NEHA receives funding from NCEH for new research. (NEHA News).

NEHA is pleased to announce that it has received funding assistance in the form of a cooperative agreement with the National Center or Environmental Health (NCEH), which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The agreement calls on NEHA to conduct a comprehensive review of current collaborative links, professional education programs, and credentialing programs in the field of environmental health. In addition, NEHA has assumed responsibility for designing and implementing a research project to identify ways of making improvements in these areas. The project is called "Developing Methods to Enhance Collaboration, Training, and Credentialing in Environmental Health."

The research methodology involves a series of four geographically and demographically diverse focus groups. Participants in the focus-group activities represent a cross-section of environmental health professionals. Findings will be used to produce a comprehensive report identifying ways to strengthen collaborative links, training programs, and credentialing programs. The project began on October 1, 2001, and will last for one year, with the possibility of additional work continuing in subsequent years.

NEHA is pleased to have been selected to conduct this important project. It allows us to demonstrate, yet again, our commitment to you in advancing the environmental health profession.