Accreditation indicates an academic program has been found to have the curriculum, faculty, facilities, and institutional support necessary to provide quality environmental health science and protection education. Only students from accredited programs are eligible to participate in the Commission Officer Student Extern Training Program (COSTEP) of the U. S. Public Health Service.
Graduation from an accredited program is a requirement to enter
the US Public Health Service, http://www.ehopac.org.
These federal jobs offer excellent benefits and
exciting opportunities for students that are offered exclusively to EHAC graduates. Many states recognize graduation from an accredited program as attaining a specific standard
needed to become registered environmental health specialists or
sanitarians.
Accredited programs or programs seeking accreditation are eligible for grants from the Association of Environmental Health Academic Programs (www.aehap.org). Last year AEHAP awarded funds to recruit students, enhance diversity, and carry out the mission of the AEHAP.
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The National Environmental Health Science & Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC)
2632 SE 25th Avenue, Suite F. Portland, OR 97202
Ph.(503) 235-6047 Fax (503) 235-7300
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