{"items":[{"commercecategory":{"primarypath":[],"categories":[]},"ispricevisible_detail":{"inpersonalizedcatalog":true,"bycurrentuserloginstatus":true},"custitem_ns_pr_item_attributes":"&nbsp;","custitem_ns_pr_rating_by_rate":"","ispurchasable_detail":{"inpersonalizedcatalog":true,"bystockavailability":true},"internalid":5018,"ispricevisible":true,"displayname":"Continuing Education for Credentials","storedisplayname2":"Continuing Education for Credentials","relateditemsdescription":"","urlcomponent":"continuing-education","custitem_enable_reviews":false,"storedetaileddescription":"<p><img class=\"float-right\" src=\"/Images/category-images/credentials/continuing-education.jpg\" alt=\"\" /></p><h2>Credential Requirements</h2><p>During the two-year credential period, the following continuing education contact hours must be earned to maintain the credential. We measure continuing education in contact hours. One \"contact hour\" is one clock hour of learning time. One CEU is equal to 10 contact hours.</p><ul><li>CCFS: 24 Contact Hours</li><li>CP-FS: 24 Contact Hours</li><li>REHS/RS: 24 Contact Hours</li></ul><h3>Eligible Continuing Education</h3><p>The following educational opportunities are eligible for continuing education credits as long as they relate to the environmental health field, including food, water, wastewater, air, vector and pest control, hazardous materials and/or waste management, radiation, recreation, housing, and institutional health and safety, occupational health and safety, program planning and legal aspects, or general environmental health and scientific concepts.</p><ul><li>Conferences, seminars, classes, lectures, online trainings, etc.</li><li>Up to 10 hours of course instruction you teach per credentialing cycle.</li><li>Articles written for journals or other academic publications, up to 10 hours per credentialing cycle. A copy of the article must be submitted to us.</li><li>Undergraduate and graduate-level university courses. We grant 16 contact hours for each semester credit hour and 13 contact hours for each quarter credit hour.</li></ul><h3>Request Pre-Approval of Continuing Education for an Event</h3><p>Conferences, seminars, classes, lectures, and online trainings are all acceptable forms of continuing education if they are related to the environmental health field – food, water, wastewater, air, vector and pest control, hazardous materials and/or waste management, radiation, recreation, housing and institutional health and safety, occupational health and safety, program planning and legal aspects, or general environmental health and scientific concepts.<br /><br />Apply for CE program approval using <a href=\"https://neha.users.membersuite.com/home\" target=\"_blank\">MyÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ</a>:</p><ul><li>Log into your <a href=\"https://neha.users.membersuite.com/home\" target=\"_blank\">MyÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ</a> account</li><li>Select Credentials &amp; Exams, then Applications </li><li>Select Transcript Review/CE Program Approval</li><li>Select the Apply button below the CE Program Approval heading</li><li>Follow the steps to complete the online application</li></ul><h3>Non-eligible Continuing Education</h3><ul><li>Submitting the same course more than once for different credentials.</li><li>Books or book reviews.</li><li>Work hours.</li><li>Credential study/review courses, since they take place before the credential is in effect.</li><li>Contact hours earned in the previous credentialing cycle. To ensure \"continuing education\" is ongoing, we do not carry over continuing education contact hours from one renewal cycle to the next.</li></ul><h2>Continuing Education Audit</h2><p>Retain all supporting documentation in case of an audit. Individuals selected for an audit will be contacted by one of our staff with instructions.</p><h3>Submitting Continuing Education</h3><ul><li>Login to <a href=\"https://customer282627134.portal.membersuite.com/Login.aspx\">MyÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ</a></li><li>Select Credentials &amp; Exams from the menu, then Self-Report CEU Credits</li><li>Complete the form (round up to the nearest half hour) and select Create</li></ul><p>Courses completed through our <a href=\"/e-learning\">E-Learning</a> are automatically added to the account. CEs are approved daily by our staff and can be confirmed by logging in to <a href=\"https://customer282627134.portal.membersuite.com/Login.aspx\">MyÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ</a>. Items with an \"edit\" or \"delete\" next to them have not yet been verified by us.</p><h3>Instructions for Downloading Self-Reported CEs</h3><ul><li>Login to <a href=\"https://neha.users.membersuite.com/auth/portal-login\" target=\"_blank\">MyÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ</a></li><li>Select Credentials &amp; Exams near the top of the page</li><li>Select View My CEU Credit History from the drop-down menu</li><li>Select Download Transcript on the My CEU Credit History page and a PDF will open in a new window to download or print</li></ul><h3>California Registered Environmental Health Specialists (REHS)</h3><p>We no longer provide Certificates of Attendance (COA) for continuing education units (CE).</p><ul><li>A Certificate of Completion will fulfill the California REHS requirement for audit purposes.</li><li><a href=\"/rehs-california-ce\">Pre-approved REHS courses for California residen</a><a href=\"https://2022.neha.org/professional-development/education-and-training/continuing-education/california-rehs-continuing\">ts</a></li></ul><h2>CE-Approved Courses</h2><p>There are many courses available through <a href=\"https://customer282627134.portal.membersuite.com/Login.aspx\">MyÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ</a> that can be used for continuing education (CE) credits. While many courses require a membership, others are available to anyone. Non-members can create a <a href=\"https://customer282627134.portal.membersuite.com/Login.aspx\">MyÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ</a> account to access non-member courses.