Registered Environmental Health Specialist Program
The Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) program, required by California Health and Safety Code Sections 106600-106735, is administered by the Environmental Management Branch in CDPH's Division of Drinking Water and Environmental Management. The REHS program ensures that individuals who are REHSs have met prescribed education, training, and experience requirements and have passed a comprehensive examination reflective of the demands encountered within the environmental health profession.
REHS Package Information
Please click on link to receive information: REHS Package.
Contact Information
Please write us at:
Department of Public Health
Environmental Health Specialist Registration Program
P.O. Box 997377, MS7404
Sacramento, CA 95899-7377
Phone: (916) 449-5663; Fax: (916) 449-5665; Email: REHSprog@cdph.ca.gov
Our location:
Department of Public Health, REHS Program
1616 Capitol Avenue, Building 174-2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95899
We're near the Capitol. Here's a walking tour of Capitol Park (PDF)
and a local map for parking and restaurants (PDF).
News and Updates
Training
Several county environmental health departments have prepared training modules for environmental health specialists modules for environmental health specialists, and are sharing them. The focus on specific program elements.
Links
Click on a link for more information about the REHS program, and how to become registered. There are also links to environmental health organizations (some with employment opportunities), county environmental health departments, and university environmental health programs.