Name

Massachusetts Environmental Health Association

Legal name

Massachusetts Environmental Health Association

Website

https://maeha.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Plymouth

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: MEHA generates revenue through annual membership dues across multiple tiers: Regular ($50/year), Student (free), Retired ($25), and Private Sector companies ($200-$400 depending on size). Membership year runs July 1 - June 30.
2. Event Registrations: Revenue generated from registrations to annual seminars and conferences including the 78th Annual Seminar ($125-$195), Title 5 Seminar ($100-$180), and various webinars ($25). CEUs are offered for professional development.
3. Ambassador Program Outreach: MEHA Ambassadors conduct outreach at high schools and colleges to promote careers in public and environmental health, supporting pipeline development for the profession.
4. Job Postings: MEHA charges $75 for members and $125 for non-members to post job openings on the MEHA careers page. Postings remain active for 3 months.
5. Sponsorships: Title 5 Seminar sponsorships range from $500 (Exhibitor Booth) to $5,000 (Event Sponsorship + Lunch), providing visibility to vendors and organizations serving the environmental health industry.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

MEHA is a professional membership association that sells annual memberships, paid training seminars, and conferences to environmental health professionals in Massachusetts. Its core deliverables include tiered memberships (Regular $50, Student free, Retired $25, Private Sector $200-$400), annual events such as the 78th Annual Seminar and the Title 5 Seminar, topical webinars, CEU tracking, scholarship programs, a job posting service, and advocacy on local public health funding.

Product overview

The Massachusetts Environmental Health Association (MEHA) operates as a professional membership association offering a portfolio of educational programs, events, and professional development services. The core offerings include annual conferences (MEHA's Annual Seminar and Yankee Conference), the Title 5 Seminar focused on septic system regulations, webinars on topical issues (Kratom regulations, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Environmental Health Exchange with MassDEP), and membership programs with tiered pricing for professionals, students, retirees, and private sector companies. Supporting programs include an Ambassador Program for career outreach, scholarships (Alan Perry Scholarship, AEC Emerging Professionals Scholarship), a job posting service, CEU tracking, and resource libraries covering food safety, mold concerns, and regulatory guidance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 2025-2026 MEHA Annual Membership Tiered annual membership program for environmental health professionals, students, retirees, and private sector companies. Includes access to events, webinars, CEU tracking, job board, advocacy updates, and scholarship eligibility. Membership year runs July 1 to June 30.
• 2026-2027 MEHA Annual Membership Subsequent membership cycle with same tiered structure, offering free first-year membership to new members as an acquisition incentive.
• 78th Annual Seminar Annual full-day professional seminar for environmental health professionals featuring CEU-credited sessions on topical regulatory and practice issues.
• Title 5 Seminar Annual full-day in-person conference focused on Title 5 / Title V septic system regulations for septic industry experts and public health professionals.
• Yankee Conference Annual multi-day New England regional environmental health conference featuring thought leaders, networking opportunities, and community advancement strategies.
• Environmental Health Exchange with MassDEP Webinar Free webinar series with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection staff providing regulatory updates on air, water, dust, odors, and solid waste topics across Central and Southeast regions.
• Kratom Regulations Webinar One-hour webinar reviewing the legal landscape of Kratom sale and municipal regulatory authority, presented by public health officials.
• Battery Energy Storage Systems Permitting and Safety Webinar 90-minute webinar reviewing the Department of Energy Resources' new permitting process and model regulations for battery energy storage system projects.
• Massachusetts Community Health Equity Initiative Data Dashboard Webinar Webinar on utilizing the Massachusetts Community Health Equity Initiative Data Dashboard to translate data into local public health action.
• Job Posting Service Paid job posting service for municipalities and organizations to advertise environmental health positions on the MEHA careers page for 3 months.
• AEC Emerging Professionals Scholarship Annual scholarship of up to $1,500 covering NEHA AEC registration, travel, and hotel for emerging public health professionals.
• Alan Perry Scholarship (Title 5 Seminar) Annual scholarship honoring Alan Perry, providing free Title 5 Seminar registration for new or emerging environmental health professionals.
• CEU Tracking System Online continuing education unit tracking system available to MEHA members through their account portal, with archives of historical CEU events.
• Title 5 Seminar Sponsorships Tiered sponsorship and exhibitor packages ($500-$5,000) for vendors and organizations serving the Massachusetts environmental health and septic industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• 200+ professionals at annual Title 5 Seminar
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, moderate and minor.

• Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026MEHA partners with MassDEP to deliver Environmental Health Exchange webinars featuring staff from the Bureau of Air & Waste. These monthly sessions (Central and Southeast regions) allow environmental health professionals to meet regional representatives and learn about air, water, dust, odors, and solid waste regulations. Sessions serve 75+ Massachusetts communities.
• Coalition for Local Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026MEHA is a member of the Coalition for Local Public Health, partnering with the Massachusetts Public Health Alliance to advocate for $15M in FY27 state budget funding for local boards of health (line item 4512-2022). This coalition mobilizes the environmental health workforce to contact legislators.
• Great Meadows Public Health CollaborativemoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026MEHA facilitates job postings for the Great Meadows Public Health Collaborative, a Shared Service Arrangement providing regional public health services for Sudbury, Wayland, Weston, Concord, Carlisle, Lincoln, and Bedford.
• South Shore Public Health CollaborativemoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026MEHA posts positions for the South Shore Public Health Collaborative, a Shared Service Arrangement providing inspectional services to Cohasset, Hingham, and Scituate.
• Massachusetts Office of Local and Regional Health (OLRH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026MEHA supports Public Health Excellence Grant program requirements managed by OLRH. The Hub Trainer position in Randolph fulfills OLRH requirements, providing MDPH-approved training to Shared Services Staff with focus on Public Health and racial equity policies.
• NorthEast Public Health AlliancemoderateChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2025MEHA posts positions for the NorthEast Public Health Alliance representing Billerica, Chelmsford, Tewksborough, and Tyngsborough for regional health inspector services.
• Worcester State UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024MEHA Ambassadors including CMRPC Public Health Training Manager Mishel Caisapanta, James Starbard (RCAP), Michael Mendez (Framingham PHD), and Steven Ward (MEHA Board Member) conducted a presentation at Worcester State University providing an overview of local and environmental health roles, employment opportunities, internships, and credentials.
• Massachusetts Partnership for Food Safety EducationmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Collaborative partnership to develop and translate the Food Safety for Food Workers guide into 15 languages (Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Greek, Haitian, Hindi, Italian, Khmer, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Vietnamese). Supported by CDC funding through MEHA.
• University of Massachusetts Translation ServicesmoderateImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2023UMass Amherst translation services collaborated on the Food Safety for Food Workers guide, providing professional translations into 15 languages to support food safety education for diverse Massachusetts communities.
• Safe Food Management (Pamela Ross-Kung)moderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Pamela Ross-Kung of Safe Food Management developed 'A Regulator's Guide: Validation and Verification of HACCP Plans in Retail Food Establishments' with MEHA support, providing guidance for identifying specialized processes requiring variances in food establishments.
• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2000MEHA is an official affiliate of NEHA, which was incorporated in 1937. This partnership strengthens MEHA's resources and reach, connects Massachusetts professionals to national standards and the NEHA Annual Educational Conference (AEC), and enables MEHA to designate members for NEHA Certificates of Merit. NEHA Region 9 covers New England, which includes MEHA's service area.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Water Environment Federation (WEF): A technical membership organization that overlaps with MEHA's environmental health remit around water quality, wastewater, and Title 5-adjacent topics. WEF serves as a competing/adjacent source of training and credentials for the same municipal environmental health audience.

Broad incumbents

• American Public Health Association (APHA): The largest professional public health association in the U.S., offering annual meetings, publications, and advocacy. APHA serves the broader public health field that MEHA's members also belong to, with overlapping but less environment-specific programming.
• Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO): National nonprofit representing state and territorial public health agencies. ASTHO overlaps with MEHA on workforce development, regulatory guidance, and advocacy for state-level public health funding, though its members are state agencies rather than local practitioners.

Direct peers

• National Environmental Health Association (NEHA): MEHA's national affiliate and the parent organization in MEHA's company hierarchy. NEHA offers CEU-credited credentials (REHS/RS), the Annual Educational Conference, and national advocacy — directly comparable membership, certification, and training services that MEHA replicates at the state level.
• American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA): National professional association for industrial hygienists and occupational/environmental health practitioners. AIHA provides conferences, credentials, and continuing education in environmental health adjacent disciplines, mirroring the certification, training, and chapter-based structure MEHA delivers at the Massachusetts level.
• Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE): National professional association serving health educators and public health professionals. SOPHE runs conferences, CEU programs, and advocacy that intersect with MEHA's training and professional development offerings for the public/environmental health workforce.
• National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO): National membership association for local health departments. NACCHO's model of training, advocacy, and workforce support for local environmental health officials closely mirrors MEHA's value proposition, and MEHA's members are the Massachusetts subset of NACCHO's broader constituency.
• Massachusetts Public Health Alliance (MPHA): Coalition partner that MEHA works with through the Coalition for Local Public Health to advocate for state funding. MPHA operates as a Massachusetts-focused public health advocacy and convening organization, sharing MEHA's state-level public health mission and audience of municipal officials.
• Massachusetts Association of Public Health Nurses (MAPHN): A Massachusetts-based professional association for public health nurses. MAPHN provides training, networking, and advocacy for a closely adjacent Massachusetts municipal public health workforce, sharing MEHA's state-level membership, CEU, and conference model.

Regional players

• Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers: Massachusetts statewide association representing community health centers. While its primary focus is clinical care rather than environmental health, it shares MEHA's model of state-level association services, advocacy, training, and convening for Massachusetts public health stakeholders.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MassEnvHealth
• Facebookfacebook.com/MassEnvironmentalHealthAssoc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

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