The Certified Health Care Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) designation sets national standards specifically for environmental services technicians working in health care and prepares participants to share CHEST concepts with their staff.
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On-Demand Educational Webinars
This webinar is sponsored by Rubbermaid Commercial Products to discover the magic of microfiber and learn how to spot quality products from two trusted representatives within EVS and Infection Prevention.
On-Demand Educational Webinars
This joint AHRMM and AHE session on how health care supply chain professionals can leverage ENERGY STAR tools and resources to help inform sustainable purchasing decisions, generate financial savings, and achieve organizational sustainability goals.
Fact Sheets
This AHE tip sheet outlines various processes used to maintain a healthy and safe environment.
Fact Sheets
These resources, in partnership with Ecolab, demonstrate best practices and rules for cleaning and disinfecting in health care environmental services.
Podcasts
EVS technicians are the first line of defense in environmental infection prevention and control. This video series supports their daily efforts to keep health care facilities and the people in them safe.
On-Demand Educational Webinars
EVS Week 2024 is quickly approaching! How do you plan to recognize your staff? Get ideas from your peers on how they celebrated their staff during EVS Week 2023.
Press Releases
Chicago – The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE), a professional membership group of the American Hospital Association (AHA), announced the recipient of the 2024 Phoenix Award.
Press Releases
CHICAGO –The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) announced its 2025 Advisory Board officer during the 2024 AHE Exchange Summit in Phoenix, Arizona.
Worksheet
A tool designed for EVS workers to find resources/trainings aligned with AHE's competencies in order to identify resources across all job levels.
Guides/Reports
The Joint Commission approved new and revised requirements for infection prevention and control (IC) standards, effective July 1, 2024.
On-Demand Educational Webinars
This webinar will discuss and debate the challenges of Hypochlorous acid as a safer germicidal combatant to Quats, Sodium Hypochlorite, Peracetic Acid, Alcohols, and Peroxides.
Fact Sheets
Access talking points and information about the EVS health care profession and the vital role EVS technicians play.
On-Demand Educational Webinars
MedStar Health, has developed a training program based on standardization, experiential learning and elevating the purpose of the Environmental Services team. Attendees will have the opportunity to see the program that MedStar Health has developed, their simulation center and the tools utilized for documentation.
On-Demand Educational Webinars
Benjamin Kenyon will re-present his highly-rated presentation from Exchange23 on the topic of significant staffing challenges and increased workload EVS departments experience.
Press Releases
The Association for the Health Care Environment (AHE) has selected its next executive director: Elizabeth “Lizzie” Ortolano.
On-Demand Educational Webinars
Algebra is a foundational skill that most EVS leaders will find themselves needing to utilize multiple times throughout their career. The CHESP certification exam requires knowledge of algebraic equation solving, and this webinar provides a quick refresher for those preparing to take the exam.
White Papers
Learn more about the emerging fungal pathogen Candida auris and how RCP microfiber can play an integral role to your facility’s defense against it.
In-Person Course
The Certified Health Care Environmental Services Technician (CHEST) designation sets national standards specifically for environmental services technicians working in health care. With a 99% satisfaction rate, the train-the-trainer program prepares participants to share the CHEST with their staff.