Come join us as an environmental health officer (EHO) in the U.S. Public Health Service (USPHS) Commissioned Corps! EHOs are uniquely qualified to prevent illness and save lives throughout our nation and anywhere in the world. EHOs work alongside federal, state, local, tribal, and territorial public health partners, and non-governmental organizations to solve environmental public health challenges. They help communities prepare for, respond to, and recover from environmental disasters and emergencies and such as hurricanes, chemical spills, radiation emergencies, and infectious diseases.
EHOs conduct an array of activities such as fieldwork, research, guidance development, and deployments across the spectrum of environmental health from vector control, food safety, and water systems to industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, and health physics. As an EHO in the USPHS Commissioned Corps, you will enjoy excellent benefits, leadership opportunities, and work/life balance while protecting, promoting, and advancing the health and safety of our nation. Please consider this rewarding career opportunity!