Environmental and Occupational Health | School of Public Health

Examining Environmental Factors, Human Health, and Disease

Our department has a sound reputation as a leader in training students to identify agents that affect health and study the long-term effects of environmental and occupational health risks.

Academics

Learn about our degrees in the environmental health sciences and our professional degree programs with concentrations in environmental health or risk assessment.

Admissions

Learn about the admissions process and requirements for the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health.

Research & Practice

Our current research is primarily focused in three areas: cardiovascular toxicology, free radical biochemical toxicology, and computational and risk assessment approaches to environmental health.

Highlights

Our Mission

The mission of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health is to study and elucidate the health effects of exposure to chemical, physical, and biological agents encountered in the workplace or general environment.

Highlights

EOH Bookshelf

View a list of recommended environmental and social justice reading in our EOH bookshelf.

News

Adult-onset asthma is common. What to consider if you’re diagnosed.

“In children, asthma tends to be more benign,” says professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sally Wenzel. “In adults, it’s more unpredictable.”

Pitt Public Health Experts Weigh in On East Palestine Derailment

A train carrying toxic materials derailed in East Palestine, Ohio on February 3.

A man takes photos as a black plume rises over East Palestine, Ohio, as a result of a controlled detonation on Monday after a train derailment

Officials burned off toxic chemicals from Ohio train. Was it the right move?

“From a vulnerability perspective, the greatest risk of exposure is in the train workers as well as the responders, the people who did the burn," said Dean Lichtveld.

Events

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