Environmental and Occupational Health | School of Public Health

Examining Environmental Factors, Human Health, and Disease

Our department has a sound reputation as a leader in training students to identify agents that affect health and study the long-term effects of environmental and occupational health risks.

Academics

Learn about our degrees in the environmental health sciences and our professional degree programs with concentrations in environmental health or risk assessment.

Admissions

Learn about the admissions process and requirements for the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.

Research & Practice

Our current research is primarily focused in three areas: cardiovascular toxicology, free radical biochemical toxicology, and computational and risk assessment approaches to environmental health.

Highlights

Our Mission

The mission of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health is to study and elucidate the health effects of exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents encountered in the workplace or general environment.

Highlights

EOH Bookshelf

View a list of recommended environmental and social justice reading in our EOH bookshelf.

News

EOH student Ang Le wins Boren Fellowship to study in Vietnam

Ang Le, a master’s student in environmental and occupational health, has been awarded a Boren Fellowship to study the Vietnamese language in Vietnam.

What the Ohio train derailment teaches us about poisoning public trust

One problem was that the announcement lacked nuance and transparency, according to James Fabisiak, associate professor of environmental and occupational health.

Gresser selected to present at International Firefighter Cancer Symposium

Congratulations to MPH Student Rob Gresser who was selected to present a poster at the

Events

View All EOH Events