The Department of Public Health offers a 40 semester-hour Master of Science degree in Environmental Health, with concentration in Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety.
Environmental Health is the multidisciplinary, scientific endeavor to promote public health through a healthy and sustainable environment. It works at the scientific intersection of environmental factors and human health. Environmental Health deals with such broad-ranging issues as chemicals and microbes in air, water, and soil; physical factors including noise, radiation, thermal stress, and repetitive motion; and emergent issues such as the health impacts of global climate change, and preparation and response to terrorist threats.
Environmental Health professionals are employed in a variety of settings in both the public and private sectors. Opportunities range from working at a local health department to the World Health Organization, and from working at a small consulting company to a multinational corporation.
Temple University
Environmental Health Program
Department of Public Health
College of Health Professions
3307 N. Broad St.
Philadelphia, PA 19122
(215) 707-4800
http://www.temple.edu
Dr. Robert M. Patterson, CIH
(215) 204-1665
environmental.health@temple.edu
