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Environmental and Occupational Health Department
Welcome to the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health! We engage with colleagues, communities, and society at large to advance health and sustainability. Our faculty, students, and staff address a range of topics, including sustainable cities and food systems; climate change mitigation and adaptation; solutions to workplace hazards; and scientific approaches for evaluating and communicating about risks.
Read more about our work in three key areas:
- Sustainability – We expand and evaluate scientific evidence to inform sustainable decisionmaking for urban resource needs, food systems, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.
- Risk Science and Policy – We focus on the scientific underpinnings of risk analysis, tools for evaluating risks, and methods to improve the communication of risk information to citizens, journalists, legislators, and other interested groups.
- Occupational Hazards and Injuries – We study the causes of workplace injuries and devise strategies to prevent them in some of the most hazardous industries, including construction, meatpacking, and agriculture.
Attention, prospective students: Application deadlines are approaching!
Master of Public Health (MPH) applications are due February 15, 2012 (or April 15, 2012 for those who are not seeking priority scholarship consideration and are not international students).
* New* Beginning with Summer 2012, students can enroll in our new Global Environmental Health MPH program!
Melissa Perry Elected Secretary of American College of Epidemiology
Department Chair Melissa Perry has been elected to the position of Secretary of the American College of Epidemiology, the professional organization dedicated to continued education and advocacy for epidemiologists in their efforts to promote good science and the public health. (Click the arrow below to see more news items.)
Apply Now
February 15th is the application deadline for our MPH programs, Environmental Health Science & Policy and Global Environmental Health.
Work for the EOH Department
The Department of Environmental & Occupational Health is accepting applications for a Coordinator, Education & Outreach position.
Contact the EOH Department
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health
2100 M St., NW, Suite 203
School of Public Health and Health Services
The George Washington University
Washington, DC 20037
Phone: (202) 994-1734
Fax: (202) 994-0011
Email: eohjip@gwumc.edu
Melissa J. Perry, Sc.D., M.HS, chair of the EOH Department, discusses her occupational and environmental health research as well as her vision for engaging students in the advancement of global sustainability.