</p><h3>For Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ Members</h3><ul><li>E-Learning<ul><li>No cost to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ members</li><li>Presentation video, materials, online quiz, certificate of completion (after completing quiz)</li><li>Each hour of course material is equivalent to one Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ-approved CE contact hour</li><li>There is no limit on the number of CEs obtained by this method</li></ul></li><li><i>Journal of Environmental Health</i> Quiz<ul><li>No cost to Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ members</li><li>Complete the quiz found in each issue of the <i>JEH</i></li><li>Each completed quiz is equivalent to one Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ-approved CE contact hour</li></ul></li><li>Food Safety Instructor Training<ul><li>Continuing education credits can be earned for the corresponding number of hours of food safety training taught by a <a href=\"/instructors-proctors\">Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ-registered instructor</a> who has earned their Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ credential, up to 10 hours per credentialing period.</li></ul></li></ul><h3>For Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ Members &amp; Non-Members</h3><ul><li>Annual Educational Conference (AEC) &amp; Exhibition and Virtual Conferences<ul><li>Continuing education credits are available for attending our annual <a href=\"/aec\">AEC</a> or any Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ <a href=\"/conferences\">virtual educational event</a></li></ul></li><li>Webinars &amp; Partner Courses<ul><li>No cost</li><li>Videos, virtual conferences, and online training in the environmental health field</li></ul></li></ul><h2>Accessing Courses</h2><ul><li>Login to <a href=\"https://customer282627134.portal.membersuite.com/Login.aspx\">MyÏã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏͼ</a></li><li>Select \"Shop\" from the top menu</li><li>Select \"All\" in the category menu on the left and select from the drop-down menu<ul><li>E-learning courses are available to members</li><li>Webinars and Partner Courses are available to anyone</li></ul></li></ul><h2>Learn More</h2><ul><li><a href=\"/jeh-quiz\">Journal Quiz</a></li><li><a href=\"/aec\">AEC &amp; Exhibition</a></li></ul><p>Contact us for questions by emailing our <a href=\"mailto:credentialing@neha.org\">Credentialing Department</a>.</p>"}],"facets":[{"id":"category","values":[]},{"id":"commercecategoryname","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_advocacy_type_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_advocacy_type_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_air_quality_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_air_quality_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_author_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_author_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_blog_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_blog_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_child_health_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_child_health_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_climate_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_climate_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_conference_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_conference_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_credential_type_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_credential_type_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_education_type_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_education_type_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_food_safety_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_food_safety_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_funding_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_funding_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_healthy_homes_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_healthy_homes_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_initiative_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_initiative_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_journal_column_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_journal_column_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_location_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_location_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_month_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_month_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_readiness_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_readiness_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_resource_author_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_resource_author_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_resource_type_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_resource_type_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_water_quality_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_water_quality_facet","values":[]},{"id":"custitem_rsm_sca_year_facet","url":"custitem_rsm_sca_year_facet","values":[{"url":"2021","label":"2021"}]}],"corrections":[],"locale":{"country":"US","language":"en","currency":"USD","region":1},"backendType":"OS","backend":"E","volatility":"short","code":200,"warnings":{}}