Welcome
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 research and training in environmental health.
Upcoming Events
January 24, 2013: Michelle Bell, Ph.D.
Professor of Environmental Health
Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies
February 14: Diane Gold, M.D., DTM&H, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Professor in the Department of Environmental Health, Harvard School of Public Health
March 14: Stephanie London, M.D., Dr.PH.
Principal Investigator, Genetic Susceptibility & the Environment
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
April 11: Paige Tolbert, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health
Emory University’s Rollins School of Public Health
April 25: Gwen Collman, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Extramural Research & Training
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
May 9: Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D.
Dean and Professor
University of Michigan School of Natural Resources and Environment)
Seminars are typically held on Thursdays from 12:30 – 1:30 p.m. in Building I, Room 1302.
*Note, November 26th is a Monday.
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. 11:00 a.m. on Fridays, Room 006 of Landmark 3 East.
Please contact Melinda Power (mcpower@hsph.harvard.edu) with questions.
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For the entire year’s Colloquium schedule and other seminars, see EVENTS.