Enumerating the environmental public health workforce--challenges and opportunities.

sanitarians, and environmental health professionals and practitioners. The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official position of CDC. CAPT Mehran Massoudi is the associate director for science in the Scientific Education and Professional Development Program Office at CDC; he has been at CDC for 18 years working in various disciplines, most recently in training and workforce development. Rob Blake is chief of the EHSB at CDC and has been working in the environmental health field for more than 30 years. Larry Marcum is the managing director for research and development and government affairs for NEHA; he is an attorney and has been in a senior management role at NEHA for 22 years.