Environmental health officers shall uphold and protect the integrity, honor and dignity of the environmental health profession by:

  1. Using their knowledge and skills for the enhancement of human health and welfare
  2. Being honest and impartial, and serving with fidelity the members of the public
  3. Striving to increase the competence of environmental health profession: and
  4. Supporting professional and technical societies of the same disciples.

The Basic Principles

1. Environmental Health Officers shall hold paramount the safety, health and welfare of
the public in the performance of their professional duties:
2. Environmental Health Officers shall perform services only in the areas of their
competence:
3. Environmental Health Officers shall issue assistance only in an objective and truthful
manner:
4. Environmental Health Officers shall act in professional matters providing services to
each client as faithful agents of trustees, and shall avoid conflicts of interest:
6. Environmental Health Officers shall build their professional reputation on the merit of
their services and shall not compete unfairly with others:
7. Environmental Health Officers shall act in such manner as to uphold and enhance the
honor, integrity and dignity of the profession:
8. Environmental Health Officers shall continue their professional development
throughout their careers and shall provide opportunities for the professional
development of those officers under their supervision