Environmental Health Professionals Australia (EHPA)

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  General

• Category:

  Non-government

Description

Environmental Health Professionals Australia (EHPA) is a membership-based organisation that represents the interests of environmental health professionals in Australia.

Membership is open to any person in Australia who works, studies or is interested in environmental health and its related fields, including public health, environmental medicine, noise and acoustics, environmental studies, food technology and sustainability.

The EHPA:

• produces a journal, newsletter and website
• runs a continuing professional development (CPD) program
• advocates (lobbies) on behalf of members at all levels of government
• runs special interest groups (SIGS), including an Aboriginal Health Special Interest Group.

The EHPA Aboriginal Health Special Interest Group aims to:

• improve awareness among public health professionals about Indigenous issues
• develop resources and guidelines to assist public health professionals to engage with Indigenous communities
• advocate for improved health outcomes for Indigenous communities at various levels of government.

The EHPA was established in 2012. Although its initial membership is Victorian, the EHPA is intended to be a national membership organisation.

Contacts

Ms Bernadet Ferraro
Executive Officer
Environmental Health Professionals Australia (EHPA)
PO Box 378
Diamond Creek Vic 3089
Ph: (03) 9438 5960
Mob: 0448 660 080
Fax: (03) 9438 5955
Email: bernadet.ferraro@ehpa.org.au

Steve Sodomaco
Indigenous Special Interest Group (SIG) Convenor
Environmental Health Professionals Australia (EHPA)
Email: ssodomaco@geelongcity.vic.gov.au

Links

• View information: EHPA Aboriginal Health Special Interest Group
• View website: Environmental Health Professionals Australia (EHPA)