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GEORGIA BOARD OF REGISTERED
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
www.geha-online.org/Pages/Registration.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST/SANITARIAN REGISTRATION PROGRAM
Those desiring to be registered as a environmental health specialist/sanitarian in Georgia shall make a written
request to the Board to take the environmental health specialist/sanitarian examination. The application shall:
Qualify that the applicant will possess, within 30 days after the examination and as certified by the head or
Dean of the applicant’s college or university, or already possesses, a degree from a four-year accredited
college or university with a minimum of 45 quarter hours/30 semester hours plus one algebra or higher level
math class, with exception that those with at least four years experience as of April 2002 may qualify with 40
quarter hours/27 semester hours of science.
If you believe you are qualified, the first step toward becoming registered is to request an application from the
GBREHP address listed below. Examinations are given each July in conjunction with the GEHA Annual
Education Conference and at other times and locations under the supervision of an approved proctor. An admission
letter will be sent prior to the exam date. Registration will depend upon the final grade attained on the examination
and evaluation of the applicant’s experience.
Top 3 Reasons To Be A Registered Environmental Health Professional
1. Professional credentials are one way of demonstrating your earned expertise and validating your
credibility. It is a way of telling your clientele that your training and experience have enabled
you to answer their questions and to improve their safety. In a time of continuous budget-cutting,
it is important for our clientele to know that you have the broad-base expertise important to com-
munity and individual health and safety.
2. Professional credentials are a way of expressing your commitment to achieving your personal
best for the clientele you serve. Credentials proclaim that you care, that you are on the leading
edge of your profession and that you endeavor to stay current on emerging issues in environmen-
tal health through continuing education.
3. The Georgia Board of Registered Environmental Health Professionals is a growing, mentoring
body. It offers the environmental health professional opportunities for continuing education, re-
sponsible leadership, and job growth. Credentials make you more marketable, affording better
flexibility, mobility and job security. Position upgrades for environmental health professionals
are slowly being implemented throughout the state, partially as a result of the work of this Board.
Getting the credential is just the first step. We have a lot of work to do, and we need every envi-
ronmental health professional's participation to make environmental health in Georgia the best it
can be.
Contact us and join the team! 7
The Georgia Board of Registered Environmental Health Professionals
397 Eastman Hwy, Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Executive Clerk, Cathy Coleman, geha@comsouth.net
Georgia Environmentalist Volume 36
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS
www.geha-online.org/Pages/Registration.htm
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST/SANITARIAN REGISTRATION PROGRAM
Those desiring to be registered as a environmental health specialist/sanitarian in Georgia shall make a written
request to the Board to take the environmental health specialist/sanitarian examination. The application shall:
Qualify that the applicant will possess, within 30 days after the examination and as certified by the head or
Dean of the applicant’s college or university, or already possesses, a degree from a four-year accredited
college or university with a minimum of 45 quarter hours/30 semester hours plus one algebra or higher level
math class, with exception that those with at least four years experience as of April 2002 may qualify with 40
quarter hours/27 semester hours of science.
If you believe you are qualified, the first step toward becoming registered is to request an application from the
GBREHP address listed below. Examinations are given each July in conjunction with the GEHA Annual
Education Conference and at other times and locations under the supervision of an approved proctor. An admission
letter will be sent prior to the exam date. Registration will depend upon the final grade attained on the examination
and evaluation of the applicant’s experience.
Top 3 Reasons To Be A Registered Environmental Health Professional
1. Professional credentials are one way of demonstrating your earned expertise and validating your
credibility. It is a way of telling your clientele that your training and experience have enabled
you to answer their questions and to improve their safety. In a time of continuous budget-cutting,
it is important for our clientele to know that you have the broad-base expertise important to com-
munity and individual health and safety.
2. Professional credentials are a way of expressing your commitment to achieving your personal
best for the clientele you serve. Credentials proclaim that you care, that you are on the leading
edge of your profession and that you endeavor to stay current on emerging issues in environmen-
tal health through continuing education.
3. The Georgia Board of Registered Environmental Health Professionals is a growing, mentoring
body. It offers the environmental health professional opportunities for continuing education, re-
sponsible leadership, and job growth. Credentials make you more marketable, affording better
flexibility, mobility and job security. Position upgrades for environmental health professionals
are slowly being implemented throughout the state, partially as a result of the work of this Board.
Getting the credential is just the first step. We have a lot of work to do, and we need every envi-
ronmental health professional's participation to make environmental health in Georgia the best it
can be.
Contact us and join the team! 7
The Georgia Board of Registered Environmental Health Professionals
397 Eastman Hwy, Hawkinsville, GA 31036
Executive Clerk, Cathy Coleman, geha@comsouth.net
Georgia Environmentalist Volume 36
