National Special Interest Groups

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What are the SIGs?

The EHA framework for professional practice includes the opportunity for involvement in the development of policy positions, professional tools and training programs for the environmental health profession. Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are the formal group and meeting structure for members to become engaged in contributing to the following practice focus areas:

• Professional Development
  Contributing to the EHA Accreditation process for undergraduate degrees, provides representation on External Advisory Committees for Accredited courses, advocacy position on employment of EHOs at a State level, general promotion of profession within the State.
• Disease Control
  Immunisation (& Vaccine), Outbreak Management, Investigation, Enforcement, Education, notifiable conditions, pediculosis (headlice), skin penetration, accommodation standards, vector borne disease.
• Food Safety Management
  Standards (FSANZ, GMO, Health Claims, Nutrition, Labeling, Codes of Practice, Enforcement).
• Environment Management
  Land, air, noise, water (waste, reuse, drinking), Health Risk Assessment, Toxicology, Catchment Management and Natural Resource Management.
• Disaster Management
  Preparedness, planning, response and recovery.
• Healthy Settings
  Tobacco, Shade, HIA, Planning (Community / Municipal Govt Planning, Town Planning Development), OHS, Health Promotion, Healthy Choices / Cities.
• Indigenous Health
  Specialist consideration of environmental health in indigenous community settings.

Purpose of SIGs

Special Interest Groups (SIGs) are networks of members that:

• provide the EHA with groups of specialists that can lobby and comment on legislation and policies and advise government bodies at all levels;
• provide a data base on specialist areas that all members can access;
• provide a forum for members to meet and/or converse on their area of interest;
• develop professional standards of practice;
• develop professional tools;
• provide input into professional development opportunities; and
• identify and develop relevant practice policies;
• to increase the knowledge and skills of members in the specific professional practice areas.

A Special Interest Group comprises a Convenor and as many members that wish to join.

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