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EPH Photo Gallery

The hands-on learning component of the EPH program starts well before the first day of your health department internship. Multiple hands-on activities, field trips, and outdoor demonstrations are incorporated into the 8-week course to help students connect what they learn in the classroom to what they will experience in the field.

Whether it’s analyzing soil samples in the soil pits, touring a wastewater facility, trying on a hazmat suit, or learning how to spot poison ivy, EPH students are provided with valuable opportunities to practice what they’ve been taught – and have fun doing it!

Browse the photos below for a sneak peek into what you’ll experience — beyond the classroom — if you participate in the EPH course.

EPH students leave the classroom and head out into the field to apply their soil science knowledge in the soil pits.
EPH students get their hands (and feet!) dirty while participating in hands-on activities in the soil pits.
An EPH instructor leads a soil science discussion in the field.
An EPH instructor explains how to use a Munsell Soil Color Chart to evaluate and classify soil.
By analyzing soil color, an REHS can assess an area's viability for wastewater systems and other uses.
EPH students practice using a Munsell Soil Color Chart.
Students go outside and investigate soil pits as part of the EPH course.
Soils, Septics, and the Environment is one of the main topic areas covered in the EPH course.
Instructor Bill Jamison takes the class outside for a demonstration as he teaches about risk communication.
Soils instructor Sue Muhaw reviews plans for a proposed septic tank with students.
Field trips like this one provide students with practical, hands-on learning experiences to complement classroom instruction.
EPH students try on protective gear during the Occupational Health session.
EPH students go out into Rutgers Gardens while learning how to identify nuisance and invasive plants.
EPH students receive instruction on poison ivy identification tips during an outdoor session.
EPH students visit the Morris County Transfer Station, which manages solid waste disposal needs for Morris County.
EPH students learn how to conduct pool inspections with hands-on training at the Rutgers pool.
EPH students observe water testing during their Pool Inspection session at a Rutgers pool.
EPH students observe food safety techniques during a field trip to Rutgers' Neilson Dining Hall.
An EPH instructor demonstrates how to take the temperature of food during a mock food inspection.
EPH students are trained in food safety and inspection techniques.
Public Health Sanitation, which covers food safety, is one of the main topic areas covered in the EPH course.
Retail food establishment inspections are an important part of the job of an REHS, and EPH students get to practice these skills during the mock inspection.
EPH students pose for a group photo outside the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority.
EPH students gather for a briefing before beginning their tour of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority.
Students get a behind the scenes look at the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority during their tour.
EPH students visit Hanover Wastewater Treatment Plant.
EPH students participate in a tour of the Hanover Wastewater Treatment Plant.
Wastewater treatment operations are discussed during an EPH field trip.
Students connect what they've learned about wastewater treatment plant processes in the classroom to the real world during their field trip.
Experiences like this wastewater treatment plant tour help EPH students prepare for careers in public health.
EPH students learn about the inner workings of a sewage treatment plant during their tour.
EPH students on a tour of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority.
During a panel session, EPH students hear public health professionals describe a variety of career paths they can take after completing the course.
A view inside the EPH classroom as students observe a soil science lecture.
EPH students socialize outside the Holly House during a break from class.

EPH students participate in hands on activities in the soil pits

EPH students receive instruction on using the Munsell Soil Color Chart to classify soils

EPH students use a Munsell Soil Color Chart during the soil pits exercise

EPH instructor Bill Jamison demonstrates emergency communication best practices outside the Rutgers Holly House

EPH students participate in hands on soil science activities

EPH Soils instructor Vinnie Agovino lectures to students outside next to a muddy soil pit

EPH students don protective gear during the Occupational Health session

EPH students learn how to identify invasive plants during an outdoor lecture

EPH students learn how to identify nuisance plants during an outdoor lecture

EPH students in hard hats and safety vests stop for a photo during their tour of the Morris County Transfer Station

EPH students stand near the Rutgers pool during their Pool Inspection session

EPH students observe water testing during their Pool Inspection session

EPH students observe a sandwich prep station during the mock retail food establishment inspection

EPH students observe how to check food temperature during the mock retail food establishment inspection

EPH students participate in a mock retail food establishment inspection at a Rutgers dining hall

EPH students participate in a mock food establishment inspection at a Rutgers dining hall

EPH students pose for a group shot during a field trip to the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority

EPH students listen to a lecture during their tour of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority

EPH students get a behind the scenes look during their tour of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority

EPH students visit the Hanover Wastewater Treatment Plant

EPH students tour the Hanover Wastewater Treatment Plant

EPH students observe the inner workings of a sewage treatment plant

EPH students on a tour of the Somerset Raritan Valley Sewerage Authority

EPH students in the classroom during a career panel session

EPH students in the classroom during a soil science lecture

EPH students relax on a break from class

EPH Video Playlist

Trying to determine whether the EPH course is the right fit for your future career goals? Watch the videos in this playlist to learn more about this course, the REHS license, and what it’s like to be a student in our program. If you still have questions or just want to talk to us about your opportunities here at Rutgers, you can contact Program Coordinator Olga Welsh at eph@njaes.rutgers.edu or 848-932-7315.

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