Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

{{Short description|United Kingdom professional membership body}}

{{Infobox organization

| name = Chartered Institute of Environmental Health

| image = Chartered Institute of Environmental Health new logo.png

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| abbreviation = CIEH

| formation = 1883

| extinction =

| status = Not-for-profit Royal Chartered professional body

| purpose = Enhancing and promoting environmental health

| headquarters = Chadwick Court

| location = 15 Hatfields, Southwark, London, SE1 8DJ

| region_served = UK

| membership = 7,000[http://www.cieh.org/uploadedFiles/Furniture/membership/Membership_2018/Renewals%20Brochure%202018.pdf CIEH 2018 renewal brochure]

| leader_title = President-Designate

| leader_name = Mark Elliott

| main_organ = Board of Trustees

| parent_organization =

| affiliations = International Federation of Environmental Health, Environmental Health Registration Board

| budget =

| website = [http://www.cieh.org/ cieh.org]

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The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is a professional membership body concerned with environmental health and promoting standards in the training and education of environmental health professionals.

History

The history of the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health can be traced back to 1883 when the original organisation was founded and called the Association of Public Sanitary Inspectors.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cieh.org/about-us/history-of-cieh/ |title=CIEH: History of CIEH |access-date=2021-10-13}}{{cite book|last1=Laverack|first1=Glenn|title=A-Z of Public Health|date=2014|publisher=Palgrave Macmillan|isbn=978-1137426178|page=50}}

In 1984, the then Institute of Environmental Health Officers was granted a Royal Charter, a deed giving it special powers, rights and privileges.[http://privycouncil.independent.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/2017-09-18-Record-of-Charters-Granted.xls.xlsx Privy Council: Record of Royal Charters awarded] It became subject to scrutiny by the Privy Council and spent the next ten years taking additional steps to ensure the professional standards of its membership. This resulted in permission being given in 1994 for the organisation to reflect its chartered status through a change in its name to Chartered Institute of Environmental Health.

The Royal Charter states that the objects of CIEH are: "to promote for the public benefit the theory and science of environmental health in all its aspects and to disseminate knowledge about environmental health."{{Cite web |url=https://www.cieh.org/governance/how-cieh-is-governed/governance-documents/ |title=CIEH: Governance Documents |access-date=2021-10-13}}

Presidents of CIEH and its predecessor organisations have included Sir Edwin Chadwick, Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson, Sir John Hutton, Sir James Crichton-Browne, and Stephen Battersby MBE.{{cite web |title=Past Presidents |url=https://www.cieh.org/about-us/history-of-cieh/past-presidents-of-cieh/ |website=CIEH |access-date=22 April 2025}}

Activities

CIEH is based in the UK with approximately 7,000[http://www.cieh.org/uploadedFiles/Furniture/membership/Membership_2018/Renewals%20Brochure%202018.pdf CIEH 2018 renewal brochure] members worldwide; the majority being based in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

CIEH’s head office is Chadwick Court (named after Edwin Chadwick), in Southwark, London.[http://www.cieh.org/about_us/contact.html CIEH: Contact us]

It also provides a range of professional qualifications and work-based learning{{Cite web|url=http://www.cieh.org/training.html|title=CIEH Training courses}} including e-learning{{cite web |url=http://www.cieh-elearning.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808162931/http://www.cieh-elearning.com/ |archive-date=2009-08-08 |title=Welcome to The Enterprise Knowledge Platform}} and corporate training.{{Cite web |url=http://www.cieh.org/corporate-solutions.html |title=Corporate Solutions web page by CIEH |access-date=2017-11-03 |archive-date=2018-10-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010174617/https://www.cieh.org/corporate-solutions.html |url-status=dead }} CIEH’s qualification portfolio includes food safety, health and safety, first aid, fire safety and environmental protection.

CIEH also works with organisations in the private, public and charity sectors, helping them comply with legal requirements and best practice, as well as offering training for their employees.

Membership

CIEH offers four grades of membership: Affiliate; Associate; Member and Fellow.[http://www.cieh.org/members/become-a-member.html Membership grades web page by CIEH]

Members get access to news, regional networks, special interest groups and a range of other benefits.

Professional Registration

Since 2003 CIEH has awarded the status of Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner.{{Cite web |url=https://www.cieh.org/professional-development/professional-registration/pathways-to-registration/chartered-status/ |title=Chartered Environmental Health Practitioner web page by CIEH |access-date=2021-10-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603232101/http://www.cieh.org/professional_development/chartered_status.html |archive-date=2013-06-03 |url-status=dead }} Chartered status can be obtained only by Members with a CIEH accredited degree who have demonstrated their competence through practice.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cieh.org/professional-development/professional-registration/pathways-to-registration/chartered-status/|title=Chartered Status web page by CIEH|access-date=2023-01-08}}

Chartered Environmental Health Practitioners may use the post-nominal letters CEnvH and can gain entry to the Occupational Safety and Health Consultants Register (OSHCR).[https://www.oshcr.org/about/#ProfessionalBodies OSHCR: Professional Bodies]

In 2021 CIEH began to directly award the status of Registered Environmental Health Practitioner{{cite web |url=https://www.cieh.org/professional-development/professional-registration/pathways-to-registration/qualifying-as-an-ehp/ |title = Qualifying as an Environmental Health Practitioner}} and in 2022 CIEH obtained permission from Privy Council for the use of the post-nominal REnvH.[https://www.cieh.org/news/blog/2022/new-designatory-letters-for-cieh-registered-environmental-health-practitioners/ CIEH: New designatory letters for CIEH-Registered Environmental Health Practitioners]

CIEH maintains online registers{{cite web |url=https://www.cieh.org/professional-development/professional-registration/ |title = Professional Registration - CIEH}} for Chartered Environmental Health Practitioners, Registered Environmental Health Practitioners, Food Safety Practitioners and Housing Health Practitioners.