- Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
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Chartered Institute of Environmental Health Abbreviation CIEH Formation 1883 Legal status Not-for-profit organisation Purpose/focus Environmental health in the UK Location Chadwick Court, 15 Hatfields, Southwark, London, SE1 8DJ Region served UK Membership 10,000 environmental health officers Chief Executive Graham Jukes Main organ CIEH Council Affiliations International Federation of Environmental Health Website CIEH The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is a professional and educational body, dedicated to the promotion of environmental health and to encouraging the highest possible standards in the training and the work of environmental health professionals.
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History
It was founded in 1883.
Structure
It is located in the UK, and has approximately 10,000 members worldwide, the majority being based in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is based near the King's Reach Tower in Southwark.
CIEH Wales is in on the A4051 in Cwmbran and CIEH Northern Ireland is on York Street (A2) in Belfast.
The CIEH has a wholly owned trading subsidiary, Chadwick House Group Ltd (CHGL). CHGL's profits are gift-aided to the CIEH and provide the majority of the organisation's income.
CHGL provides over a range of certification training programmes covering topics such as food safety, health and safety and environmental awareness. These are delivered through a network of registered trainers and training centres. It also organises conferences and seminars, produces the CIEH members' magazine Environmental Health News and manages the conference facilities at the organisation's headquarters.
Function
As well as providing services and information to its members, the CIEH also advises government departments on environmental health and is consulted by them on proposed legislation relevant to the work of environmental health professionals. Its mission is to maintain, enhance and promote improvements in public and environmental health.
See also
- Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland - similar organisation in Scotland
- Environmental Health Australia - related organisation in Australia, supporting CIEH professionals in government environmental health officer roles.
External links
- Official website of CIEH
- Careers information
- Environmental Health Australia
- New Zealand Institute of Environmental Health
- International Federation of Environmental Health
News items
Categories:- Professional associations based in the United Kingdom
- Organizations established in 1883
- Environmental health
- Industry trade groups based in the United Kingdom
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