EHO Coins for sale

The EHOPAC is selling category coins for $10.  The coin features the EHO logo on one side and the USPHS logo on the other.  Any interested in purchasing coins should contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Make checks payable to COF and add "EHO Coin" on the memo line. Checks should be mailed to CDR Lafferty at: Office of Administrative and Resources Management U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Mail Drop C604-01 109 T.W. Alexander Drive Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

Benefits of Hiring a JR COSTEP

The Marketing and Recruitment Subcommittee has created a flier providing details on the benefits related to hiring a JR COSTEP. 

• Benefits of Hiring a JR COSTEP - PDF

Disaster Response Resources

The Disaster Information Management Research Center has provided tools for mobile device users access to web-based content in the event of a disaster.

Please visit the DIMRC site for more information.

Training Resources

The EHOPAC Training Subcommittee would like to highlight the following upcoming training opportunities and resources.

Classroom Training:

• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - Environmental Justice Course
  • Region 4 - June 11-12, 2013 and October 22-23, 2013 - Information

Online Training:

• Environmental Public Health Online Courses (EPHOC)
• University of North Carolina for Public Health & Preparedness
• Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Office of Regulatory Affairs (ORAU) Food Inspection Courses

Conferences:

• American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Exposition
  • May 18-23, 2013 - Montreal, Quebec, Canada - Information
• USPHS Scientific and Training Symposium
  • May 21-23, 2013 - Glendale, AZ - Information
  • EHO Category Day is May 23
• EPA Brownfields Conference
  • May 15-17, 2013 - Atlanta, GA - Information
• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA) Annual Education and Conference Exhibition
  • July 9-11, 2013 - Washington, DC - Information
  • Online participation for this conference is available
• The International Association for Food Protection Association (IAFP)
  • July 28-31, 2013 - Charlotte, NC - Information

Webinars:

• EPA/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) 2013 Webinar Series
  • Ongoing - Schedule

Recent CAD/Retirements

CADs for February 2013

• LTJG Laura K. Annetta - OS - Washington, DC
• LTJG Ryan W. Autenrieth - IHS - Bethel, AK
• LTJG Kevin L. Dunn - CDC - Cincinnati, OH
• LTJG Tristian E. Strait - IHS - Bethel, AK
• LTJG Sarah Ann Wangseng - FDA - Jamaica, NY

Retirements for March 2013

• RADM Brenda J. Holman - FDA - Rockville, MD
• CAPT Susan D. McCracken - IHS - Rockville, MD
• CAPT Laura A. Rabb - CDC - Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• CAPT Ronald D. Zabrocki - IHS - Albuquerque, NM
• CDR James R. Howell - IHS - Crownpoint, NM

Summer 2012 EHO JRCOSTEPS

Nineteen students from ten different colleges and universities participated as part of the Junior Commissioned Officer Student Training and Extern Program (JRCOSTEP) during the summer of 2012.  The students were assigned to various locations within the Indian Health Service, National Institutes of Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  Check out what the students had to say about their experiences in their write-ups below.

• Gina Ploessl / University of Wisconsin Eau Clair, Wisconsin [PDF - 189K]
• Trey Tahsuda / East Central University, Oklahoma [PDF - 118K]
• McKenzie Dockery / Illinois State University, Illinois [PDF - 187K]
• Robert Sprinkle / Missouri Southern State University, Missouri [PDF - 65K]
• Angela Brown / Illinois State University, Illinois [PDF - 279K]
• Talina Wood / East Central University, Oklahoma [PDF - 131K]
• Emily Patton / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 683K]
• Matthew Reid / Baylor University, Texas [PDF - 132K]
• Courtney Hudson / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 277K]
• Mary Schneider / Illinois State University [PDF - 280K]
• Perry Fotopoulos / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 448K]
• George F. Carroll / Eastern Kentucky University, Kentucky [PDF - 387K]
• Stephanie Bridges / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 668K]
• Shakila Balkhi / Missouri Southern State University, Missouri [PDF - 310K]
• Tyler White / Saint Louis University, Missouri [PDF - 324K]
• Ryan Jacobsen / South Dakota State University, South Dakota [PDF - 316K]
• Lauren Butner / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 372K]
• Douglas Erling / University of Medicine and Dentristry of New Jersey [PDF - 302K]
• Levi Mines / Western Carolina University, North Carolina [PDF - 168K]