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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.
Visit our Academic Programs page to learn about the degrees and certificates we offer.
* New* Students can now apply to our new Global Environmental Health MPH program!
EOH Student Project Wins Knapp Service-Learning Fellowship
The "Waste Diversion in DC" project developed by Poonam Sandhu (center), with help from teammates Reshma Arrington (left) and Kholood Altassan, has won the 2012 Steven and Diane Knapp Fellowship for Entrepreneurial Service-Learning.
Apply Now
October 1 is the application deadline for students who want to enroll for Spring 2013 in an MPH program in Environmental Health Science & Policy or Global Environmental Health.
Tenure-Track Faculty Job Opening
Apply for a faculty position in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.
Work for the EOH Department
The Department of Environmental & Occupational Health is accepting applications for a Post-doctoral Research Fellow 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
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.