We’re delighted to see REHIS Fellow and Honorary Member, Bernard Forteath, recognised with the Eric Foskett Award at the International Federation of Environmental Health (IFEH) Congress for his outstanding services to International Environmental Health.
A well-deserved honour celebrating his dedication and impact across the profession.
Bernard began his career in Environmental Health as a Student Environmental Health Officer in 1965. Once qualified, he worked his way through various positions to eventually Executive Director of Renfrewshire Council until his retirement in 2006. Bernard is a Chartered Environmental Health Officer and a Fellow and Honorary Member of REHIS.
Since joining the former Sanitary Inspectors’ Association of Scotland in 1965, Bernard has maintained a close interest in his professional association. He was President of the Scottish Institute of Environmental Health in 1980 and was a member of the team involved in setting up REHIS in 1982. For the first few years he was the Honorary Secretary and the Public Relations Officer of REHIS and was elected President in 1987, 2006 and in 2012. In 1986 he was also elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Public Health.
On the international front, Bernard was one of the Institute’s three representatives of the International Federation of Environmental Health for many years. He was Secretary of the Eurocypria Group of the IFEH before it joined with the Nordic Group to form the IFEH Europe Group. Bernard became President of the IFEH in May 2008 and completed his term of office in September 2010. He was also Hon. Public Relations Officer of the Federation and Editor of their quarterly Newsletter until 2014. He was also President of the European Federation of Environmental Health in 2016/17. Bernard is Honorary Vice President of the IFEH
Bernard is truly deserving of this prestigious award. Congratulations to Bernard.
