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What is EHAC?
EHAC stands for the National Environmental Health, Science and Protection Accreditation Council. EHAC accredits programs providing applied, STEM based professional degree programs. EHAC is the only accreditation body that requires extensive Environmental Health science and hands-on training or internships of all students enrolled in EHAC accredited programs. EHAC accreditation is well respected nationally and worldwide for three major reasons:
- Scientific, STEM based rigor of accreditation requirements
- Practice-based internship requirement for all graduates
- High rate of employment and compensation upon graduation
EHAC requires a firm educational foundation in the natural sciences of biology, microbiology, chemistry, and physics. This combined with a requirement for the completion of a practical, hands-on internship results in graduates that are well prepared to immediately enter the environmental health workforce or continue their academic journeys.
Why Accredit? Because EHAC accreditation is of significant value to your students and graduates, making your Environmental Health Program highly attractive to prospective students and future graduates.
Quote from Lana Glore, R.S. and Director of a local health department in Ohio regarding an EHAC accredited program:
“As one of the few remaining accredited Environmental Health programs in Ohio we value what you are doing for the Registered Sanitarian profession.”
Value of an
EHAC Accredited Education Flyer –
EHAC – Contact Us!
Phone: 206-522-5272
Email: executive.director@nehspac.org
1901 Cornwall Ave
PMB 730
Bellingham WA, 98225
Benefits of Accreditation
STUDENT Benefits of Enrollment in an
EHAC Accredited Degree Program:
- Exclusive access to the National Environmental Health Association’s (NEHA) National Environmental Public Health Internship Program (NEPHIP)
- Eligibility to participate in the US Public Health Service (USPHS) sponsored JRCOSTEP internship program.
GRADUATE Benefits of Enrollment in an EHAC Accredited Degree Program:
- Graduation from an accredited program is required to enter the US Public Health Service (USPHS) and US Army and Navy Environmental Science and Engineering careers.
- Graduates of EHAC accredited programs meet the criteria to take the NEHA Registered Environmental Health Specialist/Registered Sanitarian (REHS/RS) upon graduation.
Quote from CAPT Alan Parham, Chief Professional Officer, Environmental Health Officer Category, U.S. Public Health Service.
“..Students graduating from EHAC-accredited programs are uniquely prepared to become leaders in Environmental Health and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps – and are highly sought after for commissioning and extern training..”
Benefits and Value of EHAC Accreditation Poster
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Click HERE to find Student Recruitment Resources and Internship Management Resources – CLICK HERE
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NEWLY Accredited Degree Programs! – August 2026
** Alabama A&M University: BS Environmental Science – Environmental Health Concentration
** Alaska Pacific University: BS Environmental Public Health
**University of Alabama, Birmingham: Master of Public Health: Concentration in Environmental Health
Master of Science in Public Health: Concentration in Environmental
NEWLY Reaccredited Degree Programs! – August 2026
** California State University,
Northridge: BS and MS Environmental and Occupational Health
** East Central University: BS Environmental Health Science
** Missouri Southern State University: BS Environmental Health & Safety
** Old Dominion University: BS Environmental Health
** West Chester University: BS Environmental Health Science
** Western Kentucky University: BS and MS Environmental & Occupational Health Science
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NEHA Journal of Environmental Health – EHAC Guest Columns
The National Environmental Health Association provides EHAC with the opportunity to submit a twice yearly guest column to the Journal of Environmental Health (JEH). Recent columns are linked below:
- March 2025 – EHAC Past, Present and Future
- September 2025 – From Classrooms to Communities: Impact Stories From Accredited Environmental Health Programs
- March 2026 – How EHAC Contributes to a Stronger Public Health Workforce
50th Anniversary of EHAC
Accredited Programs!
For half a century, East Central University Undergraduate Environmental Health Science Program, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire’s Undergraduate Environmental Public Health Program, East Carolina University’s Undergraduate Environmental Health Program, California State University – Northridge’s Environmental and Occupational Health Undergraduate Program, and Colorado State University’s Environmental Public Health Undergraduate Program have prepared students for a career in the branch of public health that studies how biological, chemical, and physical factors in natural and built environments affect human health. EHAC congratulates East Central University in Oklahoma, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, East Carolina University, Colorado State, and Cal State Northridge on their 50th anniversaries of EHAC accreditation!
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EHAC Celebrates 50 Years of Accrediting
Environmental Health Programs!
Click HERE to read Lindsay Davis’ (Colorado State University – 2011), RADM Richie K. Grinnell’s (East Central University) EH stories and many more EH career stories from 50 years of EH graduates of EHAC accredited programs.
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