New Emergency Response Training for Environmental Health Professionals

NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we feature a column from the Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in every issue of the Journal. In these columns, EHSB and guest authors share insights and information about environmental health programs, trends, issues, and resources. The conclusions in this article are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of CDC. Martin Kalis is a public health advisor with CDC's EHSB. He is the program manager for CDC's Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER). Bernice Zaidel is the assistant director of curriculum development and evaluation at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP). She is CDP's lead for partnering with EHSB and developing EHTER courses.