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THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

Founded in 1883, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) is a professional and educational body, dedicated to the promotion of environmental health and to encouraging the highest possible standards in the training and the work of environmental health professionals.
The Chartered Institute has approximately 9,500 members, most of whom work for local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and approximately 7000 of whom work in Wales. As well as providing services and information for its members the Chartered Institute provides information to government departments and evidence to them on proposed legislation relevant to environmental health.
In 1993 the Chartered Institute became the World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health in Europe.
In 2002 the Chartered Institute established a regional office in Wales in order to facilitate direct liaison with the National Assembly for Wales, local authorities and non-governmental organisations within Wales, promoting and representing Chartered Institute of Environmental Health policies in a Welsh context.