NEHA.ORG AT A QUICK GLANCE UNCOVERING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CREDENTIALS The Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) credential is the hallmark credential for the environmental health practice. Professionals holding this credential demonstrate proficiency in the latest environmental health issues and best practices. By maintaining their credential through continuing education, they enhance their skills to direct and train personnel to respond to routine or emergency environmental situations and to educate communities on environmental health concerns. The REHS/RS credential can be acquired through NEHA or certain state health departments. REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POSITION TYPES 39% hold a REHS/RS credential hold a REHS/RS credential hold a REHS/RS credential Field Staff 28% Supervisor 55% Director LOCAL LEVEL STATE LEVEL 64% Respondents who hold a REHS/RS credential 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Field Staff Supervisor Director % of Respondents With a REHS/RS Creden�al Posi�on ≥500,000 100,000–499,999 ≤99,999 Popula�on Size Served The higher the population size served by environmental health professionals, the more likely it is that the professional will hold a REHS/RS credential. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and Baylor University have partnered on the Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision, and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health (UNCOVER EH) initiative. UNCOVER EH collected information from more than 1,700 environmental health professionals in health departments across the nation. UNCOVER EH seeks to assess and improve the profession and practice of environmental health. Learn more at www.neha.org/uncover-eh. The percentage of respondents holding a REHS/RS credential varies by environmental health position types at the state level.
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NEHA.ORG AT A QUICK GLANCE
UNCOVERING ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CREDENTIALS
The Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) credential is the hallmark credential for the environmental health practice. Professionals holding this credential demonstrate proficiency in the latest environmental health issues and best practices. By maintaining their credential through continuing education, they enhance their skills to direct and train personnel to respond to routine or emergency environmental situations and to educate communities on environmental health concerns. The REHS/RS credential can be acquired through NEHA or certain state health departments.
REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH POSITION TYPES
39%hold a REHS/RS
credential
hold a REHS/RScredential
hold a REHS/RScredential
Field Staff
28%Supervisor
55%Director
LOCAL LEVEL STATE LEVEL
64%Respondents who holda REHS/RS credential
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100
Field Staff
Supervisor
Director
% of Respondents With a REHS/RS Creden�al
Posi
�on
≥500,000 100,000–499,999 ≤99,999Popula�on Size Served
The higher the population size served by environmental health professionals,the more likely it is that the professional will hold a REHS/RS credential.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), and Baylor University have partnered on the Understanding the Needs, Challenges, Opportunities, Vision, and Emerging Roles in Environmental Health (UNCOVER EH) initiative. UNCOVER EH collected information from more than 1,700 environmental health professionals in health departments across the nation. UNCOVER EH seeks to assess and improve the profession and practice of environmental health. Learn more at www.neha.org/uncover-eh.
The percentage of respondents holding a REHS/RS credential varies by environmental health position types at the state level.
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