r/healthinspector

I am soon returning to my high stress environmental permitting / compliance job from maternity leave (I have 2 kids under 3 years old) and I am STRESSING thinking about how hard this is going to be with my current very demanding / long hours / high stress job. And my husband also has a stressful job requiring travel now and then. The only time we will see the kids (besides the weekend) is the 30 min were stressed shuffling them out in the morning and then 2 hours before bed time.
I found the REHS program at Rutgers and I am considering this as I fit the pre requisites with my under grad degree and becoming a REHS in NJ sounds appealing to me. Thinking if I could work for a municipality or a county I could have very normal hours, every federal holiday off, maybe even a pension??? I know the pay will be significantly reduced from my current job. What are some other pros / cons?? What is day to day work life like? I am having a serious career crisis here and trying to think if this is the right move for our family. Thank you!

Hello I’m looking to become a health inspector in Florida. I’m licensed through the state of Maryland so I was looking to get the neha license so I’m covered for anywhere. But a county in Florida said I might have to take the test again because I took the REHS one and they are CEHP?? I really don’t want to take another exam

Hello all!

I’m trying to move towards a CIPHI certification (Canada), after graduating last summer from an accredited university. I’m just missing one mandatory course to be fully eligible for a CIPHI certification, which i’ll be taking this coming summer at the same university, and an internship.

For those who got into CIPHI a bit after graduating or that did a career transition, how did you get an internship in environmental public health that’s recognized by the institute?

I have a valid driver’s license and on my way to getting my ASP card for construction site access. I have 0 experience in field work or environmental work. I’m open to relocating for a job opportunity, temporary or permanent.

It seems that most EPH internships only want future university graduates, or someone that has 1-3 years experience in the field, so i’m ineligible for most of the postings I see. I’ve done some spontaneous applications, but to no avail.

If anybody has any leads for agencies, or networking events, advice or other useful resources that might help, i’d greatly appreciate it!

I’m currently located in Montréal, QC, would prefer to stay here but again, open to relocate!