Environmental health officers can thus be involved in varied duties such as infectious disease control and immunisation, enforcement of health standards in food establishments, restaurants, hotels, etc., food quality surveillance, the control of domestic waste disposal, industrial hygiene, pollution control and health education. Opportunities also exist in industry, particularly the food industry, where environmental officers assist with quality control work and in complying with health and pollution laws. The numbers of these opportunities is increasing. Some environmental health graduates are self-employed as consultants. Professional recognition Graduates are eligible for membership of the Australian Institute of Environmental Health.
Students can become student members while doing the course.
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