Environmental Health Manifesto for Scotland

The Environmental Health Manifesto for Scotland explains what Environmental Health is, its importance to the continued protection of Scotland’s public health both now and in the future and describes how Environmental Health Officers (EHOs) and the wider environmental health workforce can help policy makers achieve their objectives. It also sets out four challenges facing the profession and the wider Scottish public. 

The past couple of years have been momentous for environmental health in Scotland.  Dealing with the Coronavirus pandemic and implementing the country’s recovery as well as dealing with the consequences of the EU exit.  Against this background, the pre-existing pressures on environmental health in the places we live, work and travel have not gone away.

The Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland firmly believes that there are four key challenges to protect and improve Scotland’s environmental health and to support our communities through, and beyond, the Coronavirus pandemic. 

We address these challenges to politicians of all parties. The Institute will work with all stakeholders to face the challenges and to improve, and protect, public health in Scotland.

The Challenges are summarised in the flyer from 2021.