Australian Institute Of Environmental Health - Victoria And Tasmanian Offices
Community Service in Nillumbik

Environmental Health Australia (EPA) is the premier environmental health professional organization in Australia which advocates environmental health issues and represents the professional interests of all environmental health practitioners. EPA is committed to the professional development and status of its members and the enhancement of environmental health standards and services to the community through advocacy, promotion, education and leadership. The professional organization has been in existence since 1936 and has undergone abundant names changes over time to reflect the changing nature of the organization and its membership. Integrity and Ethics: we deal with each other, our members and stakeholders on the basis of trust, accepting and respect for differing views and interests. We find solutions that best reconcile different interests and yield optimum value to our members and stakeholders in the interests of enhancing environmental health. Transparency: we are unfold and honorable in our dealings with each other, members and stakeholders. Accountability: we serve the needs of our members in a professional, responsible and accountable manner. Responsiveness: we engage with our members and stakeholders to enable members and stakeholders to play a participative role in policy development and decision making process and. Sustainability and Stewardship: we acknowledge our responsibility for resources, the environment and ensuring our instinctive resources are sustainable managed for our own quality of life and for tomorrow generations. Environmental Health Australia aspires to enhance the practice of environmental health to yield a healthy, safe and pretty natural, built and social environment for all the communities of Australia. The aim of the Service Agreement is to highlight the roles of and responsibilities of all parties in coordinating their efforts to support excellence in environmental health practice by: Coordinating and representing the views, concerns and interests of members. The primary role of the State Associations is to produce and manage services to their members. Representing their membership on behalf of EPA Ltd on environmental health matters. Providing membership services through management of their budgets and. Management of their staff and all human resource management. It sets out the responsibilities and obligations of Directors, the role of the Executive Officer and a range of other details. Environmental Health Australia will remain to thrive and maintain a quality environmental health workforce and recommend for enhanced environmental health standards for, and on behalf of, all the communities of Australia. Environmental Health Australia will continue its work to attain its Mission by focusing on three (3) broad strategies: organizational the continued improvement of organizational capacity focused on improving sustainability and resources. Professional practice the enhancement of professional environmental health practice through development of standards of practice, professional development and certification accreditation schemes and. Outstanding commitment to the Environmental Health Industry of integrity, work ethic and achievement. Recipients of this award must have a strong labor ethic, integrity, transparency, honesty and high achievement for the promotion and enhancement of the environmental health industry though the peak professional organization EPA. Any person involved in the Environmental Health Industry.