Environmental Health Officer Professional Advisory Committee

Environmental Health Readiness (EHR) Subcommittee

Details: Last Updated on Friday, 27 January 2012 13:40

Mission

The Environmental Health Readiness (EHR) Subcommittee serves as a resource to develop and disseminate guidance related to emergency readiness and deployment. The primary goal is to help prepare USPHS Environmental Health Officers have successful deployments during emergency responses to disasters and other natural or manmade public health emergencies. In addition to serving the needs of Environmental Health Officers, the Subcommittee acts as an information resource for the Chief Environmental Health Officer, the Office of the Surgeon General, other professional categories and other Federal, State local and international environmental health responders.

News

Responder of the Year

LCDR Carolyn Oyster was cited for her global crisis response and public health protection efforts during the calendar year of 2010. She deployed 100 days, responding to Operation Unified Response-Haiti for 21 days, the 100th Anniversary Boy Scout Jamboree for 14 days, Deepwater Horizon MC 252 Oil Spill response for 52 days, and she took 13 days' vacation to volunteer her services to the city of Rio Blanco, Nicaragua, helping to set up a community water system. For complete details on her responses please review her complete nomination or her photographs archiving her experiences.