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The REHIS Annual Conference is the principal Environmental Health event to take place in Scotland and this year’s event was held in Renfrew at the Glynhill Hotel on 19 and 20 May.

The conference proved to be a great success. Highlights included:

• a thought provoking Presidential Address by Rod House followed by a range of excellent presentations made by eminent speakers including a Keynote Address by Dr Harry Burns, Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer and a Close of Conference presentation on food safety and local authority resources by Professor Hugh Pennington
• a small but select exhibition by partner organisations
• a very enjoyable conference dinner with representatives of our many partner organisations attending as guests
•the presence throughout conference of representatives of partner organisations, Members of the Scottish Parliament, local authority councillors, Scottish Government officials, Honorary Vice-Presidents and of course, many members of the Institute.

Presentations given by many of the speakers are available for REHIS Members to view and download at https:/page/presentations-events

Rod House’s Presidential Address and Crawford Morgan’s paper are available as an attachments to this news item.

Welcome to the second Annual Environmental Health Review. Although collated and published by the Institute the review aims to highlight the contribution made to Environmental Health by a wide range of partners working across Scotland. We hope you find the review to be interesting and informative.

View or download a copy at the link below.

‘Environmental Health – 135 Years Protecting the People of Scotland’

The REHIS Annual Conference is the principal Environmental Health event to take place in Scotland. It provides an opportunity to reflect on current and future approaches to protecting and improving the health of the Scottish people and to renew friendships and make new ones. The Conference is being held in Renfrew this year and I look forward to welcoming you. The Conference will be held at the Glynhill Hotel www.glynhill.com/   on 19th & 20th May 2010

Rod House, President

The Conference programme and booking form is attached.

Public Health Minister Shona Robison today launched a strategy aimed at tackling Scotland’s ‘Obesity Time Bomb’.

The ‘Preventing Overweight and Obesity’ document warns that if action is not taken, by 2030 nearly four in ten Scots will be obese – costing Scottish society up to £3 billion a year. A cost so large that it will directly impact on our nation’s ability to achieve sustainable economic growth. For more information and links to other initiatives go to:-

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2010/02/22095151

Updated information on weather patterns in the UK now indicates that volcanic ash associated with the current eruption in Iceland will reach ground level over the UK, starting in Scotland this evening before moving south over the course of the night.See the attached press release from  NHS National Services Scotland and Health Protection Scotland.Information on air quality in Scotland is available from www.scottishairquality.co.uk.

The REHIS Annual Conference is the principal Environmental Health event to take place in Scotland. It provides an opportunity to reflect on current and future approaches to protecting and improving the health of the Scottish people and to renew friendships and make new ones. The Conference is being held in Renfrew this year and I look forward to welcoming you.

The Conference programme is now attached for your information.
Rod House, President

We have moved! 

The Institute is now based at 19 Torphichen Street, EH3 8HX.

Our new contact details are 

Tel:   0131 229 2968   Fax: 0131 228 2926

6 October Health and Safety Update Course, Edinburgh 7 October Food Safety Update Course, Edinburgh 21 October Course Presenters’ Seminar, Dundee 3, 4 & 5 November Professional Examinations, Edinburgh 18 November (eve) Annual Awards Ceremony, Edinburgh 19 November (am) Environmental Health Update Event, Edinburgh 19 November (pm) Annual General Meeting, Edinburgh Full details available from the REHIS office.

We are moving ! As from 1 March 2010 the Institute will be based at 19 Torphichen Street, EH3 8HX.

Our new contact details are 

Tel:      0131 229 2968

Fax:    0131 228 2926

Web:   www.rehis.com

Want to know more about REHIS? Read and download “About REHIS and Environmental Health in Scotland”

Want to know more about REHIS’ role in community training? Read and download “Qualifications for Communities”

 Click on the link above to view and download the leaflets.

Young Samanyika, the Malawian EHO who has visited Scotland twice in the last two years, has been elected as the first President of the re-launched Malawi Environmental Health Association (MEHA). Dr Steve Taulo was elected as the MEHA’s Deputy President. Steve has also visited Scotland in recent years. The Institute offers MEHA its continued support and sends its best wishes to Young and Steve, and to Paul Chunga, Ben Mitochi and Kingsley Lungu who, along with many Malawian environmental health colleagues, have worked tirelessly to ensure the success of the re-launch. Bernard Forteath, President of the International Federation of Environmental Health and a past President of REHIS, and Tom Bell will travel to Lilongwe in May when Malawi hosts the 2^nd All Africa Environmental Health Congress. The visit will also provide an opportunity for Bernard, Tom and MEHA representatives to further develop the long standing link between the two organisations.

 The photograph shows Young with Tom Bell, REHIS Chief Executive outside the Scottish Parliament