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The purpose of the U.S. Public Health Service Environmental Health Officer Awards Overview packet is to provide our Officers with a beneficial “go-to” document for awards information. The EHOPAC Awards and Recognition Subcommittee takes great pride in recognizing those Officers who excel in various aspects of their work-life. This packet was designed to assist Officers by explaining the importance of awards and offering tips, suggestions, formatting, examples of previously well-written awards, as well as additional resources.
NEW The Environmental Health Officer Awards Overview (PDF: 2 MB)
NEW Environmental Health Officer Professional Advisory Committee Annual Awards (PDF: 784 KB)
Promotion Year 2023 Benchmarks for All Categories
Current CV, CV Cover Sheet, and Continuing Education Summary Templates
Promotion CV Cover Page Guidance Document Updated July 2022
EHOPAC Promotion Year CV Guidance Updated October 2022
Promotion CV Format Instructions Updated July 2022
Promotion CV TemplateUpdated July 2022
Continuing Education Summary Sheet Updated July 2022
Please visit the CC Promotion Website for the latest versions of these forms.![This link goes to an external site](https://ccmis.psc.gov/Jarmanator/eho/images/external_link.png)
Career Progression Milestones Updated August, 2021 (PDF 143KB, 1 page) - This document provides EHOs a snapshot of milestones an officer should strive to achieve throughout a career.
Online Signup for the Mentoring Program
New mentor and protégé applicants can now apply online at the link below. Simply create a new profile and be sure to select the EHO category when creating a profile. Also be sure to specify whether you are applying to be a mentor or a mentee. Once you are paired up, you will be notified via email by someone on the M & O subcommittee. If you PCS please remember to update your profile.
Mentor Topical Guideline
This guideline provides a list of topics that should be reviewed during the mentoring process. A detailed review of each topic may not be necessary depending on the Protégé's training and experience, e.g. completion of the Officer's Basic Course and/or mentorship by their supervisor. Click to view the Mentoring Topic Discussion Guideline
(PDF: 28 KB, 3 pages).
Mentoring Brochure
The Mentoring and Orientation Program pairs experienced staff with recently-appointed staff to facilitate the transition into the US Public Health Service as an environmental health professional. Some of the topics in the program include:
Mentoring Brochure
(PDF: 380 KB, 2 pages).
Guidance Posting to the EHOPAC Listserv
PHS Style Guide
2022 Version
The EHOPAC strives to provide new and junior EHOs with guidance on career opportunities, EHO placement in multiple agencies as well as officer benefits and entitlements. Please take some time to review our new EHO Welcome Packet to see what opportunities await you.
EHOPAC Welcome Packet (PDF: 339 KB, 23 pages)
Commissioned Corps Headquarters promulgated updates to Category Specific Appointment Standards, Commissioned Corps Instruction 231.03 (PDF, 16 pages) on 25 June 2021. EHO appointment standards are listed at 6-6.
A candidate must possess one of the following qualifying degrees or a degree and professional certification:
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- A bachelor’s or master’s degree in environmental health accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC); see https://www.nehspac.org/
- A bachelor’s or master’s degree from a program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) in environmental health, occupational health and safety, industrial hygiene, or health physics; see https://www.abet.org/
- A master’s degree or doctoral degree with a specialization or concentration in environmental health, occupational health and safety, or industrial hygiene from a school of public health or public health program accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH); see https://ceph.org/.
- Candidates with such a degree must also possess a current certification as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) or REHS/RS-In Training by the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA); see https://www.neha.org/.
- A state issued RS or REHS is acceptable if the credential is eligible for reciprocity from NEHA; see https://www.neha.org/professional-development/credentials/reciprocity.
- Candidate must provide confirmation indicating the CEPH accredited degree met the school’s requirements for a specialization or concentration in environmental health, occupational health and safety, or industrial hygiene on an official transcript. If this information is not on the official transcript, confirmation must be made on school letterhead and signed by the director or chair of the degree program. The confirmation shall state the candidate graduated from a CEPH-accredited program having a concentration or specialization in environmental health, occupational health and safety, or industrial hygiene.
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- Indoor Air Quality
- Safety Officer in a Pandemic Deployment Skills
- Safe Water Essentials
- Operational and Deployment Risk Management
- Public Health Recovery for EHO's
- Radiation Incident Response for EHO Responders
Please visit our "Readiness Resource" Site for readiness specific information, guides, and resources.
Guidance for posting to the EHOPAC Training Listserv
The purpose of this guidance is to define appropriate information to be disseminated via the EHOPAC training Listserv. This guidance is intended to control email correspondence sent via the Listserv, and to ensure the most critical and EHO-relevant information is passed to the Listserv audience.
EHOPAC Training Listserv Guidance (Updated April 2022)
Guidance on Transferability of Post 9/11 GI Education Benefits - Please reference the following documents for guidance on transferring Post 9/11 GI Educational Benefits