“The Hidden Profession”: NEHA President Larry Ramden on Making Environmental Health More Visible

Beyond Data Management Podcast · Sep 30, 2025 · 1h 17m

Environmental Health is prevention—and prevention is hard to see. It's why they local news doesn't lead with "Another plane took off safely - details at 11" In this episode of Beyond Data Management, host Cameron Garrison sits down with Larry Ramden, current President of NEHA (National Environmental Health Association) and longtime Massachusetts EH leader. Larry shares his journey from mosquito control technician in the Caribbean to state and local EH leadership in the U.S., why uniform adoption of the FDA Food Code matters, how to tell prevention’s story to the public, and a simple…