Occupational and Environmental Health focuses on the identification and assessment of human health threats; on the prevention of disease and injury related to occupational and environmental agents, and on the promotion of health among workers, individuals and communities.
The department of Environmental Health Sciences focuses on understanding the causes, mechanisms, and consequences of environmental and occupational hazards, as well as the prevention and management of these hazards.
The department has three main areas: Environmental Toxicology, Occupational and Environmental Health and Environmental Management and Policy.
DrPH Degree in Environmental Health Sciences
The purpose of the DrPH program is to educate and train, at an advanced level, public health professionals in the core disciplines of public health with an intensive focus on a specific area of specialization. The Department of Environmental Health Sciences offers the DrPH in three areas of emphasis: environmental health (EH), environmental management and policy (EMP) and occupational health and safety (OHS).
Master in Public Health Degrees
MPH in Environmental Health/Toxicology or in Occupational Health and Safety MPH in Industrial Hygiene or Industrial Hygiene/Hazardous Substance MPH Accelerated Program in Industrial Hygiene
University of Alabama - Birmingham
RPHB 530, 1530 3rd Ave., So.
Birmingham, AL 35294-0022
205-934-4011
http://www.uab.edu
Cherie Hunt,
Program Coordinator
School of Public Health Dept. of Environmental Science
cherie@hab.edu
205-934-8488
DrPh, Occupational Health and Safety
MPH, Occupational Health and Safety
