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“Over the next few weeks, environmental health professionals, like Atlas of Greek mythology, will be asked to hoist many burdens upon their shoulders.”
We will mediate society’s return to normalcy. The stress promises to be intense and relentless. The issues will be emotional and compelling. The time in history that puts us—environmental health professionals—at the intersection of COVID-19 is just ahead. I can visualize the bend in the road with the warning sign blinking.
David T. Dyjack, CEO
The time in history that puts us—environmental health professionals—at the intersection of COVID-19 is just ahead.
We will mediate society’s return to normalcy.
Over the next few weeks, environmental health professionals, like Atlas of Greek mythology, will be asked to hoist many burdens upon their shoulders.
Let our science drive our community’s recovery and resiliency. Let this be the moment where we safely shepherd the frightened public into the future.
Let’s create a profoundly memorable moment, one that undeniably demonstrates the value of our profession to the health and prosperity of the communities we serve.
Thomas Butts, MSc, REHS has been a NEHA member for 36 years. He currently works on environmental health programs as a consultant and as an hourly employee for two local…
Jamie Hisel, MPH is a faculty member and undergraduate program advisor in the Environmental Health Science Department at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU). Jamie has been a member of NEHA for…
NEHA has partnered with the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) to bring you stories of environmental health professionals responding to COVID-19 across the globe. In the first of this…
NEHA member, M.L. Tanner is a Program Coordinator for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Tanner works in the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program coordinating case management…
COVID-19 Safety Warning from NEHA
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