About Environmental Health Services

CDC’s Environmental Health Services Branch (EHSB) was created in 2000. EHSB provides practice-based research, training, tools and guidance for environmental health practitioners. Visit the EHSB program activities page for information focused on

• Food Safety - Preventing foodborne illnesses and outbreaks;
• Safe Water - Keeping water safe, particularly recreational water and private wells; and
• Performance Improvement - Improving the performance of environmental health programs.

EHSB Fact Sheet [PDF - 146 KB]

Environmental Health Workforce Development: Protecting Public Health and the Environment