Environmental Health Australia, previously named The Australian Institute of Environmental Health, was established in 1936 and seeks to enhance the practice of Environmental Health to provide a healthy safe and attractive natural, built and social environment for the Australian community.  

EHA's mission is to maintain its role as the leading Environmental Health organisation in Australia advocating for environmental health excellence.  Providing a sustainable and effective framework to empower an active and professional membership committed to professional development and the enhancement of environmental health standards and services to the community. 

There are three (3) organisational goals of the Environmental Health Australia: 

• Organisational Framework
  The provision of a sustainable and effective organisational framework
   

• Professional Membership
  To have a continuing active and professional membership
  To facilitate advocacy and participation by members to ensure professionalism.
   

• Environmental Health Advocacy
  To fulfill the role of the leading environmental health organisation in Australia.