The Environmental Health System: It’s Condition, It’s Problems and It’s Potential
Objective:
Infrastructure
Purpose
The Env Health System:
Purpose of this System
FIRST POINT
The system is largely invisible
Env Health Headline:
EH Workforce
The System Is Not Healthy
March 2002
My Twenty Years at NEHA
EH Being Left Out
If event occurs, we will be there
Summary
Food, Water and Air
Water
Indoor Air
Condition of the System that Responds to These Concerns
Human Part of the System
System Complexity Up Capability Down
Training and Cont Ed
Culture of Indifference
Can’t Attract Best and Brightest
Existing Experienced Staff Leaving
Generation of Leadership Leaving
Too Little Support From Management
Impediments in the System Block Performance and Hinder Performance
Cont Ed is not a Priority
Leadership is Scarce in EH
Enrollment in EH University Programs is on the Decline
Corrective Steps Can Be Taken
First, Know Something About the People in the System
Ask for their Opinion
Continuing Education
Need More Support From Management and Policy Makers
Credentialing
There is just too much at stake
PPT Slide
Salaries
Involve EH in the Big Issues
Message
The Env Health Infrastructure
Thank you!
Email: greg.martin@ncsl.org
Home Page: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/forum
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