环境健康是对环境和人类健康产生不利影响的因素的研究和管理。由国家环境卫生科学与保护认证委员会认可的环境卫生课程涵盖了准备环境卫生专家，工业卫生学家和职业安全专家的各种学科。环境卫生专家负责与地方，州和联邦法律，法规和标准有关的空气，水，牛奶，食品，固体，危险和传染性废物，污水，住房，机构环境和其他健康危害。他们积极参与社区的整体环境质量，并预防与环境因素有关的疾病。工业卫生学家进行健康危害评估，进行健康影响/风险评估研究，并管理行业或政府组织中的健康计划。他们预测，识别，评估，控制和消除行业，社区或环境中
The degree in Environmental Health provides career preparation for positions in the environmental and occupational health fields, which is the evaluation and management of factors that impact the environmental health of the community and the safety and health of people in the workplace. The students will be indoctrinated into all of the various programs and topics that comprise industrial hygiene, occupational safety, and environmental health. Each program area provides course work in the regulations, work and community exposures, health hazards, and controls. Course materials cover all current general industry practices including measurement, evaluations, inspections, and how to determine risks and health impacts.