Emergency Response Training in California: Piloting the Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response Operations Course in a Local Environmental Health Department

NEHA strives to provide up-to-date and relevant information on environmental health and to build partnerships in the profession. In pursuit of these goals, we feature this column on environmental health services from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in every issue of the Journal. In these columns, authors from CDC's Water, Food, and Environmental Health Services Branch, as well as guest authors, will share insights and information about environmental health programs, trends, issues, and resources. The conclusions in these columns are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of CDC. Marcy Barnett is the emergency preparedness liaison with the California Department of Public Health Center for Environmental Health. She is the program manager for California's Environmental Health Training in Emergency Response (EHTER). Bernice Zaidel is the assistant director of curriculum development and evaluation at the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Center for Domestic Preparedness (CDP). She is the FEMA/CDP lead for partnering with CDC's Water, Food, and Environmental Health Services Branch and developing EHTER courses. Martin Kalis is a public health advisor with CDC's Water, Food, and Environmental Health Services Branch. He is the program manager for CDC's EHTER.