Environmental Health

Colorado State University

Location : United States

Degree : Bachelor Degree

Program summary :

Environmental Health is a branch of public health that studies how biological chemical and physical factors in natural and built environments impact human health and disease. Students will learn how to help prevent injuries and disease by managing environmental hazards and promoting healthier air water soil homes workplaces and communities. A minor in Environmental Health (EH) will benefit students majoring in a variety of biosciences who want to leverage and integrate EH skill sets into their professional endeavors (e.g. medicine dentistry law research industry) as well as those students interested in career options in environmental public health private sector occupational health and safety environmental toxicology and environmental epidemiology.