“We provide the highest quality, comprehensive, environmental health services and programs in
partnership with tribes in the Phoenix Area.”
Food safety in cafes and schools; safe environments in day care centers and Head Starts; Hantavirus
and rabid animals; and reducing radiation exposure to patients at healthcare facilities are all concerns
of the Office of Environmental Health and Engineering Division of Environmental Health Services
(DEHS). We are DEHS Sanitarians, Injury Prevention Specialists and Institutional Environmental Control Officers
are professionals in the U.S. Public Health Service.
We not only work to improve the health of American Indians, we also work to help Native American
communities maintain their traditions in a safe and sanitary manner.
Informing Indian communities about infectious diseases and providing food inspection are two of the
many services provided.
DEHS personnel are continually learning the latest techniques in epidemiology, injury prevention,
and institutional environmental health to ensure that the Phoenix Area American Indian population
receives the best possible health care information available.
More information on the specific work that is done in each of these programs can be found
under the “Programs” section of the DEHS website.
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• Environmentally-Related Disease Surveillance/Control
• Community Injury Prevention
• Rabies Vaccinations Clinics
• JCAHO- Environment of Care Mock Surveys
• Institutional Radiation Protection
• Workplace Safety Management
• Environmental Assessments
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Environmental Health Officers
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• EDUCATION: B.S. Degree in Environmental Health from an NEHSPAC
accredited school, or school of Public Health
• CREDENTIALS: Registered Sanitarians (RS) or Environmental
Health Specialists (REHS) and those pursuing professional registration
• SPECIALTIES: Generalists, Institutional Environmental
Control Officers, Injury Prevention Specialists
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