20th November 2008
The adverse effects of climate change will hit the UK hard with increasing food prices pushing more people into food poverty, delegates will be told at a conference on climate change and health organised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH).
20th November 2008
Delegates at a conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) on the health implications of climate change will be told that melanoma rates (the most dangerous form of skin cancer) could treble in the next thirty years unless urgent action is taken by the Government and local authorities.
20th November 2008
City centres blighted by rats, swarms of flies and the re-emergence of malaria are some of the scenarios that will be discussed at a major conference organised by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) on the health implications of climate change this Thursday 20 November.
18th November 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) will launch a new landmark document entitled Climate Change, Public Health and Health Inequalities at the second meeting of the Associate Parliamentary Group for Environmental Health (APG), which takes place at 2.30pm at the House of Commons on Tuesday 18 November.
18th November 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is organising a conference to highlight the health implications of climate change.
10th November 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has called for Defra to go further in its proposals to safeguard and improve thousands of smaller private water supplies.
4th November 2008
Focus must be placed on repairing existing housing stock rather than building more homes, the CIEH has stated following the launch of analysis of house building plans by the Environmental Audit Committee.
28th October 2008
The CIEH has re-issued its call for better regulation of landlords in order to improve public health, following the publication of a government review into private rented sector (PRS) housing
21st October 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) today announced that it is providing support to the delivery of food safety qualifications in Australia following the signing of an agreement with the William Angliss Institute, Melbourne.
13th October 2008
Environmental health practitioner, Steve Dewar, was named as winner of a Chartered Institute of Environmental health photography competition at the CIEH’s annual Best of the Best conference last week.
13th October 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), and academic consultancy Land Quality Management (LQM) have announced their intention to join again with practitioners to produce a new, fully-documented set of Generic Assessment Criteria under the revised CLEA model and associated guidance issued recently by the Environment Agency.
9th October 2008
The CIEH has said that clear, joined-up action is essential to tackle climate change, as the organisation welcomed the creation of the Department of Energy and Climate Change.
2nd October 2008
Local authorities will fail in their duty to protect the health and wellbeing of the communities they serve unless they move efforts to address climate change to the top of their agenda, a leading environmental health organisation has said today.
29th September 2008
Pandemic Flu guidance for environmental health practitioners (EHPs) has been launched today at the CIEH Best of the Best conference.
11th September 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) welcomes the announcement of more funding for home insulation. It believes that insulation is an important element in dealing with fuel poverty and in reducing energy bills.
10th September 2008
The CIEH, in association with the Building Research Establishment (BRE), has launched a toolkit to help practitioners promote the role of good housing to good health.
19th August 2008
No decision can be made on a national Scores on the Doors scheme without further evidence, the CIEH has told the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
15th August 2008
The CIEH has written to the Minister for Local Government after proposals set out in the Planning Bill could see householders lose their right to complain about noise, pollution or disruption caused by the construction of major infrastructure projects.
6th August 2008
A single government department must take responsibility for supervising and monitoring pest control, a leading environmental health organisation has said today.
25th July 2008
The CIEH has lent its support to Ceredigion County Council for handing a fixed penalty ticket to a painter and decorator who breached smokefree legislation.
24th July 2008
The CIEH has welcomed the conclusion of the Defra "Way Forward" discussions but has raised concern at the decision not to provide guidance on the point at which land becomes contaminated.
21st July 2008
Government funding for new and affordable housing at the expense of improvements to existing housing stock is having a disastrous affect on some of the most vulnerable members of the community.
7th July 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is calling on the Government to tackle the growing public health threat posed by Lyme Disease and other pest related illnesses.
2nd July 2008
Modern living conditions, urban sprawl and climate change are making the spread of pests and pest-borne diseases more likely, a new book by the World Health Organization (WHO) says.
30th June 2008
One year on – employers and workers reaping the health benefits of smokefree legislation
26th June 2008
Public health significance of urban pests, the latest book from the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, alerts governments to prepare for and address pest-related diseases.
30th May 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) today welcomed measures by the Government to tackle fuel poverty, but warned that they did not go far enough and fail in particular to address long-term problems associated with vulnerable people living in sub-standard housing.
30th May 2008
Air quality in bars is 93 percent cleaner a year after the smoking ban, showing the clear health benefits to staff and punters, new research[1] by a leading environmental health charity has shown.
23rd May 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) in association with environmental organisation Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments (CL:AIRE) has today announced the release of new guidance on the use of statistical tests in the assessment of soil contamination data.
25th April 2008
Non-EHPs working in environmental health and holding senior posts in science, health and environment-related fields will be able to apply for full voting membership of the CIEH, following a historic decision made by the CIEH Council last week.
25th April 2008
Proposed guidance on reducing health risks from tanning salons by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has been branded a disappointment by the CIEH.
22nd April 2008
A pioneering new Welsh scheme designed to improve nutritional standards in cafes and restaurants is to be rolled out across the country, delegates will be told at a CIEH conference.
18th April 2008
New research by the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has revealed startling evidence that young teenagers are being allowed to risk skin cancer by using and abusing tanning salons.
18th April 2008
CIEH Chief Executive Graham Jukes has written to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to request that it considers a five star Scores on the doors scheme amid concern that a three tier scheme may “reward failure”.
14th March 2008
A delegation from the CIEH headed by the Chief Executive Graham Jukes participated in the Quality Council of India’s National Conclave in Delhi in February.
11th March 2008
Over half a million restaurant hygiene ratings have been checked online, following the launch of a scheme enabling consumers to decide where to eat based on food hygiene inspection results.
27th February 2008
Councils need more resources to tackle sub-standard housing and improve public health, a report released by the CIEH says.
19th February 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and a coalition of stakeholders have written to the European Commission criticising proposals that would see small business exempt from the requirements of HACCP food safety management systems.
7th February 2008
Poverty will increase and health will suffer unless there is clear policy to address decreasing water affordability, a leading public health organisation has said.
7th January 2008
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has welcomed moves by the Government to meet with the energy regulator OFGEM to discuss the implications of recent double digit rises in energy prices.
7th January 2008
Key worker status has now been extended to cover every region in England for qualified environmental health practitioners.