<P> Environmental Health Officers / Public Health Inspectors have a university degree in environmental health and a national professional certificate--the Certificate in Public Health Inspection (Canada), CPHI (C). </P> <Ul> <Li> Career info </Li> </Ul> <P> Public Health Inspectors are highly trained individuals whose training include a bachelor's degree in environmental health followed by certification by the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors (CIPHI). To become nationally certified, public health inspectors must complete a field training practicum, submit a number of reports and pass the Institute's exam . Some inspectors have additional training in areas such as biology, toxicology and epidemiology . </P> <P> Only six schools in Canada offer degree programs approved by the CIPHI as meeting the educational component for certification: British Columbia Institute of Technology, Cape Breton University, Concordia University of Edmonton, Conestoga College Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, First Nations University of Canada, and Ryerson University . These programs are generally four years long, however fast - track programs are available in some schools for those who have completed a previous science degree . </P>

Who appoints environmental health officers (eho’s