Food Code Help

Are you or is your staff looking for a digital  way to quickly access the massive amount of Food Code data?  ncehsa.org has a way to do it.

Thanks goes to Alamance County’s Environmental Health Director, Carl Carroll, REHS for providing this document for the Environmental Health staff in NC.

Click on this link to download a hyperlinked copy of the current (as of January 2013) North Carolina Food Code.

This document is open use and is not subject to any copyright restrictions.

2013 Spring Conference visual recap

2013 Spring Conference details

The spring Environmental Health Supervisors Meeting will be held April 17 – 19, 2013 in Aberdeen.  A request for 11.5 hours of continuing education will be requested from the North Carolina Board of Environmental Health Specialist Examiners.

The meeting is open to Environmental Health Directors, Supervisors, Coordinators, and Program Specialists, and retired active members of the association. The registration fee is $50.00 and includes the banquet. Please submit applications by April 12, 2013.

See the conference page for details of the agenda and to download a registration form.

2013 Nominations for Supervisor of the Year are now open.

Nominations for the 2013 Environmental Health Supervisor of the Year Award are now open. All nominations must be received no later than 5:00 PM March 15, 2013. The award will be presented as a part of the Thursday night banquet at the spring meeting in Aberdeen.

Nomination information and instructions follow. Download the complete instructions here.

NORTH CAROLINA ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
SUPERVISORS ASSOCIATION
2013 SUPERVISOR OF THE YEAR AWARD

Nominations for the North Carolina Environmental Health Supervisors Association (NCEHSA) Supervisor of the Year may be submitted by an Environmental Health Specialist, Environmental Health Program Specialist, Environmental Health Programs Coordinator, Environmental Health Supervisor, Environmental Health Director, or a Health Director working in a local health department within the state of North Carolina. [See instructions below]

The nominee must presently work as an Environmental Health Director, Environmental Health Supervisor, Environmental Health Programs Coordinator, or Environmental Program Specialist with at least three full years’ experience.

The nominee must be actively engaged in the field of Environmental Health and an active member in good standing in their district of the NCEHSA.

These nominations must be received no later than 5:00 PM on March 15, 2013 in order to provide the award committee with enough time to evaluate the submissions.

The following format is to be used for the submission of nominations:

A. GENERAL
§ Letter from person or persons making the formal nomination [required] Be sure to include your contact information.
§ Photograph of the nominee [recommended]
§ Description of personal facts regarding the nominee [recommended]

B. EDUCATION
§ List of formal education as well as special training and experience regarding the nominee [required]

C. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
§ Record of places of employment, including dates and scope of responsibilities of the nominee. [required]

D. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES
§ Organization affiliation(s), detailing offices and committee responsibilities regarding the nominee. [required]

E. CONTRIBUTION TO THE BETTERMENT AND PRACTICES OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES
§ Contributions worthy of interest that are to the betterment of environmental health sciences or the environmental health profession of the nominee. [required] These can include publications authored or co-authored by the nominee; significant scientific or applied research; accomplishments in the development or implementation of new, broader, and/or improved concepts, procedures, or techniques in the practice of environmental health.

F. OTHER
§ Significant contributions by the nominee to the professional status of Environmental Health Specialists not covered in other categories above. [recommended] Such contributions may include civic or school activities or affiliations.

G. REFERENCES
§ Inclusion of letters of reference or endorsement for the nominee. [required]
§ Copies of publications (or proper reference to source), and other significant support documents of the nominee. [recommended]

Please mail all nomination materials to:
Bob Whitwam
Forsyth County Department of Public Health
PO Box 686
Winston-Salem, NC 27102-0686

(Please, no Fax or e-mail of nominations / materials)

Remember to follow the above format and instructions exactly.

2013 Central NCEHSA update

Central NC Environmental Health Supervisors’ Association will hold its first meeting March 8, 2013 at Bass Pro Shop located at 8181 Concord Mills Blvd. Concord, NC 28027. The agenda can be found here.

As needed, please contact Connie Pixley with round table topics for discussion.

For the 2013 Central NCEHSA application, go to this link. After completion, simply forward to Connie Pixley at the below mailing address.

Orange County Health Department
P O Box 8181 131 W Margaret Ln.
Hillsborough, NC 27278

For all CNCEHSA meeting dates see this document.