A Career in Environmental Health

Environmental Health recognises that our well-being depends on our social and physical environment, as well as our lifestyle. Put more simply, our health depends on the food we eat, the air we breathe, our work places and the homes we live in.

Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) work to improve quality of life now and in the future. A career in the field of environmental health involves anything and everything that affects public health whether at a local, regional or national level. In practice, on a day-to-day basis, this means that you'll use your specialist skills to develop, co-ordinate and implement public health policies designed to ensure that everyone has the same chance of a better quality of life in a healthier society.

EHOs are committed to improving public health. There are four important aspects to this work: