WEHA’s Fall Conference is scheduled for Wednesday, September 22 - Friday, September 24th, 2021. The conference will take place at the Holiday Inn Eau Claire South, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.
Registration is now open! Click here to register for the conference
Conference grid is now available! Click here for the most current grid
Who? Environmental and public health/science students (undergraduate or graduate)
What? Students will be entered into a lottery to receive FREE conference registration and a 2 night stay at the Holiday Inn, Eau Claire; 10 Student stipends are available
When? Application deadline: July 26, 2021
WEHA Annual Conference: September 22-24, 2021
Where? Holiday Inn, Eau Claire, WI
The drawing for a stipend is random. If chosen, all of the following must apply:
You must be a full time student
You must be a WEHA student member (not a member? It’s only $10; register here: https://weha.net/membership)
You must be enrolled in an Environmental Health, Environmental Science, Biology or related program
Save the date for the WEHA Fall Education Conference in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. September 22-24th. At this point the conference will be in person with health and safety measures in place. We can’t wait to see you! More information to come soon.
The 2020 WEHA Educational Conference scheduled for September 23 - 25, 2020 at the Holiday Inn in Eau Claire WI has been cancelled. The Student Outreach Program (consisting of the Student Membership Program and Student Poster Presentation) are also cancelled.
The Conference and Student Outreach Programs scheduled for September 23 - 25 are cancelled
The Wisconsin Environmental Health Association (WEHA) has two different programs available for students to participate in the WEHA Educational Conference: the Student Mentorship Program and Student Poster Presentations.
Who? Environmental and Public Health/Science students
When? WEHA Annual Conference: September 23-25, 2020
Where? Holiday Inn, Eau Claire WI
Student Mentorship Program Details (limited to 2 students)
Students will be paired with a mentor whom they will meet with during lunch at the WEHA Annual Conference. Accepted applicants will receive FREE conference registration, hotel stay at the conference-delegated hotel, breakfast and lunch.
Why participate? To get help networking with environmental health professionals and get your career questions answered.
Commitments:
Attend day one of the WEHA Annual Conference & consider staying for the rest of the conference (included in your registration)
Register as a WEHA member (membership is only $10!)
Meet with your mentor for lunch the first day of the WEHA Annual Conference and go to a conference session with your mentor
Apply by filling out the online application.
Application deadline: August 3, 2020. Space is limited to two students.
Student Poster Presentations
Students will have the opportunity to present their environmental/public health-related research in a poster format to environmental health professionals.
Why participate? Gain valuable experience presenting your research to environmental health professionals.
Commitments:
Present your poster on 9/24/2020
Arrive prior to 11:30 AM to set up your poster
Register for the WEHA Annual Conference (reduced student rates & partial conference registration are available)
Apply by emailing Amanda Wilder (awilder.rcphd@gmail.com) with your student name(s), contact info, poster title & abstract.
Application deadline: August 3, 2020. Space is limited to 5 posters.
Iowa Environmental Health Association (IEHA)
IEHA is now accepting abstracts from local public health professionals and others working within the field of environmental health to present at their 2020 Fall Conference between October 14th and 15th. The Planning Committee will review applications for timeliness, relevance of topic, and potential to contribute to a well-balanced program.
More information can be found on the IEHA website here (external website).
Abstracts are due on July 10, 2020 at 11:59 PM. Presenters will be notified by July 31, 2020.
During the WEHA Educational Conference WEHA announced the 2019 recipient of the Environmental Health Professional of the Year award. WEHA was excited to highlight Claire’s work in environmental health (https://weha.net/awards-scholarships). She will join the long list of previous recipients that were selected for this distinguished award (https://weha.net/history).
Conference materials now posted to the events page!
Join your peers October 16 - 18, 2019 for the Annual Educational Conference at the Osthoff Resort in Elkhart Lake, WI
Day 1 (Wednesday, October 16) will comprise of a wide variety of environmental health topics. The topics include:
Carbon Monoxide poisoning reporting
Source of Lead Poisoning
Safe Spaces for Children
Addressing PFAS in Wisconsin
Drug and Meth Cleanup
Legal Issues with Human Health Hazards
Roundtable Sessions: opioid cleanup, radon in schools, flooding response, algal blooms
Day 2 (Thursday, October 17) The agenda will contain dual-track options for specific topics relating to food safety and general EH. Thursday will also include a round table discussion by DATCP to allow for more smaller group discussions/answers. Please note: some of the topics DATCP is presenting will be pre-recorded and available after the conference. The pre-recorded sessions will be a power point similar to the webinar series that DATCP is currently doing. These sessions will not be recorded live and will not contain any questions or answers.
The topics for Thursday include:
Legionella Case Study in the Dells- Shayna Dye, Ted Tuchalski
The Up and Up on Food Safety- Hsing-Yi
ABSORB
Pool Review
New and Emerging Pests- Batzner Pest Control
Plan Review: Cold Storage and Dry Storage Calculator- Julie Hults
Licensing, A Year in Review
Preparedness Training
Retail Inspection and Meat Safety- Paul Pierce, DATCP meat division
Round table discussions: Produce Safety, HACCP vs Variance, Maple Syrup, Product Assessment/Challenge Studies, Industrial Hemp, Retail Equipment, Cleaning Up Biological Incidents at Retail.
Day 3 (Friday, October 18) will be a half day closing session with our featured speaker. This year, WEHA is proud to sponsor:
Lone Jespersen, founder of Cultivate. Lone is an entrepreneur, high-level strategist, food safety expert, and visionary dedicated to helping food manufacturers deliver safe and quality food through culture-driven intervention. Find more information about Lone and her mission at https://cultivatefoodsafety.com
For information about registration, hotels, payment options, the silent auction, and conference contact information, please click the “Conference Registration Site” button above.
Members of WEHA along with other Environmental Health professionals attended the 2019 NEHA Annual Educational Conference in Nashville, TN. Of course the conference offered countless sessions to learn and develop our skills. However, there were many opportunities to have fun and meet new people.
NEHA Executive Director, David Dyjack, photo bombing our Wisconsin group photo
Wisconsin group photo
Natalie Vandeveld, Outagamie County Public Health Division, was honored with the WEHA affiliate NEHA Certificate of Merit.
Carrie Pohjola, Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, leading a session at NEHA.
Claire Evers, City of Milwaukee, leading a session at NEHA.