Department of Environmental Health

Welcome

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

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 research and training in environmental health.

Upcoming Events

May 10, 2012 12:30PM-1:20PM, HSPH Kresge Building, Room 502
EH Colloquium: A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change: Adaptation in the Public Health Sector
George Luber, Ph.D. Associate Director for Global Climate Change, National Center for Environmental Health

May 23, 2012 7:00PM
Lecture at the Waterworks Museum (2450 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02467):
"Water in a Changing World"
John Briscoe, Ph.D., Professor of the Practice of Environmental Engineering and Environmental Health
RSVP: 617-277-0065

RESCHEDULED: Tuesday, October 30, 2012 9:30PM-10:30AM in FXB G-11
EH Colloquium with Professor Sir Andy Haines, MD, MBBS, Professor of Public Health & Primary Care, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

For meeting opportunities with our seminar speakers, please contact Alissa Wilcox (awilcox@hsph.harvard.edu, 617.432.1270).

Landmark Methods Group meetings:
Doctoral students, post-docs, and researchers discussing a broad variety of methodologic problems and solutions. 10:00 a.m. every other Friday, Room 008 of Landmark 3 East. Breakfast provided.
Please contact Melinda Power (mcpower@hsph.harvard.edu) with questions.
Upcoming meetings:
Feb 24
Mar 9
Mar 23
April 6
April 20
May 4

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For the entire year's Colloquium schedule and other seminars, see EVENTS

Spotlight

Harvard WinterSession:

HSPH Students Study Abroad!
WinterSession is a special term at the Harvard School of Public Health which ran from January 3 through January 20 this year. WinterSession courses are available both in Boston and abroad, and offer opportunities for creativity and innovation in learning and teaching.

EH Students in Taiwan:
In collaboration with Kaohsiung Medical University's Graduate Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, these EH330 students studied several major heavy industries in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, their industrial processes and their known health and safety risks.

EH students in Cyprus:
HSPH students joined Cypriot students in EH516 Environmental Genetics held at with Cyprus International Institute in Limassol, Cyprus.