Massachusetts Environmental Health Association

The Massachusetts Environmental Health Association (MEHA) is an affiliate of the National Environmental Health Association (NEHA), which was incorporated in 1937. MEHA was established in 1948 and is a non-profit association organized for charitable and educational purposes. The goal and purpose of MEHA is to provide quality training and educational programs while also providing the opportunity for members to meet and exchange ideas and information with other professionals in the field of Public and Environmental Health.

View the Food Allergy Training Video

Click here to learn how to take the MA Registered Sanitarian (RS) or NEHA Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS/RS) Exam.

View the Merged Food Code

What is the GuLF STUDY?

The Gulf Long-term Follow up Study (GuLF STUDY) will learn about potential health effects from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is leading this research. Click here to learn more. Who is eligible? You are eligible if you are at least 21 years old; You did oil spill clean-up work for at least 1 day; or You were not directly involved in oil spill cleanup but you worked near the oil spill or completed some oil spill worker training.

Anaerobic Digestion

Anaerobic digestion is a common technology in today's agriculture, municipal waste, and brewing industries. It uses bacteria to break down waste organic materials into methane and other gases, which can be used to produce electricity or heat. Click here to learn more (external link to... energy.gov).

Sous Vide? Cook Chill?

Cook chill packaging involves hot filling impermeable bags, expelling air and sealing. The bags are rapidly chilled and refrigerated at temperatures that inhibit psychrotrophic pathogens. Sous vide packaging is similar except the food is cooked in the bag after sealing and not before sealing as is done in cook chill packaging. Learn more about reduced oxygen packaging and cooking by clicking here (external link to fda.gov).

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Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool

The Healthy School Environments Assessment Tool is a free software tool to help school systems more effectively manage all of their environmental issues. HealthySEAT is designed to be customized by school systems to conduct and manage self-assessments of their school facilities for a wide range of environmental, health, and safety issues.

NEHA 2012 AEC
Destination: San Diego, California!

The NEHA AEC is designed to train, educate, and advance people who have an interest or career in environmental health and protection, as well as to bring people together to build a professional network of environmental health colleagues, exchange information, and discover new and practical solutions to environmental health issues. Click here to learn more (external link to... neha.org).

Arsenic and Apple Juice

Are apple and other fruit juices safe to drink? The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has been testing for arsenic in apple juice and other fruit juices for decades as part of FDA programs that look for harmful substances in food. They continue to find the vast majority of apple juice tested to contain low levels of arsenic. For this reason, FDA is confident in the overall safety of apple juice consumed in this country. View common questions about this topic by clicking here (external links to... fda.gov).