Environmental and Occupational Health | School of Public Health

Examining Environmental Factors, Human Health, and Disease

Our department is a leader in training students to identify environmental and occupational health risks and investigate practices and policies to mitigate those harms.

Why Study EOH at Pitt?

Degree Programs

Learn about our professional degrees in the environmental health sciences and public health practice in industry, management, or academia.

Admissions

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

Research & Practice

Through various initiatives, our research focuses on how exposure to environmental agents may contribute to human susceptibility to acute or chronic diseases.

National Environmental Public Health Internship Program

By virtue of our EOH MPH program's recent accreditation by National Environmental Health Association we are excited to announce that MPH students can take advantage of a variety of internship programs sponsored and arranged through the National Environmental Public Health Internship Program.

25-30 hands-on practicum experiences (approx. 400 hours) are available at multiple times throughout the year through various state, tribal, and territorial environmental health agencies. Interns receive a stipend of $8,000, as well as need-based financial assistance for relocation up to $500 and time spent can be applied as practicum hours required for the student’s degree.

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Highlights

Our Faculty

Our outstanding faculty are proven experts, dedicated to training tomorrow's professionals who will champion the health and equity of our everyday environments.

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Community Resources & Partners

Collaborative research is at the core of what we do. Learn more about the power of our work and valuable partnerships.

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News

Faculty named to list of highly cited researchers

Three School of Public Health faculty are among 16 from Pitt who have been named to this year’s Highly Cited Researchers list, an annual compilation of researchers whose work has made a significant impact across a broad range of disciplines.

Kiyanda awarded prestigious fellowship

Alexis Kiyanda, MS, a first-year doctoral student in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, has been selected to join the All of Us Data Fellows Program, a competitive national training initiative supported by the All of Us Research Program through the University of Arizona and Banner Health.

EOH students earn honors at AESOT 2025

Faculty, trainees and students from the University of Pittsburgh School of Public Health’s Department of Environmental and Occupational Health (EOH) participated in the 2025 Allegheny-Erie Society of Toxicology (AESOT) meeting, sharing research and engaging with regional toxicology professionals.

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