environmental Health professional.
National Environmental Health Association: http://www.neha.org/
Food Safety and Protection: http://www.cdc.gov/nceh/ehs/eLearn/EA_FIO/index.htm
American Academy of Sanitarians: http://www.sanitarians.org/
US EPA Hazardous Waste: http://www.epa.gov/epawaste/index.htm
California Certified Unified Program Agency Hazardous Materials: http://www.calcupa.com/
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