Membership
NCLEHA Membership
environmental health programs in local agencies.
WE INVITE YOU . . .
to consider membership in NCLEHA.
If you are an administrator or supervisor of local environ-mental health
programs, you will benefit from this association.
PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES
To provide a forum for local administrators to share common concerns and
solutions to mutual problems.
To advocate for effective delivery of environmental health programs at
the local level.
To foster the advancement of administration and management techniques in
environmental health program delivery in local agencies.
To provide a professional organization for environmental health administrators,
focused on the issues and problems of local environ-mental health programs.
OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
The NCLEHA Newsletter is
the official publication. It is published periodically throughout
the year. In addition to membership information, it includes information
about:
- Pertinent research
- Model program plans
- Management ideas
- State of the art management ideas
- Funding mechanisms
- Grant availability
- Training opportunities
- Opinions of other local administrators
- Reports of actions taken in other localities
Annual Conference -- The annual conference and business meeting
are held concurrently with the National Environmental Health Association
Annual Conference ó a savings in time and costs to many of our members.
Management Ideas -- At our conference, attendees are exposed to
state of the art management and admin-istration topics. Opportunities
exist both at the annual conference and through the NCLEHA Newsletter to
share ideas and con-cerns with fellow environmental health administrators.
Public Representation -- Members of NCLEHA are chosen to serve
on a number of advisory and technical committees for groups such as NSF,
APHA and NEHA. NCLEHA advocates local policy concerns regarding federal
and state actions, legislation, standards and proposals and offers expertise
based on local issues.
Recognition -- Awards, recognition and leadership oppor-tunities
are additional advantages of joining NCLEHA.
Peer Interaction -- NCLEHA provides the opportunity to discuss
issues, review ideas and compare notes with peers from across the nation.
If you have access to e-mail, NCLEHA has its own listserv for members to
ask and receive information from each other.
For Active Membership
- Employment in an official local health agency (city, county, district or com-bination), in a district office of an official state agency, or in teaching environmental health, environmental engineering or public health at an accredited college or university, and,
- Employment in a professional capa-city in the field of environmental health in a responsible supervisory, managerial, administrative or teaching or research position; and,
- Either graduation from a college or university with a bachelor of science degree in environmental health, environ-mental engineering or in one of the basic sciences, or achievement of outstanding professional status (and graduation from a four year college or university); and,
- Good moral character and adherence to professional ethics.
For Associate Membership
- Other environmental health pro-fessionals may join as Associate Members if they are officials concerned with local environmental health activities (such as technical and inspectional personnel, Federal and state health officers, health educators, etc.) and
- Possess good moral character and adherence to professional ethics.
Dues: $25.00 annually
Membership Application: Click
here for a printable application form or request an application package
from:
Mr. Charles D. Treser
NCLEHA Treasurer
c/o University of Washington
Department. of Environmental Health
P.O. Box 357234
Seattle, WA 98195-7234