The Department of Environmental Health focuses on complex problems that require a multi disciplinary approach. Teaching is carried out through three concentrations:

• Exposure, Epidemiology, and Risk (EER)
• Environmental and Occupational Medicine and Epidemiology Program (EOME)
• Molecular and Integrative Physiological Sciences (MIPS)

Check out recent publications , upcoming seminars , weekly department notes , and recent news articles , to find out what is new and exciting in the department.

MISSION STATEMENT:

The Department of Environmental Health (EH) believes that the essence of public health is the primary prevention of disease.  EH's mission is to contribute to the maintenance and improvement of the health of all people through global leadership in reasearch and training in environmental health. 

Upcoming Events:

7/10 MIPS Seminar (Bldg 1/Rm 1302/10:00 AM)

"The compaction of gels by cells: a case of collective contractility"

-by Pablo Fernandez, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Fellow, Biophysics Group, Technical University of Munich.

9/15 EH Colloquia (Landmark, rm TBD)

"Overview of Harvard's commitment to sustainability and carbon reduction"

-by Jack Spengler, Ph.D. Akira Yamguchi Professor of Environmental Health, EER, Harvard School of Public Health.

12/10 EH Colloquia (Bldg 1/Rm 1302/3:30 PM)

"Asbestos and Mesothelioma -- New Findings and Understanding"

-by Jack Spengler, Ph.D. Akira Yamguchi Professor of Environmental Health, EER, Harvard School of Public Health.

01/14 EH Colloquia (Bldg 1/Rm 1302/3:30 PM)

"Human Fetal Testis Xenotransplants and Endocrine Disruption"

-by Kim Boekelheide, M.D. Ph.D. Professor, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown University.

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